I love, love, love fall weather. As much as I love outdoor activities I also make good use of my indoor time with knitting, crocheting and quilting. Here is a lapghan I am currently working on.
A typical lapghan (lap blanket) is 36″ x 48″. The stitches are double crochet, slip stitch, slanted post and daisy stitch. I am not using a pattern because I love to freestyle.
I am using a size H crochet hook and knitted a section using a size 6 needle. I have not written out the pattern yet so I am just giving you a summary.
With the H hook I chain 150 sts. In the second chain I double crochet and across, ch 1 and turn. Slip st on the wrong side all the way across and ch3 at the end. Double crochet in 2nd st skip next st, 3 DC over next three sts then yo and DC back into the st you skipped. This is the slanted post and repeat across.
Basically ever even row you work the pattern of your choice and every odd or wrong side you slip st across. This forms a border around your pattern rows.
See how creative you can be and mix and match rows of stitches. Lapghans are a great gift idea for all ages male and female. These are just right for those cool movie nights.
Through My Eyes 