Lapghans

So my family is going up to New Jersey in a few weeks to visit my grandma. She lives in a nursing home now,and I want to crochet her a lapghan. I think she'll like to use it so she doesn't get cold when she's in her wheelchair, and I want it to brighten up her room! If anyone would like to share a nice pattern, I would be very grateful

[MommaChelle]

You can take any afghan pattern, shorten it width and length wise and get yourself a lapghan from it. I've always thought the apache tears pattern was pretty. That link shows each row being a different color, but what I did was 12 rows of one color, then 12 rows another color, and 12 rows of a third color to give it a nicer solid look. Then repeat with the first color.

I hope you get lots of pattern ideas here!

[Deb]

I'm with Chelle. When I make a lapghan (and I've made a few), I take a pattern that I love, make it the same width, just a bit shorter.

Be sure to post a picture, once you've finished! <img border=0 src="http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/crochetville/veryhappy.gif" /> Good luck!!!

I'm making the Apache Tears now using "crayon" box colors of the rainbow: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple. It's turning our very nicely.

Stargazer's Lapghans has a nice listing of different lapghan patterns.
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[suttygirl2005]

Well thought I would put in my two sense. I am doing a granny square one from here and they work up quickly. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...2u/thjesse.jpg and someone else posted this pattern which you could make smaller but it is really pretty also. Anyway hope this helps. I don't help much cause there are so many better helpers here but was in to it today.
Sutty's Crochet

[rebeccav]

the diagonal box stitch would be perfect... because you determine the size as you go. there is a tutorial for it somewhere - i'll search and post in a sec...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...w_blankie2.jpg
this is a blankie i am making for one of my boys....shows color variation
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...brownsugar.jpg
this is a square that has been completed and is now part of a purse this is how it looks in one color.
you can make rectangles with this pattern, too

EDIT: well, i thought i new where that tutorial was, but i guess i was wrong.... anyone else remember?

[DawnsRays]

Here is a site with an awesome lapghan. Ignore the colors this one is in and let your imagination take you where you want it to go. It's a variation of the ripple pattern. I made it to go in my car (because my husband likes it cold and I chill very easy). I did mine to match my car's color (burgundy, pink and light grey). Perfect size to keep your lap and legs warm
home.inreach.com/marthac/compromise.html
Hope it helps.
DAWN

[bythehook]

Got it right here, Rebecca. <a href="http://stitches.crochetcabana.com/ltc-diag-box-st.htm" target="_new">Diagonal Box Stitch</a>

Thanks so much everyone! wow, you all shared so many great patterns... I can't decide which one to do!

Here's one more for you:
www.coatsandclark.com/fun...lw1343.htm