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Quick and Easy Chunky Crochet V-Stitch Afghan (Leslie’s Lapghan)

January 26, 2015

I reached out to my Facebook community the other day and to tell you about a new mommy friend, Leslie, who is about to fight a rare brain tumor for the second time 🙁 She goes in for surgery in about a week and I wasn’t sure if I had enough time to pull off an afghan but you guys came to my rescue and suggested a lapghan! This chunky v-stitch crochet blanket worked up extremely quickly. It took me about a weekend to complete but keep in mind that I have 3 kids so if I was able to give it my full attention I am sure I could have completed it within a day. I based my lapghan off of THIS PATTERN from Lacy Crochet. Below are the materials I used and how I altered the pattern. I also created a completely different border.

My finished lapghan measures 38×42 inches. I would have loved it to be longer (around 50-60 inches long) but I had a little yarn issue. When I began, I was envisioning a very cool and calming color scheme using the Pewter and Stone (blue/grays). Wouldn’t you know it, those colors were out of stock at my local Michaels AND out of stock online as well. Be sure to get enough yarn when beginning your project!
One skein of Lion Brand Wool-Ease gave me almost exactly 6 rows. I only made 4 rows of each color and used about 3/4 of each skein. So if you are making the exact same blanket you will need 5 skeins of Lion Brand Wool-Ease (3 for the blanket and 1.5 for the border) and one skein of each color for each color stripe. One skein =  one color stripe (approx.)

Materials:
– Size K Crochet Hook
– Super Bulky Yarn. I used Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick in Fisherman (the main cream color) and Loops & Threads Cozy Wool in Pewter, Stone, Sweet Grass, Goldenrod, Petal Pink, Clematis, and Velvet. This yarn is only available at Michaels Craft Stores. You can purchase it HERE  online.
– Large tapestry needle
Abbreviations:
SC = Single Crochet
V-stitch = DC + chain 1 + DC all in the same stitch
Picot = SC + Chain 3 + SC in last chain, join to next stitch with a SC

Follow THIS PATTERN from Lacy Crochet except my starting chain count was only 93 instead of 113.

Here is how my colors alternated:

6 rows of cream
4 rows of pewter color
1 row of cream
4 rows of stone color
1 row of cream
4 rows of sweet grass color
1 row of cream
4 rows of goldenrod color
1 row of cream
4 rows of petal pink color
1 row of cream
4 rows of clematis color
1 row of cream
4 rows of velvet color
6 rows of cream

Feel free to keep making rows of color with one row of cream in between to make a the blanket longer.

Border:
With cream color
SC around entire edge two times. When you get to the corners SC + chain 1 + SC all in same stitch.
Now you will use a Picot stitch for the 3rd border round.
SC, SC + Chain 3 + SC in last chain (Picot), SC in next stitch, *SC, Picot, SC in next stitch, repeat from * all the way around.

Do your best on the corners 🙂 Luckily my picot stitches ended up on the corners almost every time. The one time I had to fudge it, I joined my picot in the same stitch… SC + Chain 3 + SC in last Chain + SC in same stitch as where I started (instead of the next). You could also add in or skip the SC between the picots if needed.

Remember my post the other day about How To Photograph your Crochet? A lot of you asked how to photograph an afghan. I hope the pictures below give you some ideas on how to stage it!

This chunky lapghan is soft, colorful, and will hopefully bring warmth and comfort to my friend during her recovery. If I can get my hands on more of this yarn I  plan on making one for myself as well! A cozy crochet blanket is just what the winter season ordered 🙂


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  1. Yvette Thomas says

    January 26, 2015 at 3:59 pm

    Love it! Thanks for the pattern.

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  2. KCina says

    January 26, 2015 at 4:05 pm

    Beautiful!!! Prayers & healing thoughts to your friend and her family while she goes through this next fight!!!

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  3. Sherry says

    January 26, 2015 at 9:23 pm

    I love this afghan. It is in my list of "To Do's Someday". You did a great job.

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  4. Rachel says

    January 26, 2015 at 9:45 pm

    You are so creative! This would be a sweet blanket for a winter baby.

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  5. Xandra says

    January 27, 2015 at 6:55 am

    I love it! Love the colours and the result of it, this afghan is so beatiful ♥
    Thank you for sharing the pattern 🙂

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  6. Julies Knit Stitch Corner says

    January 27, 2015 at 5:41 pm

    This is a lovely blanket and the colours, not sure if i could stitch this pattern though. Thank you for sharing.

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  7. Crochet Hooks says

    January 27, 2015 at 7:51 pm

    beautiful! love the v stitch and never thought to use it in a lapghan, great idea for the NIN blankets too. Your colors are gorgeous!

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  9. Kelly says

    October 7, 2015 at 12:58 pm

    hello just wondering how many balls of each color does a person need to make this beautiful blanket..

    thank you
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  10. Jen B says

    November 19, 2015 at 9:02 am

    Do you think it would take more than one skein of color to make the 4 stripes for a width of 50 inches?

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  11. Alison says

    January 23, 2016 at 11:48 am

    Thank you for sharing your pattern. I am making a very chunky blanket with the Red Heart Grande (super bulky) yarn and was looking for little direction and an easy yet open stitch. Thanks again. Now…finding the time do to work with my 3 kiddos . 🙂

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  12. Bonnie says

    April 21, 2016 at 9:10 am

    Absolutely love this – was looking for a quick gift for a 90 year old’s birthday – not only is it quick but so beautiful – a little more than I wanted to spend — but so worth the price —- thank you so much for sharing

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  13. Melody Chakerian says

    August 21, 2016 at 12:26 pm

    I loved your knock-off of the Lacy Crochet pattern! You inspired me to do a knock-off of your pattern of my own for my nieces nursery! I also really appreciated your section on how to photograph your crochet.

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  14. Lucilene Camossi says

    August 31, 2016 at 7:43 pm

    Very beautiful.

    Good color combinations!!!

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  15. Glaucia Rodrigues says

    September 1, 2016 at 5:05 am

    Wish i could do this, it is beautiful. a piece very well made, and with colors that I love

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  16. Jonie says

    December 29, 2016 at 1:08 pm

    Thank you for sharing. I just made this for my mom. It came out great!

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    December 21, 2017 at 4:51 pm

    How do I figure out the multiples for this?

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    May 12, 2018 at 6:13 am

    cannot find the pattern for the afghan just the border

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    July 15, 2018 at 10:00 pm

    I love your patterns but you say they are free but no way to print the pattern. Very disappointed that I have tried about three different patterns and can not print any of them. I need a pattern printed Let me know if there is a way to print the patterns

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  21. Mary Cintron says

    July 10, 2019 at 12:22 pm

    You don’t give directions for body just edging. Sure would help to know where to put v stitches. Do i skip spaces or put v stitch in each space or what?

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    November 23, 2019 at 6:47 am

    Need complete instructions for Easy Chunky Crochet V-Stitch Afghan

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    June 28, 2020 at 12:45 am

    Thanks so much for the post.Really thank you! Great.

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Hi and thanks for stopping by! I'm Sarah, the crafter, crocheter and occasional crockpotter behind this blog. As a wife and mom of 3 my days are busy but I always find time to pick up my crochet hook or indulge in something crafty. I have a passion for crafting and crocheting and offer my patterns and tutorials for free! I hope you enjoy everything you find here and please feel free to repeat after me!

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