And the winner of my 100th afghan is .....Nadine!!! Please leave a comment here, or email me at craftingfriends4you@yahoo.com with the color(s) and possible pattern you would like as soon as possible.
Thank you to everyone who entered. I will be doing another drawing in a couple of weeks for followers only, so if you already follow, you will be automatically entered. I went stir crazy waiting a whole month for people to enter this one, so from now on, I will only have it open entry for a week or 2. I know what the giveaway will be, I just need to get everything put together and take some pictures, so stay tuned :)
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
X Stitch Afghan Pattern
Blue & Yellow X Stitch Afghan Pattern |
This pattern has been updated and can be found on this blog by clicking this link
X Stitch Pattern |
How To: X Stitch
Now that we have some basic stitches down, lets learn a few stitch patterns. This first one is the X stitch. Very simple! Here are a few pictures of afghans I have made with this stitch alone.
Starting with the chain, you will DC in the 4th chain from hook
Now to make the X, you go back to the 3rd chain space and do a DC there (as shown below)
Make sure when you YO and pull your yarn through that you pull it up to the level of the other DC's.
Chain used as width of afghan |
Chain used as length of afghan |
Starting with the chain, you will DC in the 4th chain from hook
DC in 4th ch |
Then DC in the next chain (5th)
DC in 5th ch |
DC in 3rd ch |
DC in 3rd ch |
Dc in 3rd ch |
Completed X stitch |
I will be writing up the pattern this week for an afghan with this stitch that will be about 4'sq.
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