Browsing though my emails from readers today, one came through that excited me. I love a challenge and a quest and this one has both. Several years ago (twenty-one to be exact) a rose of a hooker (coincidentally named Rose) crocheted the very cute elephant themed baby afghan that is pictured in this post. She wants to make it again but has lost the pattern.
Now the pattern looks fairly simple (large granny squares surrounding a single crochet field with a cross-stitched elephant) but before I go through the task of figuring out the pattern and writing it down (which I’m totally inclined to do to help Rose out), I was hoping that someone out there might recognize the pattern and be able to direct her where she can find it.
If you know of where she can find the pattern, please comment to this post or write me directly so she can create this delightful afghan again. If it comes down to having to recreate the pattern maybe you can assist with that as well. Everything is pretty clear except for the joining and edge stitches. That has me a bit stumped.
Rose, we are on the case!
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Leslie says:
February 6, 2009 at 8:16 am (UTC -8 )
Not that I really know what I’m looking for, but every search I did yielded very contemporary afghans. Any luck for you?
Big Treble says:
February 6, 2009 at 8:28 am (UTC -8 )
I’ve only found one picture of the same afghan thanks to a reader, but it’s from a post four years old, so I’m not sure about getting in touch with them (there is no email listed).
Thanks to Ravelry, I have three groups looking for the pattern and so far 150 people have looked at this post in an effort to help.
The quest continues.
Josephine says:
February 7, 2009 at 7:41 am (UTC -8 )
I saw the search on Ravelry and am replying here as well.
Yes! I immediately recognized it. It appeared in a pamphlet called “Learn to Crochet in 8 Easy Steps” by Susan Bates (1979). Unfortunately, I gave my copy away not too long ago, but you should be able to find used copies via Google. Much luck!
Big Treble says:
February 7, 2009 at 8:08 am (UTC -8 )
Josephine you ROCK!!!!
I immediately went to Ebay, and sure enough it’s there.
Josephine says:
February 7, 2009 at 4:08 pm (UTC -8 )
You’re welcome!
By, the way, not that it matters, but I believe the center square on which the elephant is cross-stitched is actually Tunisian crochet, not single crochet. No matter—whoever made the blanket in the photo may have opted for single.
admin says:
February 7, 2009 at 4:11 pm (UTC -8 )
I thought it looked like Tunisian. Seemed to have those tell-tale ribs. I was just giving a quick and easy guess.
Thanks again for all your help.
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