Blue Bayou Afghan »
I’ve been neglecting my crochet section for some time now and decided it was time to get back in the groove with a new afghan. This afghan celebrates my love of quilting with 20 squares, each designed after a popular quilt square. Each square will be 36 by 36 stitches. I’m also making a matching quilt (check out Blue Bayou Quilt in the Diary section of Quilting). The images are posted as each square is completed. This afghan is real-time work in progress. I’m posting each square as I complete it.
Blue Bayou Afghan is Finished!
Well here it is…finally! I fringed the top and bottom sides of the afghan using the three colors in the afghan. I’ve not yet started quilting the matching quilt…that will begin shortly
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Blue Bayou: Borders
I’m still plugging away and thought I’d generate an image so you can see what’s been accomplished so far. I’ve finished the top border and am now working on the bottom. It’s a slow
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Blue Bayou Afghan: Panel 4
Panel 4 is completed and the right sashing strip has been added. In addition to the sashing pattern I used between the other panels, I’ve added a 10-stitch cream border. I will duplicate this
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Weaving Color change ends on the back
As you may have noticed, I enjoy designing afghans that incorporate color changes in Tunisian crochet. The downs side is the extensive weaving required on the back side to hide the ends. Here’s what
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Blue Bayou: Basket Block
This is the first of five blocks for the final panel of my Quilt to Crochet afghan. It’s patterned after the classic basket quilt pattern.
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