Thursday, July 9, 2009

granny square lap'ghan

My great-aunt has found her self wheel-chair bound and being the proper lady that she is --she will only wear dresses...never pants! -- she still feels the need to cover her legs. But wants to do it in a lady-like manner.



What better way to solve her dilemma than to make a lap afghan -- or lap'ghan.
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I found a beautiful pattern in this book:


Favorite Throws & Table Toppers to Crochet


Just by joining simple white granny squares with buttery-yellowed flower granny squares and she will have a simple, but elegant lap-ghan.




Yarn by Caron & Bernat
Clover bamboo crochet hook, size I
pattern: Hospitality Garden


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10 comments:

  1. MareJuly 9, 2009 at 9:05 AM

    This is so beautiful! My Gram always wore dresses too... :)

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  2. TzugumiJuly 10, 2009 at 10:59 AM

    I'm in love with this granny square, it's so delicate!!!

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  3. patonslakeJuly 10, 2009 at 10:32 PM

    JUst lovely. I may get that book; I love that granny square. What techniquie did you use to connect all the squares? I just finished a granny square blanket (pattern from LionBrand.com}and connected each square on the last round using sc in each 2sc space.

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  4. DawnJuly 11, 2009 at 5:39 AM

    I am doing a simple whipstitch to join the blocks. Although -- I wish I would have seen the video on youtube.com (Crochet-Flat Braid Joining) before I started joining these because I looooooove that look much better than just a whipstitch!

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  5. Di PaisJuly 11, 2009 at 4:32 PM

    This is lovely and dainty - so perfect for a lap afghan - I love it.

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  6. LuluJuly 12, 2009 at 8:34 AM

    thats lovely..

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  7. Fruitful FusionJuly 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    Gorgeous! I love those lemony flowers!

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  8. RachelJuly 16, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    Beautiful! The flowers look so delicate!

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  9. AnonymousJuly 25, 2009 at 6:47 AM

    This is so pretty and since the flowers looked just like pretty little daisies to me, I rushed right over to my favorite online bookseller and Annie's Attic to find the book...what surprised me was a used copy is nearly thirty dollars and a new copy is nearly ninety dollars!!! It must be out of print...so sad, as this is just too much money for one crochet blanket. :( You have done a beautiful job. ~Kelly

    unDeniably Domestic

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  10. mrsseboSeptember 2, 2009 at 5:00 AM

    I just wanted to let everyone know that I checked out from the library the Favorites Throws and Table Toppers to Crochet book. I agree it's way too expensive. It does have some very nice items in it though. I've had trouble on a few of the patterns and if there is anyone out there that would like to help me, I would really appreciate it.

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