Fastest afghan patterns

[Sonny321]

I need some really fast afghan pattern or ideas. A friend of mine whom I've known a long time married a couple years ago after years of grieving his first wife's death, Not long ago they found out his new wife has AIDS, right in the midst of having her daughter being treated for a non cancerous brain tumor. I've been planning to make some comfort ghans to send and then tonight I found out the he too is hiv positive. My heart just breaks for him. I now have 3 to make and I'm going to the store Saturday for yarn, I need some tried and true afghan patterns that I can just fly through. I typically don't make afghans, I've only made a few,( not counting my kiddo's blankies). Any suggestions for patterns you've used that work up super fast and look nice would be greatly appreciated.

[Notcheap13]

I have one that is so very tried and true..........my family,:hug friends :cheer and a dear friend with breast cancer love them
Take two yarns one varigated and the other a complimentary color and single crochet them for as long as you want it.....:manyheart
LOVE to do them....also great ones for SPCA groups
Hugs and Hooks
Marietta

[head2toepets2go]

Sonny,

I don't know what to say (without shoving my foot in my mouth!) - you are a very caring friend for wanting to help. On another thread someone posted a pattern that used a big hook and 2 strands of yarn. It went something like:

ch 101 st
dc in 3rd chain from hook, and across row
continue back and forth working dc's until afghan is desired length

edge as desired (dc's worked evenly around - or fringed - or tassles)

You could use one strand all the way through and alternate the second stand every 5 -10 rows to make stripes. Or use your scraps as the second strand.

I can make a similar afghan in about 2 days when I'm working full-time and with 2 pre-school children, they work up really fast!

Hope this helps
Fran

[mythunderbird]

i did the mile a minute one using 3 strands of yarn and a Q hook, son asked me to make his best friend one as he was getting married, i said sure whens the wedding, he says saturday(this was tuesday)so thats what i did, finished it in a couple of days. course i made him work for me so i could, hehehehe:devil :devil even is you don't use the large hook and 3 strands of yarn, this pattern is very fast. if ya still need a pattern let me know and i will look for the instructions, i think its on the web somewhere, i just made my own up, but i can check if you want. good luck what a kind caring friend you are, am praying for those people to have healing all around:hug :hug vicki

[quirkyvirgo]

I know you were looking for patterns, but you could always put a request in for comfort ghans. I know I have 5 or 6 12" squares you could have, that may be faster. Let me know if I can help.

Tandi

[Aggie May]

Sad!Sad!Sad!:hug
Life is not fair to some people, is it?
You will brighten their lives by your kind deed.:hug

I have just finished a very quick afghan in a Zig-Zag type of pattern.
Here it is for you.
With appropriate yarn and hook,:hook crochet a CHAIN a bit longer than you want the width of the afghan. (Use a medium weight yarn and medium hook as it is much easier on your hands compared to using very thick yarn and hook. For me, it is quicker in the long run.)

Foundation Row:
Miss first 3CH, work a 2DC Decrease over the next 2CH, *1DC into next 6 CH, 3DC into next CH, 1DC into next 6CH, work a 3DC decrease over the next 3CH,* Repeat over as much of your CH as you need for the width, ending last repeat with 2DC decrease over next 2 CH, 1DC into next CH. (Any left over CH can be cut off about 4 CH from the end of the piece and unpicked back to neaten.) 3CH turn.

Every Following Row:
Work a 2DC decrease over next 2DC, *1DC into next 6DC, 3DC into next DC, 1DC into next 6DC, work a 3DC decrease over next 3DC,* to the end of the row, ending the last repeat with 2DC decrease over next 2 DC, 1DC into top of turning CH, 3CH, turn.
Repeat this row for as long as you want the afghan, changing colours where you wish but remember, more colours, more ends to finish off.

The one I did, I worked into the back loop only on alternate rows, then did a row of Feather type yarn on the ridges left. Just did a band of 4 lots this at each end of the afghan then worked with the same yarn around the edge.
Only took a few days to mak a 26in X 36in afghan. I used lots of colours with black repeated on each 6th row. Looks really nice so I will give it to my mum who has recently stopped crocheting at 89yrs old.

Hope I have not made any mistakes with this pattern so yell if I have.

All the best to you and your friends.
Colleen.

[Sonny321]

I ended up deciding on a couple of the homespun q hook afghans at the lion brand site, I'm doing the waterfall one now but I can tell already that I think it'll need more yarn than what the pattern calls for.

[Mel2nsluvsCrochet]

You truly are a good friend. I may have a pattern for you but it would be light and airy.....


Airy Afghan
Size
33 x 53 inches plus fringe
N hook( 15)
Bulky weight yarn: 401/2 ounces any colour you choose (the pattern calls for off-white)

Gauge
3 dc=1 inch; 1 dc row=1 inch

Row 1: Ch 103, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sk next 2 chs, 3 dc in next ch, [ch 3, sk next 3 ch, sc in next ch, sk next 2 chs, 3 dc in next ch] rep across, turn

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first dc, 3 dc in next sc, [ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, 3 dc in next sc] rep across, turn.

Rows 3-63 Rep Row 2

At the end of Row 63, fasten off.

Fringe
Cut yarn in 14-inch lengths. Working at base of sc and dc point on both short ends, leaving ch-3 lps free. Fold 3 strands in half, insert hook in st, draw fold through st to form a lp on hook, draw cut ends through lp on hook, pull ends to secure.

I got this pattern from a book called 150 Weekend Crochet projects and this pattern was simple. The caption at the top says that speedy crocheters can make this afghan in around 8 hours. The rest of us can probably finish it in less than 12. Credit should go to a woman named Roberta Maier. I personally crocheted two of these afghans and they turned out beautifully. I can't show you because I gave them away as anniversary presents 5 years ago.

Melannie:hook

my blog: http://www.melscrochet.blogspot.com (http://www.melscrochet.blogspot.com/)