Baby Blue texture 1

 It seems that the size of baby afghan I like is just a little over 38" in length and probably about 35-36 in width.  It takes more than one skein of the Barrett Baby Yarn 1256 yards.  I can make 2 afghan's with 3 skeins.

Pattern:

Chain about 38" or enough for length.  Count should equal a number divided by 4 as needed for white rows.

Outer Boarder, Colored Thread:

Row 1:  sc in each chain, starting with the second chain from the hook.  (Always step up to the height of the next row by chaining one or two stitches.)

Row 2:  Textured chain row:  chain one, sc in first stitch.  FPSC in each sc of previous row.  Last stitch is a normal sc.  This gives a straight row of texture on the underneath side, which will become the front side.

Row 3.  chain 2.  DC in each stitch across.  (one stitch in each of the previous rows stitches, one for one)

Row 4:  Textured chain row:  chain 1.  sc in first stitch. FPSC in each of the top part of the dc from the previous rows.   Finish the row with a sc.

Thick Colored Pattern 1:

Row 5:  chain 1.  sc across row, one stitch in each of the previous rows stitches.

Row 6:  Textured chain row:  chain 1.  *hdc in first stitch, ss in next* repeat these two stitches across.

Row 7:  whatever stitch you left off with on row 5, start with the other and continue with hdc and ss across.

Row 8:  Third row of this pattern, repeating row 6.

Row 9:  chain 1.  sc across

Row 10:  (Right side should be down)  chain 1.  Berry stitch, ss across:  (Wrap tread over hook and pull up a loop as if you were going to make a dc but pull another loop through only one loop, wrap thread, pull loop up through the same stitch = 5 loops on hook, wrap loop and pull through all.  Do not close off with a slip stitch but instead make a ss in the next sc of the previous row.

Row 11:  chain 1,  sc across

Row 12-13:  Repeat row 10-11.  This makes two rows of Berry stitch bobbles

Row 14.  chain 1, sc across 

Row 15-17:  Repeat rows 6-9, three rows of hdc, ss

Row 18:  Repeat row 2.  Break tread, tie a very close knot and weave the tail in a few stitches back

Thinner, white Pattern, repeated each time white is used:

Row 1:  Tie thread in first stitch.  Chain one and sc in first stitch trying to cover the knot.  sc in each stitch across, but as long as there is a tail (from both colors) be sure to sc over the top of the tails.  Cut off any frayed ends that were not covered well,.

Row 2:  Textured chain row, as in colored thread instructions row 2.

Row 3:  Ch 2.  dc across as in row 3 of the colored outer border

Row 4:  Textured V stitch.  dc in first stitch.  This pattern uses four repeating stitches. Start the row with 2 dc and then the pattern starts.  *Wrap thread twice, skip three dc of the previous row and make a dtc in the next stitch.  Working in front of the long stitch, make one dc in each of the skipped dc of the previous row's stitches that were skipped, so every stitch now has a stitch in it.*  repeat around. Finish off with two dc in the last two stitches.

Row 5:  Looking at texture pattern, dc in each of the first two stitches (one for one, if it works out that you only had one stitch left, match it on this row exactly).  Pattern:  *dtc in the same stitch as the previous row, making a V pattern.  Make one dc in each of the next three stitches, but work BEHIND the V stitch*.  Continue pattern around until the final two dc to finish out the row.

Row 6:  Repeat row 3 of the Thinner, white Pattern above with dc across

Row 7:  Make a textured chain row, working in the back so that the chain texture shows up on the textured side.  It's a little awkward, and if you can instead do a row of sc and then repeat row 2 normally.  The added sc row makes it just a little off from perfectly symmetrical but not terribly noticeable.    Break tread at the end of row, tie off a weave the tail in a few stitches back.

Thick Colored Pattern 2:

Tie new color on first stitch, with most textured side up.  

Row 1:   sc  (Repeat row 1 of white, above. always build to height with chain stitch throughout)

Row 2:  Textured chain row  (Row 6 of Colored Pattern 1 above.)

Row 3:  sc  

Row 4-6:  three rows of hdc, ss.     (Repeat rows 6-9 from Colored Pattern #1) 

Row 7:  sc    

Row 8:  sc, *Berry stitch, ss*, repeat across   (center of smaller design)

Row 9:  sc 

10-12:   three rows of hdc, ss.

Row 13:  sc

Row 14:  Textured chain row  (center of Thick design) 

Rows 15-26:  Second half of design:  Repeat rows 3-14.  Break thread, and tie off.

"Texture Lines" Baby Afghan

 Takes about 1800 yards of yarn, split between color and white.

Right side texture and repeat

 I have recently discovered how fun it is to make baby afghans with lots of texture.  Once you get a few stitches under your belt you feel like you can fly.  Here is my first attempt in writing my own pattern.

White:  chain loosely 40 inches, or desired length of afghan.

Row 1:  (start each row with one chain (at least) to reach the height of the coming row.  sc (single crochet) in each chain across.  Take extra care to always check that you have made in stitch in the final stitch of the previous row.

Row 2: ch 1.  sc first stitch SCFP (single crochet in the front post.) across

   Instructions:  at top of stitch, below the insert hook down between posts and come back up through the next post; pull up loop (two loops on hook) wrap yarn around hook and pull through, making a single crochet.  Continue this stitch across the entire row, finishing with a normal sc in the final stitch.  This will make a textured row underneath.

Row 3:  ch 2 for height.  Skip the first post (the chain 2 will stand for the first stitch), and dc (double crochet)  in each stitch across.

Row 2:  SCFP Stitch position

Row 4:  ch 1.  sc in first stitch.  SCFP in each across, finishing last stitch with a normal sc.  Note:  Keep your sc stitch in the top of the dc from the previous row.  We want it to look the same on the texture side, so be very careful to work under the top two threads (resemble a chain stitch if looked at from the top) and not lower on the post.  Cut thread long enough to finish the stitch off with a knot and weave the tail into the first stitches of the coming row.

Change color.  The first four rows are a repeat of the white rows.

Row 1b: ch 1.  sc in each stitch across.\

Row 4 SCFP stitch position

Row 2b.  ch 1.  sc in first stitch.  SCFP across, finishing the final stitch as a normal sc.

Row 3b.  ch 2 (counts as first stitch).  dc in each stitch across.

Row 4b.  ch 1.  sc in first stitch.  SCFP across, finishing the final stitch as a normal sc.

Row 5b.  ch 1,  sc in each stitch across the row

Row 6b.  ch 1, ss (slip stitch) into first sc.  hdc in next altering ss, hdc across.

Row 7b-9b.  Whichever stitch you left off with on previous row will start with the opposite on this row.  Ch 1 or 2 to start at correct height. continue with hdc in valleys and ss on top.  Two rows will make a semi-level row as they two stitches offset each other.  You will be able to count two rows of texture on both front and back.

Row 10b.  Repeat row 2b.  Make sure the most textured side is underneath. 

Row 11.  Repeat row 3b.

Row 12.  Repeat row 4b.  Tie off. 

Weave tail into the final stitches just made at the top.  Tie white yarn in stitch for next row.  I work over the top of the stitches with the tail looped over here and there for a few stitches.  This sc is tight enough to keep it in place and and easy way to work in the tails.

Less textured side