American Beauty Finished

Presenting My American Beauty Throw

I finished my American Beauty Throw yesterday.  

She is 10 granny squares by 10.  

I love her colors of red, white and blue. 

Previously posted about (here).

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Around The Corner Crochet Borders by Edie Eckman

I had fun crocheting the edging.  For the edging I made up the first eight rounds - single crochets of white (2 rounds), then one round of single crochet in red, white and blue; then three white rounds of double crochet, chain one, skip one repeated around (corner has three double crochets).

I used an edging in my new book, Around The Corner Crochet Borders by Edie Eckman, to complete the last three color rounds of blue, red and white.   I love this book!  I highly recommend it for your crochet library.  It has beautiful photos of each border in color with both the written pattern and diagrams.  It's loaded with tips too.

#120

Base rnd, each side:  Multiple of 2 + 1 corner sts.

Begin 2 sts to left of corner st.

Rnd 1 (blue):  Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch-1), skip 1 st, *[dc in next st, ch1, skip 1 st] to corner, (dc, ch1) three times in corner st, skip 1 st, rep from * around, join with slip st to 3rd ch of ch-4.

Rnd 2 (red):  Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, *2 dc in each dc to corner st, 6 dc in corner st, 2 dc in next dc; rep from * around, join with slip st to top of ch-3.

Rnd 3 (white):  Ch 1, *sc in next sc, FPdc in next st; rep from * around, join with slip st to first sc.  Fasten off.

FPdc:  Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around post of stitch indicated and pull up a loop, (yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook) two times.

I Love Granny Squares!

American Beauty In All It's Glory!

My Throws

Alaska Crazy Colors
American Beauty
Merry Kringle

I'm crazy but I love crocheting the granny squares.  I just find it so comforting to work this stitch.   

I'm almost finished with decorating.  Hubby and I are setting up a model train track on our dining room table and having so much fun setting up our modest Christmas village.   It's a work in progress.   Here's a sneak peek.

Isn't This Deer and Snowman Cute.  We bought it at Michaels.

Have a wonderful day!