For a change from reading, I took up my crochet hook and enjoyed working on this little afghan.
As a young woman, I experimented with numerous different handiwork projects: crewelwork, embroidery, sewing, rug-hooking, knitting. I haven’t undertaken any of those various creative crafts in a long while. Crocheting, however, I stuck with. Over the years, I’ve crocheted many afghans, large ones, small ones, single-weight or double. Pretty much everyone in my family has at least one afghan!
For this simple project, I just went with a standard granny square, so easy I can work the squares with minimal attention while watching TV, no pattern needed. It’s baby-size, or lap size, just 36 x 48 inches. I chose the colours to represent sky, sea, flowers, grass and earth.
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So, not only are you a master gardener, but you are talented at crocheting as well. You’re artistic in so many ways, and the afghan is beautiful.
It’s nice to see how they look once they’re all put together. It turned out really well! I gather that means you found your crochet hook? 🙂
barefootheart — Beautiful work and colors. I have a small collection of handmade crocheted afghans of various designs and colors. They are not that old but something about the time and pleasure involved in making one speaks to me. I do not know the makers of these afghans but that does not really matter as they speak a silent language I feel I can understand. — barbara.
it’s beautiful. i really like the colour combinations. it almost looks like stained glass window panes.
Louise, what a nice compliment, thank you!
Seab, I bought another hook. Never found the first one! Fortunately, they’re inexpensive.
Barbara, thanks. Something made by hand really connects you to the spirit of its creator, doesn’t it?
Thank you, iMadeItSo. Picking out the colours is my favorite part of the project!
I love the colour choices and the symbolism behind them. It looks great!
Thanks, Chels!