The Afghan Stitch

My mom created all of these afghans using the afghan stitch, a cross between crochet and knitting. The needle looks like a long and fat crochet hook. I did a small afghan with a single giraffe on it eons ago, but I no longer remember how the stitch works other than instead of casting off each stitch as you go, the stitches stay on the needle until the end of the row and are worked off on the next row. The designs are all worked into the afghan by changing the color at the appropriate place. Initially she worked with patterns created especially for this stitch, but gradually she became more adventurous and started either working with cross

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stitch patterns or drawing her own.