Crochet Spiral Throw and Pillows

Back in 2011, the now defunct Caron Connections website  posted a brand new, truly original design for a crocheted throw with matching  pillows. Don’t remember ever seeing this spiral pattern used to such good effect. Truly impressive! The very talented  designer is Lisa Gentry.  8(US) hook, using worsted weight yarn.

Thanks to reader Sabrina, who brought the broken link to my attention. After a search of the internet, I was actually able to track down  this great pattern, which is now available HERE.

 

 

 

 

Harvest Afghan

The blend of textures and colors in this cozy afghan make it a perfect fall or winter project, its variations offering much more interest than one that is uniform throughout. And, once it games no some size, it’ll keep you cozy while working. The yarns are from Bernat and a size 8(US) 36 inch circular needle is suggested.  The pattern is accessible free of charge from Yarnspirations.

 

 

 

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Victorian Lace Crochet Afghan

This is a fairly complicated pattern, but the results are worth the patience and effort. If you run into problems, see the comments below, which contain suggestions.

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Feathery Fans Afghan

Lovely, delicate in appearance, and knits up quickly on size 10 needles.

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Pinwheel Afghan – my own version

Just finished another of my own version of the Pinwheel Baby Afghan, based on the pattern in an earlier post. That link no longer works, so here’s the new one:

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Mine is made with Debbie Bliss “Baby Cashmerino ” in color 608, light lilac.

Nice and drapey, soft too.

Harvest Blanket

The blend of textures and colors in this cozy afghan make it a perfect fall project. Membership is required at this site, Bernat.com,  to access the instructions, but it’s free and easy to join. They have lots of pretty patterns. Check it out….

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Spiral Crochet Lapghan

Judging from what I see around the web, the spiral crochet technique is becoming hot. Today, Crochet World newsletter posted a new pattern for a lapghan, and it certainly is eye catching. It requires using markers and moving them around, but otherwise looks  straightforward enough. The pattern can be accessed right over here.

Zigzag Eyelet Knit Throw

Nice and light for those cool summer nights and rainy days.

[Note: several readers have asked about the use of markers in this pattern. The abbreviation “pM” , for place marker, usually indicates that you place the marker when instructed to do so, then slip the marker each subsequent row until the instrux tell you to remove it. If it never indicates removal, just continue to the end of the pattern. Be sure to SLIP the marker, b/c if it becomes knitted in, you might not be able to get it out.]

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Knitting News: The Wrap-ghan

Bernat  has just issued a new free pattern for a new afghan style – the Wrap-ghan! It’s an afghan with sleeves, for keeping warm and still having freedom of movement in arms and hands. They’ve designed one in crochet and one in knit. Would this qualify as the world’s largest sweater?

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“Corn on the Cob” crochet afghan

Fast and easy afghan pattern, lovely in its simplicity.

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Enjoy – if you make this, I’d love to see the results!