The Drum Afghan CAL

[clare]

hey everyone
Would you like to join me in a CAL??
I am making a Afghan , that i have named "The Drum Afghan" and this is why
my boyfriend owns a drum kit, but it has been in storage for about 3 years
the other day we decided to set it up. There is a bass drum (the big one that is always in the middle ish )
well his bass is stuffed with a few sheets to get the correct SOUND .. apparently its a drum thing
anywho he said it didnt sound right so he pulled out the stuffing of the drum and this is one of the things that came out
i have never seen it before and his mother used to crochet ....but she passed away about 20 years ago .....the blanket looks BRAND NEW so we really have no idea how old it is
when the BF was ready to restuff the drum he was like "Where is that blanket i need to stuff my drum......... I DONT THINK SO !!!!!

Here is a link to the pattern that i am using
(i am only making mine 7 shells across and i only chained 22)http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa062703.htm

when you have made enough rows, I made 8, you can change the colour - in the last stitch in the row in the last part of the DC
It uses scraps, works up really fast, great for that stash busting and it is worked in strips, no joining squares !!!!
When you have your strips sew/join them together and add a border
Make mental Note - just to make sure and to save alot of every few rows or so just check to make sure you have the correct amount of shells across...some of us have already made a mistake and not realised until we have done alot more rows

If you have any questions dont hesitate to ask




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[cupcake]

wow, what a great story and what a great rug.

Get him to clean out his wardbrobe if he needs something to stuff the drum with.

[judianne]

Hi, Clare!!

I'm going to make this a kid-sized one, I think - have lots of pinks, etc. Gotta go check the stash....

[Aussie]

Clare,
I have started this one today and will make 2 at the same time for my girls.. Im going to use dark pink and dark purple as the borders for both blankets that I will make for them.

[luvtocrochet757]

Hi Ladies,

I think I will do this one also for my GN. She is 4 years old and wants every ghan I make. I have a huge box of yarn a lady gave me several years ago. It was loaded down with skeins of Caron Simply Soft yarn 3 & 4 ounces. Each color has 5 to 6 skeins. I think I'll use some of this. I've never seen this label so I know it was bought a long time ago.

[2kute]

I am starting today...

[Aussie]

Im on my 6th color, I did 50 rows today, no wonder my wrist is sore. Tomorrow I want to measure the girls beds so I know how long to make each strip.

Goodluck to those just starting, it will be interesting to see the colors and the borders that you all use.

[judianne]

Wendy, you're going to hate having to go back to work! You've gotten so muchdone!

[Aussie]

I know, I dont want to go back to work, I wanna stay home and crochet. Well i still have 18 days till I go back so I will make the best of it.

Going to bed now as its midnight here.

Night.

[judianne]

'nite, my friend