This quick and easy yet truly beautiful Summer Throw Blanket pattern will allow even beginners to hook something that will surely elicit "oohs" and "aahs" from family and friends. This crochet afghan is so versatile, you could work it up into an adult-sized throw or keep it cute and give it to a grateful new parent. The perfect present for a baby shower or even a wedding shower! And you can switch up the color to suit any decor or season.

Throw this Blackberry Salad Striped Afghan over your couch to instantly add color to your room. This is an easy crochet afghan pattern to work up as it uses single and double crochet. Get crazy with your colors! Mix and match yarn colors to coordinate with your home's decor. This would make an excellent house warming gift, or even a graduation gift. This crocheted afghan would look great in any girl's dorm room at college.

Create a world of color with this vibrant Girl's Crochet Hexagon Blanket. This crochet afghan pattern would easily make any kid's bedroom so much cooler! If you're looking for a new crochet stitch to learn, use this pattern to find out how the post stitch works to create this colorful crochet throw. With such an easy pattern, you'll be amazed at how quickly this crochet hexagon blanket comes together once all the mini hexagons are completed. This free crochet blanket pattern is the perfect guide to making this glamorous pink and purple project!

This Textured Ombre Crochet Blanket will be a beautiful addition to the decor at the farmhouse. If you can double crochet, you can create this lovely afghan. Are you looking for the perfect crochet blanket pattern? This is one of those relaxing patterns that is easy to crochet with gorgeous results. The colors of this ombre yarn are long. Therefore, this yarn lends itself to crocheting a large blanket like this one. I just love the hues of changing colors without the hassle of having to weave in tons of yarn ends. This was a very nice yarn to work with. This crochet pattern uses double crochet to achieve this beautiful textured look. Repeat rows 2-16 throughout. However, due to the turning at the end of each row, some of the row directions are slightly different. That way, the texture will stay on the correct side of the afghan.

It's Square 2 (February) of the 2015 Afghan Sampler! Crochet along to make a contemporary afghan sampler over the course of one year -- have a finished blanket in time for Christmas giving

Welcome your little one into the world with this Checkerboard Crochet Baby Blanket Pattern. This black and white baby afghan pattern is a perfect crochet project to make for any newborn, baby, or toddler. The eye-catching geometric pattern decorating this blanket resembles the alternating color scheme of a chess board and is what really makes this piece stand out. You can use the final project as an elegant home decoration or even as a unique baby shower gift. Either way, the soft yarn used in this free crochet baby blanket pattern is sure to provide warmth to anyone who uses it!

This beautiful 6inch afghan granny square pattern features a sand dollar center and fan shells in the corners. Make 24 or more to create a beautiful beachy throw!" This easy crochet pattern will work up quickly so you can have your crochet afghan ready in no time.

I am so excited to share that my Unicorn Character Afghan is finally done! I had so much fun with the entire process; from designing the pixel graphs to crocheting and watching each graph look more and more like each unicorn character. My free pattern includes a pixel graph and a written pattern for each of the four unicorn characters: llamacorn, unicorn, caticorn and puppycorn. I used worsted weight yarn (Red Heart Super Saver) and an H/5mm size crochet hook.

Granny squares are very easy to learn, so this is a great pattern for a beginner. It starts with a basic granny square and just keeps adding round after round. You can choose any color combination and can make your square as big as you like. I chain 2 at each corner, instead of chaining one to prevent rounded corners. I also turn with each round to prevent my square from leaning. Includes written instructions and video tutorial. I did include approximate numbers of rounds below for an average sized baby blanked, lapghan, and small afghan