Building Blocks for Love
Finished
May 2018
November 12, 2018

Building Blocks for Love

Project info
The Great American Aran Afghan by Knitter's Design Team
Knitting
BlanketThrow
http://vadogrescue.blogspot.com/
Approximately 62" W" x 74" L
Needles & yarn
1,024 yards
Berroco Vintage®
none left in stash
1 skein = 217.0 yards (198.4 meters), 100 grams
7634
Brown
DBNY - Discontinued Brand Name Yarn
Lion Brand Wool Ease Solids, Heathers, Twists
none left in stash
1 skein = 197.0 yards (180.1 meters), 85 grams
617408
Gray
Jo-Ann Fabric & Crafts in New York
Plymouth Yarn Encore Tweed
none left in stash
2 skeins = 400.0 yards (365.8 meters), 200 grams
41327
Natural/Undyed
DBNY - Discontinued Brand Name Yarn
Plymouth Yarn Encore Worsted Solids & Heathers
1.05 skeins = 210.0 yards (192.0 meters), 105 grams
Brown
WEBS - America's Yarn Store in Northampton, Massachusetts
Notes

Final update: $800 raised! We are so very thankful for everyone’s support.

This afghan is being raffled off to support the dog rescue efforts of the couple in the Made For field above. Please see this post for details if you would like to buy chances, and thank you for your support!

Squares joined into horizontal strips by whipstitching with tapestry needles. Strips joined using crochet hook G with slip stitch.

Stitches picked up around edge with US7. Accidentally purled first round, so first two rounds are stockinette. Then four rounds garter and bind off. Increased in all corners except starting corner - increased on each end and then sewed together in miter.

If individual project pages were created, I have marked them in my favorites with the tag buildingblocks so you can search for them (note not all blocks have separate project pages and not all knitters are still on Rav).

Sources and knitters: (upper left to lower right by row)
Julie Levy - trmille
Gradient Lapghan #1 - pmgirl
Lacy Eyelet Vine - gwenythlove
Square 74 - arcadienne
Diamonds - ariba (no separate photo)

Pam Allen - trmille
Enchanted Cottage - CebakaLaika
Gloria Tracy - trmille
Pebble Stitch - Moonsilvery
? - loveprettycolors (no separate photo)

? - peanutzmom
Prairie #3 - CaroT
Heart Paw - traceymae
Heart stitch - trmille
Prairie #10 - Moonsilvery

December - trmille
Gradient Lapghan #2 - pmgirl
? - peanutzmom
Japanese Stitch #122 - learnsomethingnew
? - loveprettycolors (no separate photo)

Heart Paw - traceymae
Mittens - CaroT
Gradient Lapghan #5 - learnsomethingnew
Knitterati 16 - arcadienne
Emma - Moonsilvery

Square 35 - arcadienne
? - loveprettycolors (no separate photo)
Heart stitch - gwenythlove
January Snow - trmille
Trinity - peanutzmom

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May 2018
November 12, 2018
 
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  • Project created: April 21, 2018
  • Finished: November 13, 2018
  • Updated: September 4, 2021
  • Progress updates: 2 updates