Waffle Baby Afghan

This Waffle Baby Afghan is something I adapted to fit what yarn I had in my stash.  The yarn is Bernat Softee Baby in "Prettiest Pink" and "Princess Pebbbles", which my mom picked up on clearance for only $1.49 a skein.  Of course, because it was on clearance, there were only two skeins of each color, which was a little less than I needed, but adapt and overcome!

My Waffle Baby Afghan is based on the Weekend Waffle Blanket Kit available from Herrschners.  If you've never looked through a Herrschners catalog or the website before, I suggest you lock up your credit card before you do, but that's a whole different matter :)  

Herrschners kit options

My mom originally purchased this kit in the yellow/blue/green variegated yarn.  I modified the pattern slightly - the pattern only calls for one color yarn, but I alternated between my pink solid and pink/gray/white variegated.  I changed yarns every ten rows in this example, although the first section had to be eleven rows because of the foundation row.

This waffle pattern, like the Basketweave I wrote about a couple of weeks ago, has a great texture that comes from a combination of stitching in the loop and stitching around the front post.

Lately it seems like my favorite crochet projects are the ones that come with texture and depth.  If you have a favorite textured pattern, leave me a comment!

Basketweave Afghan

I have done so much crafting that I haven't blogged about!

With the start of 2014, I'm trying to recommit myself to keeping up with my blogging, so what better way than to look back on the projects that have kept me busy throughout the summer and fall of 2013?

With that said, I'm going to start with my Basketweave Afghan.

This pattern comes from the book Crocheted Afghans by Carol Cook Hagood.  The book I used belongs to my mother, and was published in the late 1980s, but you can still find it on Etsy and Ebay.  The Basketweave is actually the second afghan I've done from this book; the first one was a lap afghan about five years ago.

The pattern calls for fringe, which I omitted.

I love the Basketweave pattern, and it really is simple.  As long as you are familiar with the basic crochet stitches (single through double-triple), you can succeed at this pattern.

The pattern only uses two stitches, double and double-triple.

The texture of this pattern comes from working select stitches around the front post of the rows below it, rather than in the loop.

A great pattern, and so simple!  What do you think?  What's your current project?  Leave me a comment or some pictures.