20 Square Afghan Sampler

[jess315]

I finally finished! been working on this around a year, took 4-5 months off because I got bored of it, then bought a house.

I chose all the stich patterns from Reader's Digest Ultimate Sourcebook of Knitting and Crochet. 19 stiches are from the heavyweight patterns section. I only chose those with a drape classification of "good"

 

 

yarn info: caron simply soft yarn, dark country blue and gray heather

hook info: size J, Boye aluminum

specs: 4.5 lbs, 54.5" x 77"

 

 

closer sideways angle. i would make this again, but it either all one color in gray heather, oatmeal, denim blue, or all different more intense colors.

I would also change from a "J" hook down to "I" to slightly increase the weight and close up the stiches a bit more. as it is, most stitch patterns came out soft and with excellent drape.

 

closeup of edging - single crochet rows, crab stich last row.

 

19 Stiches patterns used:

grit stitch 1

grit stitch 2

griddle

crumpled griddle

sedge stitch

aligned cobble

trinity stitch

interlocking shells

sedge stitch

sc cluster 1

sc cluster 3

sc cluster 4

single rib

sc cluster 2

crunch

wattle

diagonal shell

sidesaddle shell

silt stich

square 20 = my own sampler square made up of various stich combinations i noticed were getting the "heavyweight" classificaiton. it was freeform.

 

this is for my boyfriend who nagged me to make him one, nagged me to finish it, got tired of nagging me, decided it would never be finished. that is why the colors are "masculine". his tastes are quiet, so i chose mostly stiches with subtle texture. It will be his birthday gift this year.

 

Enjoy!

- J

[crochetluvknot]

very nice i am sure he is gonna love it

[MamaLeigh]

Wow! You did great job with all of those stitches. Your boyfriend will love it, I'm sure!

[Gardener]

Very nice!

[champygirl]

Very nice, I like the border.

[jess315]

thanks all! i know it's a little on the dull side...but it was a great learning experince for me. i think my crocheting got quite a bit faster towards the end, i learned that some of the stiches were fun, quick, and interesting to work up, while others were awkward or boring. i know i'll use the sedge, silt, and wattle again, and i picture the single rib in a man's oatmeal-colored scarf. working on this also made me starved to work on something colorful next.

[Julexia]

Your blanket looks wonderfully snuggly! I love the colors! Great job!

[misssmaggie]

Looks great...he will be pleased to get it !!! Thanks for sharing!

[Cherri]

It's beautiful. I have a sampler pattern I plan on making, someday:) .

[LeslieG]

That is really lovely. Thanks for all the pattern information. That's a big help if you really think about doing the pattern too.

[alibra]

Very nice, he is going to love it!

[crocheting_Kelly]

Very pretty! I like the masculine colors and the pattern. I'm sure your boyfriend will be surprised and will love it.

[Hookerangel]

Very nice - you can see a lot of work went into it - but it was well woorth all the effort - well done