This is not just an afghan from Afghans by the Alphabet, it’s the cover afghan. So you can compare my result to the professional product. I handed my friend Sheila all my afghan books and told her to pick out what she wanted. She picked this one. I told her she could have different colors,… Read more »
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Blue baby blanket
This came from a leaflet called Snuggle-Up Baby Afghans. It’s the one with the blue and pink stirpes. I’ve got a couple of upcoming babies and at least one is a boy, so I decided to use all blue. This is a very bright blue for a baby but I like it. They say babies… Read more »
Afghan for Todd
The third afghan I made from A Year of Afghans, Book 5. This one was for Todd’s bedroom, so he got to pick the pattern and the yarn. We bought samples of a couple of different kinds of yarn and I made swatches. Once he decided on this one we went back to get enough… Read more »
Lacy green and white afghan
I should have been an invalid in the 1800s. I’m crazy for having a lap robe on at all times. It’s like I can’t really be comfortable without my shoes off and a blanket on my lap. So any room I spend a lot of time in ends up with an afghan. This one was… Read more »
Tartan afghan
I used to have a freebie blanket in a blue/green/white tartan plaid from Microsoft. I liked the colors but it said “Microsoft” in one corner and it had gotten grungy and had a cigarette burn hole in it. When I quit smoking I decided to toss it and make myself a new blanket. This crochet… Read more »
Shades of green afghan
This was my first attempt at a crocheted afghan. I selected a stitch I liked from 101 Stitches for Afghans and started crocheting. After a while I got bored and left it aside for months while I worked on other things. When I came back to it, I was a better crocheter. That wasn’t such… Read more »