"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