CHRISTMAS AFGHAN FINISH

I’ve had this Christmas afghan in the works since 2012 as near as I can figure by looking at my crochet blog here.  It’s finally finished and ready for next Christmas.  

I talked about this afghan in process here.  I really do like to crochet, so I don’t know why it’s taken me this long to finish it.  I find that if I’m working on a holiday project and the holiday passes, I put the project away thinking that I’ll get it out before the holiday rolls around again and finish it.  It took me 13 years, but it’s finished.

If you would like to try this afghan, I've written the pattern along with a tutorial on my crochet blog here.  

This is where the afghan was before Christmas.  

I added a simple granny stitch border with a shell stitch finish.  

 I had this basket of scraps left from the afghan, and I knew that if I put them away I’d never do anything with them.  I’ve seen several tutorials on line where granny squares are joined together with one continuous yarn.   I wanted to try it, so I crocheted 9 squares.    

I’ve made granny square afghans before but have never blocked my squares.   I thought it was time I tried to block mine, so I ordered a crochet blocking  board here.  (This post may contain affiliate links.)  It worked out really well, and I'll sure be able to use it in the future. 

I crocheted the squares together and used up all the yarn in the basket adding borders.  This is pretty small but will make a nice table topper next Christmas.  

Here’s my afghan stack from this Christmas before they were packed away.  

                                                                     

Thanks for stopping by for a visit.

I hope you are finding some time to stitch today!!!