Boomerang Afghan

[MaryPat]

Well, I think I started this 2 years ago as a take-along on flights afghan. I kind of always wanted to make this because of its geometry. The original pattern came from Magic Crochet, April 1998 #113 and was made in thread rather than worsted yarn. It was intended I think as a smallish kitchen curtain.

 

My son-in-law inspired the name Boomerang. The pattern calls for motifs made of 3 different colors. I had the individual motifs all stacked before joining. He asked why I was making boomerangs. The name stuck.

 

One of the biggest challenges was figuring out how to join the motifs invisibly. A knitting teacher show me an invisible way. You place the two sides side by side and weave the needle inbetween the stitches. In most places you can't tell that a white side is joined to a dark side by having the dark yarn weave in and out of the white. It is visible with an occasional stitch peeking out.

 

 

The Magic Crochet pattern is called "High-Rise" and is constructed using a size 7 steel hook.

 

I believe a pattern commonly known as falling blocks may be similar to this as well.

[rosebud1st]

Very very nice. You sure did a wonderful job making this. I don't think I could ever make something like this. I would be afraid I'd mess up and waste all my yarn.

[FosterMom]

WOW thats amazing! Ive never seen an afghan like that before. Great work and well worth the time.

[onfire4Jesus]

WOW that is awesome! You did a fantastic job on this ... and yeah, I see the 'boomerangs'! TFS, it is gorgeous.

[Startigerlily]

Terrific 'ghan! It does look like boomerangs.

[cupcake]

what a terrific job!

[Elle]

WOW!! That is REALLY cool!! It reminds me of those optical illusion puzzles that were popular back in the 70s! I REALLY like that!!

[123mama]

You did a great job on this afghan. Not sure I could do it,

 

sondra

[Julexia]

Very nice afghan! Great job!

[carovan]

That is incredible...love the effect that the "boomerangs" give it.

[Angora]

i love the optical illusion effect.. very nicely done!

[imanurse55]

A maze ing- reminds me of a maze- really cool

[Arlinka]

Fantastic job!!! What an accomplishment!! You took on a pattern many would only look at and pass by. Wonderful!!! Thanks for sharing.

[boksie]

That is great! A ghan to be proud of.

[Cherri]

Oh my gosh! That's soooo cool! You did a great job!!!

[dobermama]

Love the name, love the afghan! Definitely an heirloom! Amazing! and NOT anything I would ever, ever attempt!

[threadlover]

That looks amazing. I remember the pattern in the magazine. You did a great job on it.

 

Marcia

[rashidah]

WONDERFUL :yay:yay

[Heather414]

Very unusual! I don't think I've every seen a design like that before. You did a great job on it!

[grannyzkraftz]

WOW!!!!!!!! im speechless that is fantastic thank you so much for sharing

[crochetluvknot]

that is awesome!

[teapot]

that is just awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[walker1021]

Wow! What a great job! I can see why it took you a while to finish it. Really looks time consuming.

[~Kel~]

wow that's amazing, you did an excellent job

[Que_66]

My BF looked at it and said "now that's a cool afghan!"