i love crocheting in the round. everything is even, you can make the same pattern to any size that you want. i figured out how to do a star!!
it is done with a I hook, 10 skeins of homespun yarn, 8 of the dark blue and 2 of the light blue. the color pattern is 4 rows of dark blue and 1 row of light. the color of the dark blue looks rather variegated because i bought a few skeins for one project i never finished, when i decided to do the star i needed more dark blue. when i got more home i realized the colors were slightly different, so i took advantage of it. i like the way it looks. my dog, riley, seems to like it too; because as soon as i laid it on the floor to take the pics, he was on it all curled up.
Star Afghan
Ch 3 counts as dc
Shell = 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc
Round 1: Ch 7, dc in first ch, *ch 3, dc in the same ch. Repeat from * 2 times. Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch to join, (5 spaces)
Round 2: ch 3, 2 dc in ch 2 space, ch 2, 3 dc in same space, *shell in next ch 2 space. Repeat from * around. Sl st in 3rd ch of beginning chain to join. (30 dc)
Round 3: Sl st in next st, ch 3, 1 dc in next dc, shell, *dc in next 2 dc, sk 2 dc, 2 dc, shell. Repeat from * to 5th point. 2 dc, sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch to join. (50 dc)
Round 4: Sl st in next st, ch 3, 1 dc in next 3 dc, shell, *4 dc, sk 2 dc, 4 dc, shell. Repeat from * to 5th point. 4 dc, sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch to join. (70 dc)
Round 5: Sl st in next st, ch 3, 1 dc in next 5 dc, shell, *6 dc, sk 2, 6 dc, shell. Repeat from * to 5th point. 6 dc, sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch. (90 dc)
Round 6: Sl st in next st, ch 3, 1 dc in next 7 dc, shell, *8 dc, sk 2, 8 dc, shell. Repeat from * to 5th point. 8 dc, sl st in 3rd ch of beginning chain. (110 dc)
Round 7: Sl st in next st, ch 3, 1 dc in next 9 dc, shell, *10 dc, sk 2, 10 dc, shell. Repeat from * to 5th point. 10 dc, sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch. (130 dc)
Round 8: Sl st in next st, ch 3, 1 dc in next 11 dc, shell, *12 dc, sk 2, 12 dc, shell. Repeat from * to 5th point. 12 dc, sl st in 3rd ch of beginning ch. (150 dc/5 ch 2 spaces)
This blanket can be made to any size. Each row will increase by 20 stitches.
