It's a very gentle ripple pattern. I ended up using an N hook...the hook she gave me with the afghan was way too small. Even at that, my stitching -- which is on the left -- is a tad smaller than hers. The ripples are going sideways as, if I finished it to full length, it would be bigger than a twin size bed. I added a crab stitch around the edges to finish it.

There is a company that does what you did. They finish projects.

It's beautiful. You did a wonderful job for something you hadn't started.

My MIL crocheted table cloths - or they will fit as a blanket cover on a queen sized bed - for the households of each of her 10 children. Mine is very carefully packed in tissue and boxed. I've used it formally exactly once - for the rehearsal dinner at my Mom's for my brothers first marriage. (marriage lasted 7 years, no children from that one then he made the right choice 😊, found the right woman and they are still married all these years later)

There was one table cloth unfinished when we lost her. We found a friend of hers from her homemakers group who could finish it for us and we all have our cloth coverings (even though infrequently used for a formal table these days)

Thats gorgeous. I bet its not easy to pick up in the middle of someone else’s project. Nicely done.

Do you know who it was you got it from? Perhaps mom would love to have it?

Arcy, I hadn't thought of that...I can ask her.

That's beautiful as always - even if it wasn't entirely your creation.

Arcy, I asked her and she doesn't want it back. I suspect her house may be full of afghans as is true for many of us crafters...

We have an afghan that was made by my grandmother-in-law who had dementia. Her trouble was not being unable to finish, but being unable to stop crocheting. So the afghan was more than double the needed length and wide enough to hang off the edges of a queen bed.

AD, that is so sweet of you on so many levels! I’m sure with your trained eye, you can see the difference in the stitching, but I can’t.

I would love to make a throw of some sort - however, I don't know even where to begin!

I knitted a little bit when I was young (around 9 or so) because my Great Aunt Mimi did - so, I would work on little projects when I stayed with her (she was my grandma's sister and her and my great uncle never had any children of their own, so they acted like grandparents to all of my grandma's grandchildren). It's been so long = I have no memory of how to do anything!

My mom and one of my sisters crocheted afghans. I still have one that my sister made for me when I was in college - the colors don't work anywhere in my home (dusty blue and light peach - I selected them to match a duvet set that I had in my apartment my last year of college). My daughters always knew when I was really sick when they were young because that's when I would pull it out to use (I don't know the name of the "stitch" - I just know that whatever it is, it created a very comfy afghan!)

The two that my mom and my great aunt Mimi made are not super comfy - but I've kept them for sentimental reasons (the one from my great aunt has a special tag that says, "Made with love by Aunt Mimi" - and it's orange and yellow because my bedroom was orange and yellow when I was 11 - I picked the colors out for my room - yikes!).

The one my mom made looks very similar to this:

Is crocheting easier (faster) than knitting? Is there simple - but nice looking - afghan/throw to do as a beginner project?

Very nice!

@dani_m08, that afghan is made in what are called "granny squares". Crocheting is easier and faster than knitting. I do both, and I prefer knitting for clothing items, but I crochet baby blankets because it is faster, and I believe, warmer due to them being a little thicker. The other beauty of crochet is you can pause at any time, whether you're in the middle of a row or whatever, whereas with knitting you really need to finish the row before stopping.

There are heaps of YouTube videos demonstrating techniques and how to do different stitches- they're really all variations on a theme :-). One thing to be aware of is that US and British terminology is not the same- "single"/"double"/"treble" don't necessarily mean the same stitch so if you find a written pattern you need to check its origin :-)

dani, there's no reason why you can't make an afghan for yourself. There are so many videos on youtube starting with very basic stitches. The best part with videos is you can pause and repeat as much as you like until you get the stitch. Crochet is much faster and easier than knitting. Crochet is very easy...it's really about how many times you wrap the hook and where you stick the hook. The practice part comes in with learning to see your work and maintaining tension in the yarn so the stitches are consistent. There are also area knitting groups through libraries, sr centers and other places where you can hook up (pun intended) with others who can help guide you. Yarn stores also offer classes so that's an option too. Once you learn, you'll find it a relaxing activity.

Annie, so sweet of you to take on an unfinished project. It is still so pretty and the colors are quite nice. You did good!

Annie--only you will know the stitches are different sizes and it will be as loved as any Linus item is.

morz8--would you consider using the hand made table cloth under a clear vinyl piece of 'fabric'? so you can enjoy it occasionally? I can't think of the the correct term.

Recently I finished a 30 year old Christmas Tree cross stitch skirt for Best Freind. I can barely see the different color variations on old and new floss. The back is glaringly obvious who stitched what parts due to knots and carrying over stitches vs methodical stitching.

Rho, that sounds like a LOT of work! Cross stitch can be very detailed, and for the size of a skirt? Wow!