I’m still working on my daughter’s
sweater (you can view my progress here: WIP Crochet Sweater), so since I can’t share that with you today, I thought I would share
something I’ve made in the past.
A cousin of mine got married in
2012, and I made this afghan for him and his bride. I think traditionally, a Bridal afghan is
created in white, off-white/cream, etc., but I wanted this to be more personal
for them. Since I wanted it to be a
surprise, I did a little recon a few months before their wedding and learned
that his bride planned to use a different color dress for each of her
attendants, and that they were bright, beautiful colors. I just so happened to notice this variegated yarn
soon after I began my search for yarn colors, which matches some of her bridesmaid’s
dress almost perfectly! It is Red Heart With Love, color: Fruit Punch, and I believe this required 8 full skeins of
yarn, and most of a 9th one. I think it may have been discontinued though, because I could not find it on the Red Heart website.
Here is a close up of the stitches:
The
pattern is very simple and flexible. This
is the one I used: The Afghan Squared
It
is made holding two strands of yarn together, so even though it is a somewhat
open design, it is thicker and very warm.
This pattern is usually completed in several different colors, or a
minimum of 2-3 colors, which creates a wonderful affect. It would be an excellent afghan for your yarn
scraps. However, I was going for colors
that would be special to them, and I was pressed for time, so I stayed with one
yarn color. Another thing I love about this
pattern—you can continue to crochet until you’ve achieved the size afghan you’d
like. The pattern begins in the center,
and you continue to work the sets of 3 dc’s all the way around, increasing in
each row.
I did a simple border around the
afghan to finish. The photos truly do
not do justice to the beauty of the afghan.
I had a hard time getting a photo that looked okay for some reason, but
you can get an idea here:
The Fruit Punch yarn is one you just
have to see in person. I hope you
enjoyed a view of this afghan and it has inspired you to go create something
special as well. That is one of the
things that I find so beautiful about crocheting, or making anything by hand—it’s
the ability to create something that is sentimental to the recipient in a
number of ways. When my cousin’s bride
opened the afghan, she said it gave her chills because her grandmother had made
something for her with similar colors when she was a little girl. It was a wonderful reward for all the many
hours of work that I put forth.
If you would like to see more of the crochet
ideas I like, view my Crochet board on Pinterest. Blessings to each of you!
