An Afghan wedding gift??

[giaana]

Does anyone have a good pattern/idea for an afghan for a wedding gift? I'd like to make an afghan that both husband and wife can enjoy. I am new to crochet and would prefer a pattern on the more easy side. I'd love pictures too... Thanks for your ideas!

[RoseRed]

Are you looking for something white and lacy or something they'll actually use?

[nucki]

I can't remember who did it, but I remember seeing on here a woman who had done an all-white ripple as a wedding gift. Just a simple ripple, but all in white (and all in sc!!! ). It looked absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!

 

I would think you could pretty much take any afghan pattern and do it all in white or off-white and it would be appropriate.

 

But that's just my thinking.

[Tiga]

That's the Quickie Ripple afghan - I'm making a variation on that right now for my grandma, but adding a few rows of dc here and there bc all that sc was gonna kill me, lol!

 

It actually goes pretty fast, b/c you use two strands of worsted weight.

 

It would make a lovely wedding gift, either in cream or done in blocks of their wedding colors or living room colors.

[giaana]

I definitely want to make something that they will use...maybe while cuddling:manyheart ...and in neutral colors. They are not the traditional wedding couple as they are both older and are not "into" wedding planing and wedding stuff. My mom found a really nice afghan on the Paton's site but she didn't realize it was a knitted afghan and I don't know how to knit! Could I just take the yarn from that pattern (Paton's Shetland Chunky and Paton's Divine) and just make my own afghan using sc and/or dc? Do you think that chunky would work up well as a crocheted afghan? If I do this, do I need more or less yarn than is called for on the knit pattern for crochet..in other words...does crochet use more or less yarn for a project than knitting? Can you tell I am still new and unsure?

 

Thanks for all suggestions!!

[Suebee42]

In general, crochet does tend to require more yarn than knitting... about 30% more. The only down side, in my opinion.

 

Here are two afghans I have made for wedding gifts... one is a DC mesh with yarn woven the other way to make a plaid, the other is a filet pattern. Both were found in Afghans for All Seasons books by Leisure Arts, so I can't post the patterns... sorry...

 

 

 

Here's another I made for a wedding gift... I used the Lattice Chevron pattern on page 163 of The Encyclopedia of Crochet:

 

[tweety256]

crocheting uses more yarn than knitting

[Empress Busy Bee]

These are some squares I have bookmarked that I think would look great all in white, cream or any solid color you choose. Use one motif, or a couple together.

 

http://www.heartmadeblessings.org/patterns/BobbysSquare.asp

 

http://www.geocities.com/cdjsimon/pavo.html

 

http://www.crochetpatterncentral.com/patterns/victorian_dream_square.php

 

http://www.spatulagraphics.com/krochet/patterns/friendgs7.html

 

http://kaleidesigns.com/crochet/patterns/archive/squa008.html

 

http://members.aol.com/lffunt/fisher.htm

 

http://hometown.aol.com/crochetalong/lacemedsq.html

 

http://www.geocities.com/cdjsimon/birthday_flower.html

 

http://www.texasdg.net/daynascrochet/pattern.asp?id=58

 

 

This one would hint at wedding rings if done all in one color:

 

http://www.geocities.com/cdjsimon/waldos_puzzle.html

 

 

This is a baby blanket that you could make larger. It'd look very nice:

 

http://webpages.charter.net/basheera/preemieghan1.html

 

 

An afghan to fold out of the way if needed:

 

http://members.aol.com/crochetalong/pillowghans.html

 

 

This might look pretty all in one color:

 

http://www.anniesfavoritecrochet.com/freepatterns/pdfs/afcfebfreepattern.pdf

 

 

There's one on this page called Diagonal Lace. It's a baby blanket but if you make it larger, it'd make a beautiful wedding gift:

 

http://www.freepatterns.com/list.html?cat_id=297

 

[craftybutterfly]

I wouldn't think they'd even have to be white unless you wanted them to be. I'd find out what colors their decor is in and go from there. I'm loving that plaid one! Very nice!!

[jmccrochet]

This is a lovely afghan and works up really quick. I did it using 30 skeins of Homespun and it's huge, heavy and warm:

 

http://www.therockingchair.us/squareeleganceafghan.html.

 

Joyce

[craftybutterfly]

wow joyce! I'll bet that WAS pretty in the homespun.

[RoseRed]

If you want snuggly I'd go for either homespun (which is pricey) or caron simply soft which is devine!!!!!

 

You could do a MAM or a pretty repetitive pattern with an awesome border.

 

What do you like to crochet?

[jmccrochet]

wow joyce! I'll bet that WAS pretty in the homespun.

 

It was gorgeous and like I said heavy and warm, I used it when I was back home visiting my sister. I would post a pic but with the colors I used, the pattern didn't show up real well.

 

Joyce

[jmccrochet]

If you want snuggly I'd go for either homespun (which is pricey) or caron simply soft which is devine!!!!!

 

You could do a MAM or a pretty repetitive pattern with an awesome border.

 

What do you like to crochet?

 

I'd agree on the Homespun (both the snuggly part and the cost part at nearly $5 a skein) but it's worth it. I get a lot of my Homespun on sale at Joann's or Michael's when it's on sale (which it just was until Saturday)

 

Joyce

[giaana]

Boy you guys are all so awesome! Thanks for all the sites and advice! This has really helped me with ideas and yarn type! Thank you all!

 

Suebee42: Beautiful afghans! I bet those who received those loved them!

 

Empressbusybee: Thanks so much for all those square sites! I especially love "pavo" square. BTW, I love your avatar!

 

Joyce (JMCCrochet): Love the square afghan! I going to look into homespun and see what it looks like!

 

Rosered: i like your idea of a repetative stitch with a really nice border...I'm considering this one!

 

Well, I'm off now to check out homespun and caron ss...and to check out some cool borders!

 

Thanks again!

[Twinnish]

This is a lovely afghan and works up really quick. I did it using 30 skeins of Homespun and it's huge, heavy and warm:

 

http://www.therockingchair.us/squareeleganceafghan.html.

 

Joyce

 

I just finished one of these for my MIL and just want to throw out some pros and cons about it.

 

Pros: Pattern is extremely easy, looks nice when it's done

Cons: It's a major yarn hog. I used 20 skeins of Caron Simply Soft and it was barely full size. It was very heavy, which could be a pro, also. Make sure the starting chain is not too long. If I did it again, I might use a little bigger hook than the pattern calls for.

 

Let us know which one you decide to try!

[Empress Busy Bee]

Empressbusybee: Thanks so much for all those square sites! I especially love "pavo" square. BTW, I love your avatar!

You're so welcome.

That's one of my favorite squares, too. Someday I'm going to actually make somethng with it. lol

Thanks!

[Hookerangel]

I've just finished crocheting a wedding afghan for my friend who is getting married next week (completed it last night to give her today in work as she stops today). It is white done in sc with a bride and groom done in a bobble stitch done from a graph designed by Romona Stubblefield. The date of the wedding is crocheted along the bottom (using Twilleys golddust in silver) and their names are along the top. Didnt manage to get a photo before I gave it to her but I'm hoping she might take one and send it to me.

[RoseRed]

If you're looking for something really warm and cozy you could always do a flannelghan - they work up quick and they're just awesome. Here's the link for the CAL http://www.crochetville.org/forum/showthread.php?t=42711&page=8

[kittin1982]

i made an afghan for a friend and her fiance for their bridal shower...and i used a pattern from the 2006 crochet a pattern a day calendar..but if i were you I would find a beautiful square to make and then you can work on it easier and faster that way.

[appy_lover]

As a late Christmas prestent I gave an afghan to my Dad and his new wife last night. I didn't take a picture, but it was nice, simple and worked up really fast. (It wasn't that I ment to be so late, they were gone over the holidays, and live a few hours away so last night was the first time I saw them since last year!!) Gosh I wish that I had taken a picture.

 

From Memory it worked like this--

 

I used 2 strands of WW yarn and N hook. One strand the same verigated color throughout, and the other was burgandy or off white.

 

It reminded me of a mile-a-minute pattern in looks, but without the assembly. Row 3 gives it a little bit more "patterned" look than just a dc afghan, while the rows of hdc & dc make it super warm. This is a great shape for a man's afghan because it is not frilly at all. I used 2 caron pounders and about 32 of verigated RHSS to make a good "cuddle size."

 

Chain as long as you want for size.

 

Row 1, hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc across, turn

Row 2, ch 3, dc across, turn

Row 3, chain 5, skip 1 stitch, tr, ch1, tr, ch 1 across, turn

Row 4, ch 3, dc across, turn

Row 5, ch 2, hdc across, turn

 

change colors and repeat rows 1-5 again as many times as you want for size

 

edge in sc--or whatever you want.

[giaana]

Thanks again everyone! I think I may do one from the Bernat website..either the Galaxy Throw (more urban...they live in NYC) or the Harmony ripple afghan. I saw an afghan that I liked in the last Crochet! issue (mocha colors) but it is for an intermediate crocheter ( I still consider myself a beginner) and all the necessary yarn would have cost me (inc S&H) about $80. Since my skill level is still beginner, I can't bring myself to spend that unless I;m sure I can do it well:eek

 

Thanks again for all your input!!

[Ladycrochat]

For what it's worth, my daughter will be getting married next year, and she has already chosen the last afghan that Empress Busy Bee posted...the diagonal lace....she wants it as large as a bedspread:eek

[darski]

I haven't read through all the pages yet and this may be there already but I am working on an afghan for a wedding using the "Circle of Hope" square.

 

I wanted something with a ring/circle effect and this raised effect is very pretty. It is a bit more challenging because you seem to work one row 3 times but it is very nice. My entire sewing group... don't ask loves this square and they agree that it will be a lovely afghan.

 

http://www.geocities.com/alyssa5000/circle.html

 

Mine is also for an older couple (sigh... read my age) and I have it on good authority that they are both nappers so an afghan will be welcome.

[Ladycrochat]

I LIKE that square Darski! Saved it to my files, thanks for the link! And We are NOT old ! We are EXPERIENCED!