Sampler Afghan
MATERIALS
AFGHAN
● Red Heart Super Saver (7 oz / 198 g / 364 yd / 333 m) per skein.
MC - 6 skeins White
Color A - 1 Skein Lt Raspberry
Color B - 1 Skein Grey Heather
GRAPH CROSS STITCH COLORS
2 oz / 57 g each - Lt Raspberry, Petal Pink, and Grey Heather.
● Tapestry needle
● Size N (10.00 mm) Afghan hook or size to obtain gauge.
GAUGE
13 bars and 10 rows = 4 Inches
FINISHED SIZE
55 X 57 inches
PATTERN NOTES
The afghan is crocheted in strips then sewn together. You can either use the graphs to crochet the design as you go or cross stitch after you crochet the strips. I used 16 different quilt designs for the sampler afghan. The graphs follow the instructions.
INSTRUCTIONS
Strip #1
Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS) Make 4
With Color MC, ch 34. Work 32 rows MC; 4 rows A; 32 rows MC; 4 rows A; 32 rows MC; 4 rows A; 32 rows MC. Bind off.
Strip #2
Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS) Make 3
With Color A, ch 7. Work 32 rows A; 4 rows Color B; 32 rows Color A; 4 rows Color B; 32 rows Color A; 4 rows Color B; 32 rows Color A. Bind off.
Weave the strips together in the following order; Strip #1; #2; #1; #2; #1; #2; #1.
BORDER
Start in any corner sp; with Color C.
Rows 1-7: Ch 2, 2 sc in same sp (corner made); sc in each st around, working 3 sc in each remaining corner sp. Join with a sl st to top of beg ch 2.