Twists & Turns Blanket - Blue - Tame My Mind Blog

Size: 41 inches x 60 inches
Colors: Country Blue (Caron Simply Soft)
Pattern: Twists & Turns - Design by Eleanor Albano-Miles
Book: Timeless, Textured Afghans - Leaflet 1343 - Copyright 2003 - American School of Needlecraft
Hook: G
Date: January 2005

After putting Deb's afghan aside in December because the twists and turns (cables) were making my right wrist sore, I picked it up again this weekend and finished it last night. It's soft and very nice to cuddle up to!

Using flash when taking photos definitely flattens out patterns! The second photo is a closer shot of the twists and turns (cables), but it's difficult to see so I added a photo of the afghan from the cover of the pattern book.

2 Comments

Leah Gabrielson | February 22, 2007 6:36 PM | Reply

I am trying to make the very same afghan and am running into trouble using the pattern stitches (back post double crochet, front post triple crochet and back post triple crochet). Do you know of any tutorials or have any suggestions?

Thanks!
Leah Gabrielson

Cheryl | February 24, 2007 9:06 AM | Reply

Hi, Leah - There are a few good websites with crochet tutorials. Those pattern stitches create cables - Crochet at About.com has a Crocheting Cables Photo How-To.
http://crochet.about.com/library/weekly/aa042603.htm

Other good tutorials website for crochet are:

Annie's Attic - Stitching Help: Crochet
http://www.anniesattic.com/crochet/content.html?type_id=S

Learn to Crochet - Crochet at About.com
http://crochet.about.com/library/blbeginners.htm

You could also visit your local library to see what crochet books are available.

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Enjoys crocheting, gardening, cats, NASCAR (especially Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch!), reading, photography, snorkeling in Kailua-Kona with sea turtles, Sizzler's Mega Bacon Cheeseburgers, hot and iced decaf coffee, dark chocolate, color (yarn, fabric), playing around with web technologies - not necessarily in that order! Still very much a beginner with quilting, knitting, and sewing. Donates crocheted lap blankets.

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