How to turn the corners

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How to turn corners 

1. To turn the corner, sew to end of edge of corner to turn. ( Photo A)




Photo A






Photo B

Remove square from machine.
Cut thread. Fold back of binding up in place against 
the back of the square. ( Photo B )

Photo C

 3.  Fold the top of binding down on top of square, (Photo C) and adjust the corner so that both back and front of corner line up.  

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Heather's Fall Afghan

April 2007 Crochet Pattern of the Month

Heather's Fall Afghan @2006 by Penney Wilfort

This beautiful afghan was designed and donated to my list on yahoo and this blog by my sister Penney. Thank baby sister, you are great.

Scrap yarn, with two main colors. G hook

Row 1: (1 Sc in ring, ch 3) 4 times, join with Sl St in first Sc.

Row 2: Sl St into ch-3 sp, ch 3 to count as 1 dc, 2 dc, ch 3 & 3 dc  in same sp for corner, * 3 dc, ch 3 & 3 dc in next sp,  repeat from * twice. join with Sl St to top of ch-3. Fasten off. Attach another color,

 Row 3: With loop on hook, fsc in a corner ch-2 sp, ch 3, 1 sc in same sp, * ch 3, 1 sc between next 3rd and 4th dc's, ch 3, 1 Sc, ch 3 & 1 sc in corner, repeat from *, ending ch 3, join to first Sc. Fasten off, attach border color

Row 4: Sl St into corner ch-3 sp, ch 3 to count as 1 dc; 2 dc, ch 3 & 3 dc in corner, * 3 dc in each ch-3 sp to next corner; 3 dc, ch 3 & 3 dc in corner, repeat from *, ending 3 dc in last Sp, join to top of first ch-3. Fasten off

Make 176 squares in different color, sew together with 11 squares across the top and bottom, 16 squares down on both sides.

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Method 7 Assembling afghan with a Mattress Stitch or Ladder Stitch

Method 7

Assembling afghan with a Mattress Stitch or Ladder Stitch

A: Sewn from the back (this causes a ridge to form on the front)(same  as method #7, but sewn from the back)

Working with the wrong side of the squares up on a table, place the two squares together. With a yarn needle, and  starting at one end of the square on the right, go BETWEEN the center the top and bottom loops of the first stitch and pull yarn through, now go to the first stitch on the left square, and go BETWEEN the center of the top and bottom loops of the stitch, pull yarn through.

Keep going back and forth between the two squares, weaving them together for four or five stitches,
then pull the yarn up, firmly, gently.    Keep adding squares and weaving them together, until
you have added all your squares. You can also use this method to join thread crochet, such as tablecloths, bed spreads, etc when they are squares. I would like to thanks Jenny Seymour for her help.

Method 6 Assembling the afghan

Method 6

 

Assembling afghan

Working with the right side of the squares up on a table,  place the two squares together. With a crochet hook, make a band around the square.

Join the motifs together crocheting one row in a fancy stitch on one side of each motif, making sure to leave sufficient space between the motifs.


Keep adding squares and whipstitching them together, until you have added all your squares.

You can also use this method to join thread crochet, such as tablecloths, bedspeards, etc.

Method 4 How to assemble an afghan

Method  4

Assembling  Afghan by crocheting it together

Working with the right side of the squares up on a table,
place the two squares together. With a crochet hook, take up
a loop from BOTH top and bottom loops of each square, and crochet
them together. Repeat across square, add two more squares,
crocheting these together, till you have the afghan, the
number of squares that you want it wide.

Go back and crochet the sides of each square together.
You now have completed two rows of your afghan.

Keep adding squares and crocheting them together, until
you have added all your squares.

How to assemble an afghan #5

Method  5

Assembling  the Afghan by crocheting it together

Working with the right side of the squares up on a table, place the two squares together. With a crochet hook, take up   a loop from the bottom loop only of each square, and crochet  them together. Repeat across square, add another square, crocheting these together, until you have the width of the afghan you want.  Repeat for sides and rest of the squares.

Keep adding squares and crocheting them together, until you have added all your squares.  This is my favorite way to put an afghan together, I like the "edge" you get by not using the top loops of each square, see the picture.