Warmer Weather, Smaller Sections

http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/L20049B.html?noImages=

This afghan is made of small sections diagonally knit and then sewed together.



http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/L20281.html?noImages=

This afghan is crocheted in squares and sewed together. You could get it ready for Flag Day or the Fourth of July.


http://www.lionbrand.com/patterns/L20287.html?noImages=

Good at granny squares, but want something a little different?  This hexagonal granny afghan can be worked on vacation and assembled later - like when the weather cools off again.

Thanks to Lion Brand Yarn for their excellent patterns.

Happy crafting,

Kathi Linz

Crocheting in Summer

Sometimes I think that joining as you go is the best thing I've discovered about crochet in years and sometimes I don't.  When the heat index is above 100 degrees, holding an afghan on your lap resembles a warm form of torture. 

Summer seems to be the season for small pieces.  Maybe you can make the scarves and mittens for next winter or pile up the granny squares to join after the weather breaks.

There are all kinds of shapes possible in crochet.  Triangles, squares, rectangles, diamonds and hexagons fit nicely together to make a solid piece. 

If you make circles or octagons, you might need to make fill-in pieces to finish your afghan. Octagons match on four side with other octagons leaving a square opening at the diagonal sides. 

Here's a picture from Lion Brand Yarn showing what I mean:



You don't have to be stuck with squares if you think they are boring.  Try something new and see what grows from your hook.

Happy crafting,

Kathi