I made this in a couple of days for a girl at school — she wanted something to give to her new nephew for Christmas! It’s a little narrow — she wants me to make another one for her niece so I’ll probably add more height to the next one. In case you can’t tell, it says Noah. 🙂
Ta-da! I’m finished, and it took less than a month from start to end!
As stated in a previous post, this afghan was made with Berroco Vintage Chunky yarn, a size J hook, and the double crochet stitch. And again the step-by-step pattern can be found here, and it’s really easy, so check it out if you’re looking for a project! Finished dimensions are around 5’6″ tall and 4’10” wide (that’s a rough guess), and took less than three balls of yarn of each of the seven colors. Yes it was kinda expensive, but that’s how any afghan is gonna be, really, if you use good yarn. I have some leftover yarn to make Christmas presents with, though, so that’s a bonus!
I’m really proud of this afghan. I think everything about it is beautiful, from the pattern to the colors to the short time in which it was made! This is my third [completed] afghan and it took less than half the time my other ones did, which was exciting because it didn’t even have time to get old.
Started this yesterday! Found a great pattern for a ripple afghan here — this woman makes such cool stuff! I like the pattern because it’s reminiscent of the old zig-zag afghans our grandmas made without being so… old looking. Now I did use “vintage” colors — in fact, the yarn is Berocco’s “Vintage Chunky.” It’s a little expensive but it’s machine washable, very soft, and made of 50% acrylic, 40% wool, and 10% nylon. Emphasis on ‘very soft.’
So there’s a pretty neat (and free) online program that lets you upload any photo and turn it into a crochet (or knitting) pattern for an afghan/blanket! It’s called KnitPro 2.0, and it can be used for sc projects (one block = one sc) or even dc filet crochet projects if you upload a two-tone photo (one block = 3 sts)! Pretty cool for a free thing. The link to it is in my sidebar as well so you can always find it on this site!
This is the first blanket/afghan I ever made, and it was for a school project. I used cheap, chunky, and somewhat ugly yarn and dc stitches. It comfortably covers a twin bed when unfolded, and it’s very warm!
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