I made this afghan when I was starting to crochet again, after a 25 year hiatus. I learned to crochet as a child, but never made much. I may post a picture of the one small blanket I made, once we move and I can find it again - lol.

In February 2002, I'd been cleaning out my grandma's basement with her and I was inspired by the bits of her old crocheting projects we found there. I decided to attempt an afghan, but was quite nervous about making the commitment - didn't want to be tied down by any expectations!

I asked my mother-in-law to teach me how to make a simple afghan, and she did so, giving me some old balls of leftover yarn to practice with, before I began the afghan in earnest, using new and beautiful yarn. By the time I'd practiced enough to be comfortable crocheting, I had too much done to just abandon the project. I bought yarn that matched the old colors as much as possible, and completed the afghan - my first!

I've since become a crocheting junkie - can't even go anywhere without it and can't seem to find time to read any more with all the crocheting to be done - lol.

This afghan is all single crochet, some random worsted weight acrylic yarns, and took about 100 hours to make. It's about the size of a twin bed.

Thanks for looking!