Finally! The New Afghan Pattern

Window Panes and Columns

 (pictures at bottom of post)

by

Barbara J. Stuart

© April 2008

You may make a copy of this pattern for your personal use, but please do not make copies for anyone else.  You may, however, link them to this blog site.  You may sell the items you make from this pattern as long as you do not claim the pattern as your own.

This is another of my patterns that you can make with any size hook and yarn.  All you have to do is make a swatch, measure it, and multiply the stitches in the swatch to make the afghan the size you want it to be. My afghans were done with a main color yarn of white and a second yarn of variegated, which looks very nice, but you can use any colors you wish. If you have any questions about the pattern or any problems, please contact me by email at barb.sales0898@gmail.com.

If you hate sewing in ends, I recommend that you do them as you work, since this pattern makes a LOT of ends.  If you crochet this pattern vertically instead of horizontally, you can use the numerous ends as fringe, if you like.

Special Stitches:

FPDC: YO, insert hook from front to back to front around the DC in the row below, YO,pull loop through, complete DC.

BPDC: YO, insert hook from back to front to back around the FPDC in the row below, YO,pull loop through, complete DC.

LSC or ESC: YO, insert hook in top of skipped DC in row below, YO, pull up loop, complete SC over top of ch 1 in current row.

To make a swatch:

This pattern is done in multiples of 3.  Make a chain with your chosen hook and yarn that will give you a swatch at least 5 inches wide.

Row 1:  With your MC,SC in the second chain from the hook and in each stitch across.  Chain 2, turn.  Ch 2 at the beginning of each row counts as the first DC here and throughout.

Row 2: DC in next SC and in each SC across.  Ch 2, turn.

Row 3: (Column Stitches) Dc in next DC, FPDC around next DC, *DC in next 2 DC, FPDC around next DC*, repeat from * to * to the last 2 stitches.  DC in Last 2 stitches. Ch 2, turn.

Row 4: DC in next DC, BPDC around FPDC in row below, *Dc in next 2 DC,BPDC around next FPDC in row below*, repeat from * to * to the last 2 stitches. DC in last 2 stitches, CH 2, turn.

Repeat Rows 3 and 4 as many times as you wish.  I did 6 rows of Column Stitches and 6 rows of Windowpane Stitches for my afghans, but you can repeat them as you see fit.

On your last repeat of row 3 or 4, DC in Last 2 stitches, change to Second Color, fasten off MC.

Row 5: (Windowpane Stitches)Ch 2, DC in next DC, *ch 1, skip next DC, DC in next 2 DC*, Repeat from * to * to end of row, fasten off second color, change to MC.

Row 6: Ch 1, SC in same st as Ch 1, SC in next DC.  LSC (or Extended SC) in the skipped DC in the row below the one on which you are working. *SC in next 2 DC, LSC (or ESC) in the skipped DC in the row below*. Repeat from * to * to last 2 DC.  SC in last 2 DC, change colors, fasten off MC.

Repeat rows 5 and 6 for as long as you wish.  I made mine with 6 rows of the Windowpane stitches and 6 rows of the Column stitches.

End afghan with your number of repeats of Column Stitches.  Fasten off at end.

For edging:  The first rows of column stitches and last rows of column stitches are the edging for those ends of the afghan.  On the opposite sides of the afghan (the unfinished ones), I did a row of SC from one corner to the opposite corner, then I repeated the column stitches for the same number of rows I used in the pattern.  Do the same for the other side and you are done.

New Pattern will be here soon

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New Pattern

I am finally posting the first of two pattern stitches that can be used with any kind of yarn and any size crochet hook.  What you need to do is make a swatch of at least 2 pattern repeats and several rows.  You then measure your swatch and figure out how many pattern repeats you need to make the afghan, baby blanket, etc. that you wish to make.

This pattern was inspired by the Lace Ripples crochet pattern of the week from the Lion Brand Newsletter of February 15, 2008.  I wanted to use it to make a baby blanket, but found that the pattern was too lacy.  I could just see little fingers and toes getting stuck, but I loved the wave effect, so I created my own pattern using the same wave idea.

SOFT WAVES

You may make a copy of this pattern for your personal use, but please do not make copies for anyone else.  You may, however, link them to this blog site.  You may sell the items you make from this pattern as long as you do not claim the pattern as your own.

Materials required:

Any type of yarn you prefer.

Your favorite crochet hook.

Tapestry needle to weave in ends

Skill Level: Beginner (Easy)

Stitches used:

chain

single crochet

half-double crochet

double crochet

extended double crochet (edc)

(Extended double crochet: yo, insert hook into next stitch, yo, pull yarn through stitch, yo, pull yarn through one loop, yo, pull yarn through two loops, yo, pull yarn through two loops.)

In the picture you will notice I used white as Color A for rows 1,2,5,6,9,10,13,14,17,18, etc. and used colors B, C, D, and E for the pattern stitch rows.  You can use any number of colors that you wish.  I would think that this pattern would be great for using up your scrap yarn.

This is a pattern repeat of 24 stitches.

TO MAKE A SWATCH:

Chain 49.

Row 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across. Ch 1 (does not count as a stitch), turn.

Row 2: sc in each sc across. Change color to B in last sc, ch 3 (counts as first edc), turn.

Rows 3, 4: edc in the next 3 sc, *dc in the next 4 sc, hdc in the next 4 sc, sc in the next 4 sc, hdc in the next 4 sc, dc in next 4 sc, edc in next 4 sc, repeat from * to * to last sc. Ch 3, turn. (at end of row 4, change color to A, ch 1, turn)

Rows 5, 6: sc in each stitch across for two rows, change to color C in last sc, ch 1, turn.

Rows 7, 8: sc in first four sc, *hdc in next 4 sc, dc in next 4 sc, edc in next 4 sc, dc in next 4 sc, hdc in next 4 sc, sc in next 4 sc*,  repeat from * to * to last sc, ch 1, turn. (at end of row 8, change color to A and repeat rows 5, 6).

Repeat the pattern,changing colors as you wish, until you reach the length you desire.

After you have a few rows you can measure your gauge across and figure out how many chains you need to make your item.

I hope this is clear.  If you have any questions or comments, you may leave them here in the comments section or email me at barb.sales0898@gmail.com.

I will post the second pattern stitch sometime in May.

New Patterns coming soon!