at Today I started to crochet an afghan following a pattern in a Leisure Arts little book (#75104) titled Luxurious Afghans. Of the 4 patterns in the book I chose the first, Simple Times, which is pictured on the front cover. It’s a design by Barbara Shaffer. It’s evaluated as easy so I’ll be able to listen to music while I’m making it.
I like this pattern for a several reasons:
- Each row is worked across the length of the Afghan Body so you get the appearance of strips without having to sew them together (a big plus in my opinion).
- The pattern repeats six different rows that use a variety of stitches including a pretty picot making it very interesting and visually pleasing but not too difficult.
After chaining 222 on a size J crochet hook I started Row 1: half double crochet in the 3rd chain from the hook and in each chain across for a total of 221 half double crochets (hdc). Since it’s been quite a while since I’ve crocheted I wanted to double check on how to make the stitches so for reference I went to:
https://www.dummies.com/crafts/crocheting/stitches/how-to-make-a-half-double-crochet/
I’m using inexpensive Red Heart worsted weight 4 ply yarn, Linen color, machine washable and dryable, mothproof, colorfast, and shrink-proof.
My Aunt Barbara taught me how to crochet when I was a kid. Barbara was my father’s youngest sister. She had an easy laugh and was fun. She was left-handed and I’m right-handed so we had a slight disconnect but we didn’t let that deter us. She taught me how to Cha-Cha too. Good memories!
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