Crafting Friends Designs: Fun and Unique Afghan Crochet Patterns you MUST try. Autumn Sale

What was the very first thing you ever crocheted? Mine was an afghan, but since I was only 10 yrs old when I learned to crochet, it was a small afghan for the Cabbage Patch doll that my mom made me for my birthday. It was probably 12"-18" square (only it wasn't so square lol) and it worked.

The 2nd one that I made by myself was this Twin size Red and White chevron afghan that I still have in the closet. It's almost 30 years old and I still remember the feeling I had when I tied that last knot. Ahhh, Accomplished and that was fun! :)

I've made close to 150 afghans during the past 30 years and most of them have been large in size as they have either been sold or given to my family. I LOVE afghans! It could be hot outside in the middle of summer and you could still find me with an afghan because they're comfy and comforting.

Afghan Crochet Pattern Collection by Crafting Friends Designs

Here are just a handful of the blankets I've designed over the past few years. To celebrate Autumn and the leaves starting to change where I live, I have all afghan crochet patterns on sale through August 31st in my Ravelry Shop. See below for details

A couple of them are just basic stitches and easy for beginners to work up, but most of them, I really tried stepping outside of the box with different crochet stitches and designing unique afghans for everyone to enjoy.

Basket Weave Chevron Afghan Crochet Pattern

Take the Basket Weave Chevron Afghan for instance.
I searched and searched the Basket Weave crochet stitch and everything that I found was designed in straight rows.

It was fun to figure out how to get it to work in the Chevron style!

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/basket-weave-chevron-afghan

The Ribbon Candy Afghan is worked Corner To Corner and has a beautiful swirling ribbon effect when 2 different colors are used. This stitch is in a stitch book, but working it C2C was my way of making it unique.

Ribbon Candy Afghan Crochet Pattern

The Reversible Textured Chevron Afghan has an AMAZING textured design to each side and the pattern is full of stitch placement photos to help you through each step if needed.

Reversible Textured Chevron Afghan Crochet Pattern

How do you feel about Braid stitches? I had always been intimidated by them until I designed the Braided Cable Chevron Afghan crochet pattern for the Battle of the Stitches crochet challenge. The Braids in this design are worked in the center of each "Peak" of the blanket. It's a fun stitch to work and Beautiful when finished!

After using a small cable, I couldn't just stop there! I HAD to try a larger braid, so I jumped right into the Classic Cable Chevron Afghan which was designed for my Brother In-Law's mother for her Christmas gift. Again, the Braids are worked up the Peak of the chevron while the diamond shaped stitch is worked in the valleys. I absolutely loved this design and may have to make another one just for me.

Classic Cable Chevron Afghan Crochet Pattern

The Baby Tay Afghan crochet pattern was designed to coordinate with the Baby Tay Infant and Toddler dresses but is written to easily work to your own desired size. It has a beautiful light texture to it's ripple design and flows wonderfully when made with Caron Simply Soft yarn.

The Brick Stitch Afghan is one of my Go-To patterns when I need something quick to work up. It's a really simple yet fun to work stitch that many people use for Corner-to-Corner afghans only this one is worked in straight rows. It's available here on my blog for free or if you prefer PDF, it can be purchased in my shop.

Brick Stitch Afghan Crochet Pattern

With the Diamond Burst Chevron Afghan, I thought it would be fun to play up some post stitches to highlight the peaks of the chevron. When you think of "Afghan" or "Blanket" typically, you think cold weather and to keep warm, right? Well, sometimes it's nice to have a light weight throw to use or something really pretty just to drape over a chair or bed.


Diamond Burst Chevron Afghan Crochet Pattern

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/serenity-infant-christening-blessing-dress

Serenity Infant Christening Gown Crochet Pattern

Oh Boy! Have you caught on that I've been obsessed with Chevron lately? As I updated all my Basic Infant dress patterns, I chose to add coordinating afghans to each one and will continue doing so as an added value for my fans. The Serenity Infant Dress was designed for the Battle of the Stitches Round 6 and it's also available as a FREE pattern here on my blog.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/serenity-chevron-afghan

Serenity Chevron Afghan Crochet Pattern

From gifts for baby showers, birthdays, holidays, service projects or just because, afghans are a wonderful way to give the gift of handmade with love and are a treasure to keep forever!

I'll link more of my afghan designs below for quick reference and be sure to follow me here on the blog or on Crafting Friends Designs' Facebook page to watch for more unique afghan patterns that are already in the works! Have a great weekend everyone and enjoy the 50% off all afghan patterns through 8/31/15 in my Ravelry Shop. No code needed. Discount will automatically be given at checkout.