Spiral Scrapghan Finished!

It is 5 ft. in diameter.

Lush Baby Afghan Pattern Available Now!

A BIG thank you to all who helped with testing on Crochetville!

Skill Level: Easy
Yarn: Worsted Weight
Hook: J
Size: approx. 34” in diameter

Color A: Red Heart Classic, 0513 Parakeet: 2 oz.
Color B: Red Heart Classic, 0730 Grenadine: 1 oz.
Color C: Red Heart Classic, 0584 Lavender: 1.75 oz.
Color D: Red Heart Classic, 0168 Starbrights: 4 oz.


LUSH CLUSTER: *YO twice, insert hook into indicated space. YO and pull up a loop, (YO and draw through 2 loops) twice.* Repeat between * 2 more times. YO and draw through all 4 loops on hook.


MODIFIED LUSH CLUSTER: Sc into indicated space, ch 3. *YO twice, insert hook in indicated space. YO and pull up a loop, (YO pull through 2 loops) twice.* Repeat between * 1 more time. YO and draw through all 3 loops on hook.

*Note: the Modified Lush cluster is worked when starting a rnd that begins with a cluster and there is no color change required: sl st to the middle of the ch loop, work modified cluster once only, continue rnd as instructed with Lush clusters.

Other Stitches: ch, sl st, sc, dc

Beginning Ring- With Color A, ch 10 loosely, join with sl st to first ch to form ring.
Rnd 1- Work modified cluster into ring, ch 7 (Work cluster, ch 7) four times. Sl st into top of first cluster to join. Fasten off. 5 clusters
Rnd 2- With Color B. (Work cluster into ch sp, ch 6) twice. *In next ch sp: (Work cluster, ch. 6) twice.* Repeat between * 3 more times. Sl st into first ch above first cluster to join. Fasten off. 10 clusters
Rnd 3- With Color C. (Work cluster into ch sp, ch 4) twice. *In next ch sp: (Work cluster, ch. 4) twice.* Repeat between * 8 more times. Sl st into top of first cluster to join. Fasten off. 20 clusters
Rnd 4- With Color D, sc into ch sp, ch 2 (counts as first dc). 3 more dc’s into same ch sp. Ch 1. *Into next ch sp, 4 dc’s. Ch 1.* Repeat between * to end of rnd. Sl st into ch 2 to join (top of first dc). 80 dc’s
Rnd 5- *Ch 7 loosely, sk 4 sts, sl st into ch st.* Repeat between * to end of rnd. Sl st beneath 1st ch to join. 20 chain loops
Rnd 6- Sl st in next 4 chs. Work modified cluster into ch sp. Ch 6. *Into next ch sp: Work cluster, ch 6.* Repeat between * to end of rnd. Sl st into top of first cluster to join. Fasten off. 20 clusters
Rnd 7- With Color A, (Work cluster into ch sp, ch 4) twice. *Into next ch sp: (Work cluster, ch 4) twice.* Repeat between * to end of rnd. Sl st into top of first cluster to join. Fasten off. 40 clusters
Rnd 8- With Color B, Work cluster into ch sp, ch 4. *Into next ch sp: Work cluster, ch 4.* Repeat between * to end of rnd. Sl st into top of first cluster to join. Fasten off. 40 clusters
Rnd 9- With Color D, repeat Rnd 4. 160 dc’s
Rnd 10- Repeat Rnd 5. 40 chain loops
Rnd 11- Repeat Rnd 6. Fasten off. 40 clusters
Rnd 12- With Color C, repeat Rnd 7. Fasten off. 80 clusters
Rnd 13- With Color A, repeat Rnd 8. Fasten off. 80 clusters
Rnd 14- With Color D, repeat Rnd 4. 320 dc's
Rnd 15- Repeat Rnd 5. Fasten off. 80 chain loops

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Spiral Scrapghan

I found the basic instructions for a 3 color spiral here: http://blog.interweavecrochet.com/
It said to increase each rnd by 9 sts. I started by counting so many sts, increasing, counting, increasing...then I figured out that each increase is worked into the increase in the previous row and could stop counting. Now it is so easy. I just change colors when I run out of one.

It started looking like a circle, but quickly turned into a 9-sided afghan from those increases. But it still looks great. There are no instructions for ending this, so I'll need to taper off each color at the end. One color is worked in sc, one in hdc and one in dc. The dc I'll taper by doing a couple hdc's, then sc's and finally slip to end. And do a similar taper for the others.

The wip above is about 2 ft. in diameter. I'll probably work it to about 5 ft.

Large Scrapghan

Another scrapghan finished! I used hdc in back loop only for the main body and added a border for a nice finishing touch.

Here is a close-up of the border:

Lush Baby Afghan Finished!

I will place this pattern up for testing at Crochetville. It measures approx. 3 ft. in diameter. I can't find my postal scale to weigh the total ounces of yarn used, but my guess would be about 10-12 oz., about 3 oz. of which is the Red Heart Strata, Croquet. I ended up choosing not to use the light yellow in the pic below.

The next time I make this afghan, I'm going to use a separate color for rnd 1, so that the 'star' in the middle will stand out.

8 Rounds Completed

Boy, I had a time with rnds 6 and 7...got stuck on how to start a new rnd with a cluster. I had to come up with the Modified Lush Cluster for starting a new rnd with the same color. And if a color change is required, then fasten off and start with a new piece of yarn.

This one is definitely a challenge! But I'm having lots of fun.