Crochet Afghans
This
page is all about crochet afghan fun, because making gorgeous crochet
afghans is a lot of fun. Yes, it requires patience and diligence,
but in no time at all, you will experience your own rewarding crochet
afghan fun.
Most
crochet afghan stitches begin with the Granny Square. If you aren't
familiar with the Granny Square, here are some simple directions to create
a basic Granny Square. Although there are numerous patterns
available for creating the Granny Square, you will discover that
all of them will enhance your Crochet Afghan fun.
Basic
Granny Square
Round
1. Begin by chaining four stitches and join with a slip stitch to create a
ring.
Round
2: Chain three, two more double crochet in ring. This creates three
double crochet.
Chain
one. Three double crochet, chain one, until you have four (3dc) and four (ch
1 spaces).
Join
final chain one with beginning of chain three with a slip stitch to finish
round.
Round
3: slip stitch in top of next two double crochet. Chain three
(counts as first double
crochet
throughout pattern)2 double crochet in chain one space, chain three, 3
double crochet in same space.
(This
creates your corner)
chain
3, 3 double crochet in next ch1 space. Chain three, three double crochet
in same space (this creates the second corner).
Repeat two more times until you have a square complete with four corners.
Join with top of first Double crochet with a slip stitch.
Round
4: slip stitch in top of next two double crochet.
You will now be working in the chain three space in the midst of your
first corner.
The
pattern will be to work each corner as three double crochet, three chain,
three double crochet.
You
will continue to chain three and then work three double crochet in each
chain three space between corners.
You
will notice that each round will increase the amount of chain three spaces
between corners.
You
can finish off your square or continue to make your square as large as you
like.
I have created a number of crochet afghan projects by simply creating one
giant granny square. There are also some great books on crochet
afghan fun at the Fun
Crochet Store.
Here
are a number of other Granny Square patterns available for free.
VARIOUS
GRANNY SQUARE CROCHET AFGHAN PATTERNS
(this square is very pretty and one of my favorites for making
beautiful crochet afghans)
Blue
Columbine Granny Square (6 1/2")
Cobble
Block Square (6")
Cotton
Candy Square (6")
Dogwood
Blossom Motif (6")
Fisherman’s
Ring Square (6”)
God
Bless the USA Square (6 and 7”)
Bev's
6" Grannies at Warming Families
Bev's
Heart Square in x-stitch
Jackie's
Heart Granny Square (6")
Xmas
Star Square (6")
4
Generations Granny Square
Giant
GRANNY square Blanket!
Irish
Rose Pillowghan (Simply Gorgeous)
Rose
Garden Bedspread
Grandma's
Sunflower Square
*FREE
Practice Heart Sampler
Crimson
Roses Afghan
Zig-Zag
Yo-Yo Afghan
Here are patterns for afghans that are not necessarily Granny Squares!
These free patterns are all you need to begin your Crochet Afghan Fun!
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