stash buster afghan

[butterfly_girl]

I am thinking of making a stashbuster afghan. I seriously need to de-stash. it would be nice to make a color coordinated afghan, but i just can't do that right now. my yarn is just so disorganized. ugh. Anyways, I've made one before, it turned out pretty well. oh yeah, i've got pictures from my old camera that i have to get put on a cd. :-) should do that soon.

 

anyways, it turned out pretty well, and it's huge! lol. i made strips of crochet, with popcorn hearts. I just grabbed skeins of yarn and crocheted until they were all used up.

[Real Deal]

You could go look at the Drum Afghan. There's a CAL for it. You could use up a lot of colors with it and make any size you want from lapghan to bed blanket.

[Uwcheese]

There is a vertical stripe afghan online. That is nice too. It is done in one piece lengthwise. I dont think I can post the link, but if I can, just let me know and I will do that.

 

Another afghan I have made is a scrap granny square, where each block or each row is a different color...

 

Debbie

uwcheese

 

 

It would be cool to have a folder just of listings of the scrap afghans others have used. This is such a common question and I dont think of keeping the patterns I like until I need them. By then, they are gone right out of my mind!!!!

lol...Debbie

[Empress Busy Bee]

Stripes:

 

http://cache.lionbrand.com/patterns/70128AD.html

 

Granny squares:

 

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/voktg-blanket.html?noImages=0

 

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/cwe-grannySquareAfghan.html

 

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/70139AD.html?noImages=0

 

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/70456AD.html?noImages=0

 

Color blocks:

 

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/70363AD.html?noImages=0

 

Flower type squares.

 

http://caron.com/projects/pm/rosetrellis_af.html

 

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/10458AD.html

 

Yoyos:

 

http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/lffunt/flowpow.html

 

 

Log cabin:

 

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/60641.html

 

http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/projects/dec_crochproj.html

 

Here's a strip generator if you want a random look. Use it for plain stripes, ripples, round ripples, etc.

 

http://www.kissyourshadow.com/stripe_maker.php

 

Ripples:

 

http://www.yarncat.com/RippleLapghan.html

 

Round Ripple:

 

http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976910272

 

Crochet a quilt:

 

http://happyyellowhouse.com/quilts.html

 

A bunch of bear afghans for donation:

 

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

 

Make random squares:

 

http://crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/7in_squares.php

 

http://crochetpatterncentral.com/directory/12in_squares.php

 

Make squares for donation:

 

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=102

 

http://www.crochetville.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=14

 

Pet rugs/blankets for donation.

 

Toss pillows for your couch/bed.

 

A shawl or two for yourself and friends.

 

Small purses/bags.

 

There's a ton of ideas at CPC.

 

http://crochetpatterncentral.com/directory.php

 

[butterfly_girl]

Wow! great ideas! :-) I'll check them out after work, i gotta go get DS movin!