{"id":1647,"date":"2012-06-18T16:56:57","date_gmt":"2012-06-18T22:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/?p=1647"},"modified":"2018-06-09T18:24:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-10T00:24:14","slug":"no-beginning-chain-crazy-block-afghan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/2012\/06\/18\/no-beginning-chain-crazy-block-afghan\/","title":{"rendered":"No Beginning Chain Crazy Block Afghan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The first row of an afghan with homespun or boucl\u00e9 or other knobby style yarn can be frustrating. This afghan does not require finding chain stitches, even for the first row. Every side has a fun and pretty zig-zag shape.<\/p>\n

This pattern was designed to be easy for homespun or boucl\u00e9 style yarns, but it can be made with just about any yarn. Make it in a solid color or with as many color changes as you like.<\/p>\n

The example is made in Jo-Ann Sensations Rainbow Boucl\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Size:<\/strong> This blanket can be made any size. Five widths are given in the directions.<\/p>\n

[grid width=”600″ cols=”100,*,100,*,*”] Size|Width (Inches)|Length (Inches)|Ounces of yarn|Yards of yarn~ Extra Small|27.62|36.83|7.19|557.64~ Small|34.52|46.03|11.23|871.32~ Medium|41.43|55.24|16.18|1254.69~ Large|48.33|64.44|22.02|1707.78~ Extra Large|55.24|73.65|28.76|2230.57~[\/grid]<\/p>\n

Materials:<\/strong>
\nYarn – Sizing given for Bulky yarn but other weights can be used
\nSize I (5.5mm) crochet hook<\/p>\n

Abbreviations:<\/strong>
\nch = chain
\nch sp = chain space
\ndc = double crochet
\nsc = single crochet
\nsl st = slip stitch<\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Instead of a beginning chain, the blanket is begun with a first row of blocks.<\/p>\n

For these widths, start with this number of blocks:
\n27.5″ = 20
\n34.5″ = 25
\n41.5″ = 30
\n48.25″ = 35
\n55.25″ = 40<\/p>\n

There is a photo tutorial<\/a>, chart<\/a>\u00a0and a video<\/a> demonstrating the technique of this pattern.<\/p>\n

CathyNoyb provided this chart<\/a> she created in AutoSketch. She created this chart to more clearly demonstrate the transition from the first row to the second row.<\/p>\n

Row 1 Block: Chain 6. Join with a sl st in first chain. Chain 3. 2 dc in ch 6 sp.
\nMake these blocks until desired width.<\/p>\n

Do not turn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Row 2: Ch3. Without turning the work, rotate so that the following is worked across the chain loops created in the first row. In each of the chain spaces, (sc, ch3, 3dc)\u00a0in ch sp.<\/p>\n

Row 3: Ch 3 and turn. In each of the chain spaces, (sc, ch3, 3dc) in ch sp.<\/p>\n

Repeat row 3 until afghan is desired length. Finish off and weave in end.<\/p>\n

The blanket can be made in a solid color or can be made with any number of color changes. The best way to make a color change is to finish all but the very last pull through of the two loops of the last stitch of a row. Cut yarn with a few inches of tail and join with new color next to stitch. Pull new color through last two loops. Weave in ends.<\/p>\n

Edits:
\n6\/9\/2018 – Added CathyNoyb chart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This afghan does not require finding chain stitches, even for the first row. Every side has a fun and pretty zig-zag shape.<\/p>\n

This pattern was designed to be easy for homespun or boucl\u00e9 style yarns, but it can be made with just about any yarn. Make it in a solid color or with as many color changes as you like.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1683,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,9,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1647"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2949,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1647\/revisions\/2949"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}