Crochet Bricks Blanket

 

Afghan completed! Hooray!

I am using Bernat Blanket Yarn in gray. This pattern I found in the label. It is called Bricks Blanket

I made this afghan as a request from my daughter after she seen the King Sized afghan I made my husband in cream. It was a hand killer, so I decided on an easier pattern. Unfortunately I started with a larger hook in the beginning somehow went down a hook size through the middle and back to larger hook in the end, so it matches. It is warm and heavy weight perfect for those chilly winter nights.

Flowers In A Row Afghan

 

I will have to look up when I started this afghan, it has been a few years I know! But I finally finished this today! Woo- HOO! I incorporated a design I learned on another afghan that is currently hibernating, so when you look up this pattern if you are a crocheter like myself, you will not see this in the original design, nor the edging. I went my own way on the ending. I do hope you like my finished afghan. I used a J hook, Red Heart Super Saver Solids in Pretty N Pink, Soft White, and Light Sage. My starting chain was 139 stitches for the adult lap throw.

Row 7 ch 1, ss in front loops across

Row 8 ch 1 sc in loops left behind on previous row this will form the ridge.

 Row 9 ch3 treble crochet in the 4th stitch, working behind the stitch go back and dc in the three missed stitches

 Row 10 ch 1 sc across 

Row 11 -14 repeat rows 7-10

 

 On to another project! :D 

FREE PATTERN: 

By Melissa Leapman

https://www.yarnspirations.com/red-heart-flowers-in-a-row-blanket/RHC0502-021308M.html

 

Quick and Easy Blanket is not so quick..

Woo hoo! If my back wasn’t killing me I would say I need to celebrate! I need to celebrate finishing this King sized afghan that I started in April of 2017. My hubby wasn't satisfied with the small length of his first afghan, so I pulled out all the stops. We bought nice thick, squishy yarn, Bernat blanket yarn. We spent about $300 on yarn, although I didn't use both colors he chose, I just had to end it. Here is what I have, once I weave in some ends it will be ready to hug its owner my husband of 25 years. 

Free Pattern:
https://www.lovecrafts.com/en-us/p/quick-easy-blanket-in-bernat-softee-chunky

Peppermint Pinwheel Afghan

This was a fun little project. My intention to make all my nieces and nephews a holiday afghan and this was my first attempt. The pattern is by Michael Sellick from Yarnspirations

(Pattern Link Coming Soon)

 

Crochet King Size Afghan

This Afghan sure feels like it has no end in sight. At the time, I was searching Pinterest for fun crochet projects for the holidays, something quick, cute and fun to make as 🎁 gifts! My plans changed when hubby kept catching me searching and searching and when I mentioned I was looking for a crochet project, he put me to work. We headed to Hobby Lobby for him to pick out his yarn for his Afghan. He picked Bernat Blanket Yarn, there were only 5 skeins, 4 in gray and 1 in white. We would need a lot more to make an Afghan large enough for someone six foot tall. He wants it to be around 80 x 100 inches! Yeah, I was freaked! I have never made anything that large before, so it kind of sounded fun. I had to buy the largest crochet hook I could find in the store for this one! My hubby wants an Afghan that his toes will not poke through. That calls for tight stitches. I have been working on it off and on for about 2 months now, I can only do so many rows before my fingers are cramped up. I don't know how My elders can do that large of projects over and over again making afghans for their entire families during the holidays. It is a lot of work! Be appreciative if you receive an Afghan from a loved one, they worked hard for you to have a warm hug year round! :)

Crochet King SIze Afghan

Hey there crafty friends! Among many afghans my hubby has requested this is one he was eager to buy the yarn for. Isn't it the most plush yarn you ever seen? So soft and squishy! I had already started it once, I had about six skeins on, and I was gaining stitches by the row, it was not keeping its rectangle shape. I frogged it, another words "rippit" all back out! It really had too many holes for hubby's taste anyways, so I was off to search for a new pattern and quick before he notices that I had  pullled it all out. I stumbled upon a free pattern from Yarnspirations.com using the same yarn. The pattern calls for an L hook, I chose an N, but wishing I had gone even larger on the hook size. Hubby wants it to overlap the king size bed. 80x100? Aye ye ye! Good thing I have many other crafts to keep me from going bonkers on crochet overload! So far I am starting my 3rd skein of Vinatge white Bernat Blanket yarn. $4.99 at Hobby Lobby.com only took two days to arrive with no extra shipping cost! I have 19 more skeins to go. He also requested  a border alternating between the white and a gray. He wants to keep me busy I think! Well off to go add on my goal of a skein a day! Wish me luck! 

Crochet “Breathe” Afghan

Here she is the long awaited "Breathe" baby afghan I have been working on through the holidays! This beautiful afghan was ordered from me and was to be a gift to a very well deserving foster couple who recently had one of their own. But it is now back up for sale! If interested please contact me!

The Wool Eater Blanket

 

Hello friends and followers!

I used Caron Simply Soft solids to make this 36 x 36 baby afghan.

This pattern was written by Sarah London from Sarah London - Sunshine for the Soul

 

 

Granny Square Lovey

Working on an afghan to go with a newborn baby set I have finished in the last few days. I am loving how it turned out! 

Crochet Batman Lovey

I am loving how it turned out in the end after all the trouble I had with trying to make a Batman stuffy shaped head. I decided to scratch that and just settle for the emblem. I crocheted an oval and then by using felt cut out the bat shaped symbol and adhered it to HeatnBond creating a patch to iron onto the gold oval. It worked like a charm! 

Stay tuned for pictures of the upcoming batman ensemble on a real live newborn baby! 

Crochet 50 States Square Afghan

So if you are familiar with Facebook you would know all about all the groups you can join there. I joined one called the 50 States Granny Square Swap. It was started out as a swap to make squares representing your state. After about 4 squares in they changed the name to Crochet Granny Square Swap. Boy, was I disappointed in the change. I kept going making squares for those I had promised them to, and receiving them from all over the nation including Hawaii!

 Hawaii was the first square I received, so I set it aside and was going to have it framed for my craft room wall so it did not make the cut for this afghan along with a few other squares. I may just finish swapping and start a new afghan similar to the one below with them since I have quite a few I still need to send out as promised.

When I completed the afghan my husband gave me a funny look and said "Those squares do not go together this is the ugliest blanket I ever seen." I added yellow trimming because on first draft stage I had planned on a few yellow poms and I was going to make flowers and leafs growing all over the blanket. I decided making all those flowers would be so much more work than making a few pom poms. So I went with a pom pom idea and started doing a few in different colors and adding them on in no apparent order. It really looks much prettier in person!

Crochet Planes, Trains, and Autos Afghan

Baby afghan

This afghan was crocheted using an I hook 5.5 mm, yarn I used was Red Heart Soft Solids. The main colorway for the afghan is Light Grey Heather, Mid Blue and white, I started the main body of the afghan on October 1 2015 and finished it on the 8th. This particular project you want to have a large table set up so that it is much easier to apply the applique without stretching the yarn. One skein of Red Heart soft made 16 1/2 rows and you need about 32 rows for each skein.

Plane

Pink & Green Cars

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/knot-your-nanas-crochet-boys-will-be-boys-blanket-without-appliques

Crochet Planes Trains and Auto Afghan

TGIF! Another project crafty weekend has started! Woo-hoo! I am just so excited about it! To start off the weekend I will start making the appliques for this baby boy afghan. The theme of the baby shower is "Planes, Trains, and Automobiles." I found this much of the afghan pattern for free online but the appliques I had to pay for. You can find the pattern at Knot Your Nanas Crochet. I better not waste any more time the weekend has started! Have a great one and be crafty! 

Baby Girl Afghan

 

This is the first beautiful baby girl afghan I made. The pattern is Kittens on the fence. A very easy pattern to follow. You can find this pattern here.

Crochet Kitty -Cat Afghan

 

Isn't this beautiful? I started this afghan on September 29th and finished today. I used Bernat Softee Baby Solids & Marls in Baby Pink, Lavender, and White. This pattern is written by Olivia Rainsford from The Adventures of Gingerbread Lady designs.

Diagonals Crochet Afghan

 

This afghan is similar to what they call C2C or Corner to Corner, I found it much easier to understand than the C2C patterns I was attempting. This pattern was written by Mam'zelle Flo. 

CAL 2013 Block A Month Afghan

 

And here is the final afghan from this years squares in the 2013 BAM CAL or also knows as the Block A Month Crochet-A-Long

Crochet Fireside Formality Afghan

 

Where is my afghan, he asks. So I decided to go my own way and made my husband his first afghan. Yes it works as an afghan, but it is not square, the different brands in yarn fibers made it stretchy in some areas more than others. If you don't practice you cannot get better though. This pattern is written by Spool Cotton Co. Afghans Book239 the original Copyright was 1948. You can find this pattern at freevintagecrochet.com/afghan-patterns/spool239/fireside-formality-afghan-pattern

Sweet Baby Rose Afghan

 

This beautiful afghan became one of my first projects while we were camping. 

The pattern is called 151 Sweet Baby Rose Afghan by Sandy Powers Designs

Mystery Crochet A Long Finished!

 

I finished my Medium Mystery Crochet Along this last summer but I have been so busy that I hadn't uploaded the finished blanket. Mystery Crochet Along patterns were posted on a Facebook group I am a part of. This is my second project with them. So far there have been 3 projects as far as I know. This Afghan, It is a little off I had to make 2 extra squares so I'm not sure where I messed up. It was my first ever Afghan made with squares. It is more of a lap-ghan I think they call it. I'm short stuff so I just love how it turned out.!