Another Way to Change Color- Intarsia

Intarsia (noun): a method of knitting, with a number of colors, in which a separate length or ball of yarn is used for each color (as opposed to different yarns being carried across the back of the work) is how GOOGLE defines it.
        In our case, we're talking about crochet, but the same concept is applicable.

I was inspired for this square by things nautical (see Sue Solakian's Maritime Granny's letter Q above), and of course, by things beachy- the night sky in Phippsburg and steps down to the beach in Aguada. I also wanted for there to be enough practice with the technique, which is what the 4 different color directions do.
For those of you using the Homespun colors, you'll get a good example of how certain colors change within the same skein. Here Lakeside Stripes and Abalone are used throughout, but the effects are quite changeable:

The link to what is done so far on this square- the text versions of both the VC and HS versions- is here: 

http://www.mainlycrochet.org/store/p347/By_The_Sea_CAL_8th_Square-_Intarsia.html

Trouble with power and internet all day today has made getting things done pretty awful, a day of losing more work than I was able to complete. So, it's bedtime for this Bonzo, and hopefully there won't be so many summer people breaking the net out here tomorrow. A bit of melody to accompany your evening. Apologies for the infuriating wait. Tomorrow!
 a strange few from Slant seems appropriate(though warning, these aren't "pretty": Drowning and Lion Wide.....
https://youtu.be/DRGGf5fvamQ
https://youtu.be/zO_8z0t3Gqc

and oh yes, Sue's Maritime Granny is here:
http://www.mainlycrochet.org/store/p146/Maritime_Granny_pattern.html