Before we left for up-north, I stopped by Hobby Lobby and picked up some yarn. I didn’t want to just sit in the van for 10 hours a day, doing nothing. I decided on this afghan. It worked up very well and without much thought to making the stitches. 
My kind of crocheting! I hope you like it. I want to make several more of these to give to new moms at our church. 
Pattern: Baby Ripple Afghan
Book: Leisure Arts, New Crochet Basics
Yarn: Caron Simple Soft, white and pink
Hook: Size H
Finished size: Around 50″
12 responses so far ↓
1 chocolatechic // Jul 19, 2008 at 5:25 am
Oh…Applie, it is lovely.
I thought you would like it. It was difficult working with all that pink. LOL
2 Donna Young // Jul 19, 2008 at 8:13 am
It’s very pretty!
3 Lisa // Jul 19, 2008 at 9:42 am
It’s beautiful! Your work is so perfect looking. It’s hard to believe you made that in the car.
4 missplacedalaskan // Jul 19, 2008 at 9:46 am
It is beautiful!
5 Tressa // Jul 19, 2008 at 9:55 am
Oh, I really like it!! It is unique. I love that it is in a star shape.
6 Tipper // Jul 19, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Very nice-you do such neat work-Granny would be proud.
7 peggyann // Jul 19, 2008 at 9:52 pm
verry pretty
8 kath // Jul 19, 2008 at 10:02 pm
That is very beautiful!
9 Elaine // Jul 19, 2008 at 10:02 pm
Very nice!!
I like very much no matter what the color.
10 Melanie // Jul 21, 2008 at 10:05 am
That is such a nice shape for a baby afghan! It’s great, Applie!
11 Robin // Aug 13, 2008 at 11:15 pm
Oh MY goodness that is beautiful!! Could I pay you to make me one in autumny colors?
This is a baby blanket, it wouldn’t cover an adult.
You could make a star one. Don’t you crochet, Robin?
12 Robin // Aug 14, 2008 at 7:15 pm
I was going to use it for my couch.
I can crochet only single and double stitches and have no idea how to read a pattern. I tried once and it never became not confusing. The several afgans I have done all have just chains of double crochet on them, with a shell stitch all around. People have said, over the years “It’s easy to read a pattern.” I beg to differ! It is not for me! 
To me they look like (when you read them outloud) a cat coughing up a hairball. 
LOL. Yes they can be confusing. I taught myself how to read and I have no idea how I did that. The only stitch done in that star pattern is chains and double crochets. The hardest part to me, is putting the stitch in the right place once the point is done.
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