Couch Craft: Crochet Temperature Afghan (with Reference Card!)

Download the Temperature Afghan Reference Card and create a year-long blanket one row per day.

Are you looking for a year-long crochet project with a set start and definitive end? Do you enjoy working on a blanket or afghan a little at a time every night on your couch in front of the TV? Do you appreciate a contemporary look with a seemingly random pattern? Have I got a project for you! A Temperature Afghan!

Crochet Pattern: Chunky Doll Blanket

Quickly hook up a cozy doll blanket with this simple, contemporary crochet pattern.

After completing the Chunky Library-Book Lapghan, I had a large sample swatch plus a few skeins of yarn left over...the beginning and finishing of a doll-sized version of the same blanket. So I made one up for The Peanut. Then I remembered my mama-to-all-dolls niece was about to turn two, so I pulled the softest yarn off the store shelf and made another one just for her. You can, too.

Crochet Pattern: Chunky Library-Book Lapghan

Quickly hook up a cozy lapghan throw blanket with this simple, contemporary crochet pattern.

After working in long rows of color-changing, tight single-crochet for over a year (what? some of us take longer to finish a year-long temperature afghan than others), I was ready for something quick and rhythmic in a monochromatic neutral. How about you?

CAL 2015 Afghan Sampler Printable Pattern

It's here! Five years after it was begun, The Inspired Wren's 2015 Crochet Along Afghan Sampler finally has a downloadable, printable pattern. No more excuses; 2020 is your year to get that Sampler off your Pinterest board and onto your couch.

2015 CAL Afghan Sampler FAQ

Let's take a quick trip back to last year. I am still receiving lots of questions regarding the 2015 Crochet Along Afghan Sampler. I thought I'd take a quick moment some time today to answer the most Frequently Asked Questions.

Link Up! Crochet Along Afghan Sampler 2015

It's time to show off! Your 2015 Crochet Along Afghan Sampler is complete, so let us see it. Come link up...

Crochet Dishcloth Christmas Tag!

Oh dear. You started the Crochet Along Afghan and only got a few squares done. Now what do you do with them?! Make them into Christmas-gift Dishcloths -- that IS what you meant to do all along, right?

Border! Crochet Along Afghan Sampler

And ...we're back! Time to add a border to our Crochet Along Afghan Sampler. Simple. Contemporary. Complimentary.

Join the Squares: Crochet Along Afghan Sampler

You've waited (extra long; a week and a day too long) for this moment! It's time. Let's put our afghan together...squee!!!

Square 10! Crochet Along Afghan Sampler (October)

It's here! It's here! It's the very last square! It's time for Square 10 (of 10!), October, of the Crochet Along Afghan Sampler: Spider Stitch.

Crochet Pattern: Mary Poppins Hat

A crochet pattern for Mary Poppins' Hat. There's still time to eke this one out before Halloween, and thanks to a few requests, here it is!

Square 9! Crochet Along Afghan Sampler (September)

It's time, my hooking peeps, for Square 9 of 10, September, of the Crochet Along Afghan Sampler. Cables; what more can I say?

Square 8! Crochet Along Afghan Sampler (August)

It's time for Square 8 (August) of the Crochet Along Afghan Sampler, hooking friends! Grab your hooks and get ready for some Waves.

Square 7! Crochet Along Afghan Sampler (July)

It's time again! Square 7 (July) of the Crochet Along Afghan Sampler, Bobbles, is here. Get ready to hook!

Square 5! Crochet Along Afghan Sampler (May)

It's time for Square 5 (May) of the Crochet Along Afghan Sampler, Solid Scallop. Square five of ten -- we're halfway there! WOO HOO! 

PICTRIAL: Summer Sherbet Crochet Planter

When I set out to create summer inspired crochet planters, two things popped in my head: ridges and bright colors. It wasn't until after I purchased the yarn and plopped it in my basket that I was reminded of rainbow sherbet. Then, after I set the finished planter down and stepped back, I realized the horizontal ridges are reminiscent of that classic childhood craft, yarn wrapped cans. I love these! What a joyful combination of memories these bring back! I'm so happy they greet me every time I walk up to my kitchen sink. Bring some joy to your plants with a Summer Sherbet Crochet Planter Cover of your own!

Square 4! Crochet Along Afghan Sampler (April)

It's time once again for the next square! Square 4 (April) of the Crochet Along Afghan Sampler is Vertical Ribs. Slightly more dense than previous squares, the ribs are worked on both sides keeping the blanket reversible.

Project Run & Play Over Her Shoulder

Every good collection has at least one accessory -- for Project Run & Play it's The Reversible Sling Bag from Sugar Bee Crafts. 

Square 3! Crochet Along Afghan Sampler, March

It's time! Square 3 (March) of the Crochet Along Afghan Sampler is Baby Bubbles. Not to be confused with bobbles or popcorn, these tiny bubbles hook up in a lovely rhythm.

PICTORIAL: Spring Bunny Crochet Planter Cover

I'm having a lot of fun creating seasonal planter covers for my two, couldn't-kill-them-if-I-tried, 4"-potted plants. So far I've donned them in sweaters and decked them in Santa's red & white. But now the days are finally longer, the air is warming, and Spring is around the corner. I've hooked up a few Spring Bunnies just in time for Easter. And you can, too!