This square lap-blanket is crocheted on the diagonal, using a large hook with two strands of yarn held together. It’s fast and easy, and the big stitches give it a cozy thickness with a nice drape. It works well as an over-the-shoulders wrap, too.
| U.S. crochet terms Skill Level Easy Yarn approx. 1600 yds/1463m acrylic, wool, or blend worsted weight in 4 colors Schematic diagram included. A free .pdf of this pattern is available as a download from Ravelry. |
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Thanks for the pattern. I like your model.
ReplyDeleteWhat does holding tWo threads together do for you in this pattern Would it work for the only one strand at a time
ReplyDeleteHolding 2 strands together has several advantages. First, it allows you to use a big hook and get the project done quickly. Also, my happy discovery when trying it out, was that the 2 strands give the lapghan lots of loft and the big stitches give it a nice drape--far less stiff than smaller, tighter stitches.
DeleteThat said, this pattern would work fine with one strand and a smaller hook. You would certainly be working many more rows to get the size you want, and the lapghan would not be as thick.
Good idea!
I received a question about how to make a rectangular-shaped afghan using this pattern. Here's my answer:
ReplyDeleteI haven't done it on a large scale, but I have an idea that I just tried as a swatch and it succeeded. Working the pattern, when you get to the width you want for the afghan, you'll have to add some rows that have an increase on one end and a decrease on the other end so the number of stitches remains the same row after row and the decreases are all on the same edge of the afghan and the increases are all on the opposite edge. Then when you get to the length you want for the afghan, start the decreases on each end to get down to a point again.
I'm not sure if all the corners will be nicely squared off, but if they're not, you can work a border around the whole thing, which should help.
Update: On a large scale, the corners square off fine. I had the opportunity to try it out for a real project.
DeleteThat's how I use up yarn, work diagonal til almost half is gone or to width desired, set aside that much yarn for decrease side, then increase on 1 side, decrease on other, til you're out of yarn, or appropriate length, then decrease, you'll soon learn how to make square corners
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment. That's a great way to make a rectangular piece.
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