Border #2

I posted the Americana Baby blanket

a while ago.

But, I didn't post the border.

As luck would have it,

I actually had it written out.

So,

for your crochet enjoyment

Here is my 2nd Border Pattern.

Signed,

I am Feeling To Generous Today :o}

(4009)

Worsted Weight Yarn

    Sample done in Vanna’s Choice Baby

1. A. Scarlet ~ red
2. B. White
3. C. Colonial Blue

Crochet Hook ~ G/6 4.0mm – 8UK/Canadian
Tapestry Needle



Round 1: Join A to any corner, ch 1, *sc 3 times into corner st, sc in each st and the join between blocks to next corner, * repeat from * to * around, sl st to beginning ch 1.

NOTE: You may want to change the sc on either side of the join and the join sp to this: hdc, dc, hdc. Sometimes this area looks low and this will even up the stitches.

Round 2: Ch 1, repeat round 1 from * to *, FASTEN OFF after ending sl st.

NOTE: Round 4 tends to twist yarn. My suggestion is :

1. Cut each color of yarn into a piece 4 – 5 yards long (+/-) ~ measured from the tip of your nose to the tip of your fingers. . no yard stick needed.
2. Whenever yarn gets twisted, just untwist this amount. It is a LOT EASIER that untwisting 3 skeins.
3. You may want to cut the skeins into three different lengths so they will be woven in at different places around the border.

Round 4: Join Color A into any corner, ch 3, in same sp *PUB and dc, PU C and dc, PUA dc in next sp,* repeat from * to * around making sure to have 3 dc in each corner. Fasten off all three yarns at the end of the round.

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Americana Baby

T his is my Americana Baby Afghan.

I think this is the proudest I have been

for one of my designs

since I designed the baby samplers

for

Allison,

Lauren,

Chris

and Matt.

In all 4 of those

my mind's eye saw what it wanted

and when I finished the samplers

there was the vision

I had imagined.

I achieved the same sense

of pride

and accomplishment

in this afghan.

T hese were the requirements I set for myself:

1. Make an American Flag-ish afghan out of Granny Squares.

2. Connect each one to the previous one in each row as I went along.

3. When on the 2d row and beyond

a. connect to the previous round

b. previous square in the round

4. Have blue squares with 5 pointed stars in their centers.

5. Have a border that complimented the flag.

E verything went GREAT

until I tried to make a

5-pointed white star

in the center of

a blue Granny Square.

5 Points

evenly arranged

inside a 4 sided figure

didn't look the greatest.

So,

back to the drawing board.

What I ended up doing was :

1. make the Granny Squares just like I made all the others

2. attache them in the same manner

3. make 5 pointed stars out of beige yarn and whip-stitch them into place.

WA-LA ! ! ! ! !

or however the magicians say it!

I had now accomplished

my 1st 4 goals.

Now it was onto the border from hell ! ! ! ! !

The border wasn't bad

once I had figured a way to alternate yarn

and not get it so twisted

that it was untwistable.

THAT was achieved easier than I had expected.

All in all, it makes me grin every time I look at it.

The pattern is made and is available on Ravelry for $4.99

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Signed,
Proud Betsy Ross Impersonator