Lori's Comfort afghan [Crochet pattern]

Lori's Comfort Afghan (50" x 53")

Approximate crochet time:  20 hours

Size:  50" x 53"

Yarn:  Lion Brand Vanna's Choice.  

  - Ten (10) skeins 123 Beige.  

  - Three (3) skeins 404 Dk. Grey Heather.

  - Three (3) skeins 101 Pink.

Hook:  Size J - 6mm

Level: BEGINNER!  

Stitches used:  dc and ch.  That's it!  Super pattern for a beginner :)

The sketch pictured above was drawn as a rough idea -- I am a much better visual learner than any other type of learner, however, here's my stab at the crochet written pattern...

Chain:  The pattern is a 8-ch repeat.  Chain multiplies of 8, plus 3 for the turning dc.

I chained 184+3.

Row 1:  2 dc in 4th ch from hook.  [*Skip next 2 ch, dc in each of next 2 dc, skip next 2 ch, 3 dc in next ch**.  3 dc in next ch.]  Repeat [ ] from * across, ending last repeat at **.  Turn.

Row 2:  Ch 3 (counting as a dc), skip first 3 dc.  [*3 dc in each of the next 2 dc (the dc are the individual posts from previous row).  Skip next 2 dc**.  dc in each of next 2 dc, skip next 2 dc.]  Repeat [ ] from * across, ending last repeat at **.  dc in 3rd ch of turning ch.  Turn.

Row 3:  Ch 3.  2 dc in first dc.  [*Skip next 2 dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, skip next 2 dc**,  3 dc in each of the next 2 dc].  Repeat [ ] from *, ending last repeat at **.  3 dc in 3rd ch of turning chain.  Turn.

Repeat rows 2 and 3 for the length of afghan desired.

Color pattern followed

14 rows Beige

2 rows Dk. Heather Grey

4 rows Pink

2 rows Dk. Heather Grey

14 rows Beige

...

If I were to do this pattern again with the same yarn and hook...

I would decrease the initial chain by 16-24 chains (2-3 'cycle' repeats), and add to the length by another Grey, Pink, Grey, Beige cycle.  

I used up all my Beige and couldn't find any in local stores over the weekend :\

I suppose I could always buy online...if I really wanted to make it a bit longer.

Happy Sunday everyone :)

The Beige/Grey/Pink afghan progress [crochet]

At various times throughout the week, I have been working on the Beige/Grey/Pink afghan.  Each row takes 10-12 minutes, so I'm estimating that about 17 hours have been put into this already.  Monday night while in the bleachers, a few rows were completed.  Thursday afternoon while at the dentist office waiting for the girls, a few more rows were completed.  (ALL good news from the dentist, too).

Today, I added another 30 rows -- (18 of those rows were completed since the picture was taken this morning).  

I fear I will run out of the beige before being able to completing another pattern cycle;  therefore, while shopping for shoes this afternoon for Cassie, I peered into the yarn section of Shopko, but they no longer have the Beige color on the shelf for Vanna's Choice yarn. :(

I guess I just keep going and see how far I get.  I want the pattern to be horizontal, not vertical.... I guess I don't know how to do anything small, because I REALLY thought my initial chaining row was plenty "small" to make for a reasonable lapghan.  **shrug**  LOL

I would love to finish this afghan so I can deliver it to a very special lady who recently was diagnosed with Breast cancer and has been undergoing treatments for a few weeks.