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texasredhead
December 6, 2007, 01:30 PM
I made this afghan for my son for Christmas to put on his leather couch. It was made with yarn from Mary Maxim that was given to me. I think it was a kit, but no instructions were there. It was skeins of tan, beige, and rust. I added a multicolored round with Caron natural colors, and edged everything with Bernat Satin in brown with a single crochet around all of the squares and the edge. The squares were 6 inch rows of sedge stitch on some and some were tiffany block. Then a round of multi. I really like how it turned out, and I want to thank my friend Suzanne (Lavender Bear) for showing me how to join all the squares by crocheting them together instead of whip stitching like a usually do. I know my son will love it!!

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h229/texasredhead54/sonafghan.jpg


closeup of blocks:

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h229/texasredhead54/sonafghanclose.jpg
walker1021
December 6, 2007, 01:33 PM
This is the coolest square afghan I have ever seen! He is going to treasure this forever (and snuggle in it every night). Great job!
ArielManx
December 6, 2007, 01:38 PM
Gorgeous!
cher49
December 6, 2007, 02:20 PM
very nice
Momcrochets
December 6, 2007, 02:51 PM
Striking! great work. I'm sure he'll love it.
catheryn
December 6, 2007, 02:54 PM
That is gorgeous...and perfect for a man!!!
Julz
December 6, 2007, 02:55 PM
very nice and manly!!
stitchgirl
December 6, 2007, 03:02 PM
It's very masculine - I really like it. I love the different patterns in the blocks.
umme yusuf
December 6, 2007, 03:09 PM
It's wonderful!
alibra
December 6, 2007, 03:35 PM
Very nice...different take on the granny afghan, I like it!!
SHERYL
December 6, 2007, 05:56 PM
Fantastic ~ love the colors. :yay
froggy
December 6, 2007, 06:31 PM
Nice job! Your son will LOVE it! :crocheting
cshort
December 6, 2007, 07:01 PM
It looks great!
StarStrong
December 6, 2007, 07:10 PM
It's beautiful! And very manly. I'm sure he'll love it!!!
isserlie
December 7, 2007, 07:52 AM
The colors are wonderful, and I liked the added edging.
Crochet Smooches
December 7, 2007, 08:44 AM
FANTASTIC!!!!!:clap:clap:clap
dubbee
December 7, 2007, 09:31 AM
Beautiful!! When I first looked at it I thought you had mistakenly posted a pic of a Rag Quilt. (Squares of fabric[flannel, cotton, denim] sewn together with the seams exposed so that when washed, the edges fray, wonderful technique!) I love your manghan! The colors give great illusion.
You know, you have inspired me to crochet a manghan of my own!
Thank you and great work!!
Pyroteca
December 9, 2007, 05:48 PM
This is a great afghan! I am sure you son will love it. The colors are perfect for a man.
Lil Nana
December 9, 2007, 06:26 PM
Very nice!! But, what's a tiffany square?
laurah4200
December 9, 2007, 08:52 PM
I like the pattern stitch - textured but not lacy. Also, I like how you put a white square border around the blanket. Great job!
texasredhead
December 9, 2007, 10:08 PM
Very nice!! But, what's a tiffany square?
Here is a link to the Tiffany Block pattern that I used on this afghan. I also used the sedge stitch which is also on the website for
Halfknits.com

http://www.halfknits.com/crochet-tiffany-pattern.htm
texasredhead
December 9, 2007, 10:10 PM
I like the pattern stitch - textured but not lacy. Also, I like how you put a white square border around the blanket. Great job!

The squares around the edge are actually biege. The colors of the yarn that I had given to me free were beige, med brown, and rust. I had to make the amount of squares for the colors that I had. It just happened that I had more of the beige so the outside was that color because it had the most blocks. :)