Ombre Crochet Afghan Tutorial

The weather outside is frightful, at least by my mediterranean standards. The wind is howling and my feet are cold. And all I wanna do is cuddle inside a warm blanket, eat cookies and drink hot tea. Unfortunately, I made this afghan as a gift. But on the bright side, once I got past the first few rows I could actually crochet and cuddle inside it at the same time.

This afghan is quite easy to make, though I this one is quite large and it took me a couple of months to finish. There were weeks when I only crocheted two rows the entire week… life – it really gets in the way of crocheting.

So, let’s get all silly distractions like cooking and dishes out of the way, and make an afghan

Materials

• 4 skeins dark brown worsted weight yarn (A)
• 5 skeins light brown worsted weight yarn (B)
• 5 skeins orange worsted weight yarn (C)
• 5 skeins dark yellow worsted weight yarn (D)
• 5 skeins bright yellow worsted weight yarn (E)
• 4 skeins light yellow worsted weight yarn (F)
• Each skein is 100g (approx. 233m or 254 yards)
• 8mm hook
• blunt needle for weaving in loose ends

Notes

• Gauge: 9 stitches and 5 rows = 4’’/10cm square in dc.
• With the above gauge, the finished size of the afghan will be 75”/190cm wide by 79”/200cm long.
• To make a smaller or larger blanket, use different yarns or change the number of stitches/rows worked in each color change. Just remember to crochet a swatch first so you can calculate your finished size accordinly.
• The ombre effect is achieved by dropping/joining 1 strand of yarn at the end of each 5 row block. Cut the dropped yarn, leaving a short tail, then crochet over both loose ends (joined and dropped) to eliminate the need for weaving in.

Abbreviations

• ch – chain
• dc – double crochet
• st – stitch

Instructions

With two strands of color A ch 163.

1: dc in 3rd ch from the hook, dc in each ch across.

2: ch 3, turn. Skip first st (root of the ch 3), dc in each st across. dc in top of ch 3 from foundation chain.

3: ch 3, turn. Skip first st, dc in each st across. dc in top of ch 3 from previous row.

4-5: repeat row 3.

Drop 1 strand color A, join 1 strand color B.

Repeat row 3 X 5 times for each color block, dropping and joining 1 strand of yarn in the following sequence:

1-5: AA (completed)

6-10: AB

11-15: BB

16-20: BC

21-25: CC

26-30: CD

31-35: DD

36-40: DE

41-45: EE

46-50: EF

51-55: FF

56-60: FF

61-65: EF

66-70: EE

71-75: DE

76-80: DD

81-85: CD

86-90: CC

91-95: BC

96-100: BB

101-105: AB

106-110: AA

Bind off, weave in loose ends (if any left).

Enjoy!

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