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Patchwork Zoodiacs Crochet Afghan
"This Zoodiacs Afghan is made from 18-in square corner to corner crochet squares, each depicting an animal from the Chinese Zodiac. The blanket ends up around 5ft by 7ft! Pattern info includes the 12 animal graphs, and how to join the squares together, as well as a quick corner to corner crochet tutorial and videos."
Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Materials List
- Yarn, for all squares + border
- LT = Loops and Threads Impeccables Solids (268 yds/245 m)
- LBVC = Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice Solids (170 yds/156 m)
- RHSS = Red Heart Super Saver (364 yds/ 333 m): Red – LTI Cherry, 2 skeins; Orange – LBVC Terracotta, 2 skeins; Yellow – LBVC Mustard, 2 skeins; Light Green – LTI Grass, 2 skeins; Dark Green – LBVC Fern, 2 skeins; Light Blue – LBVC Silver Blue, 2 skeins; Turquoise Blue – LTI Aqua, 2 skeins; Purple – LBVC Eggplant, 1 skein; Light Pink – LBVC Pink, 1 skein; Dark Pink – LBVC Antique Rose, 1 skein; Light Gray – LBVC Linen, 3 skeins; Dark Gray – RHSS Gray Heather, 1 skein; Brown – RHSS Cafe Latte, 1 skein; Black – LBVC Black, 1 skein; Light Cream – LBVC Fisherman, 4 skeins; Dark Cream – LT Heather, 1 skein; White – LT White, 1 skein
- I-9 (5.5 mm) hook – I love my Clover USA Amour hooks*!
- Modular Bobbin Holder
- Embroidery needle
- Scissors
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Cheryl Y
Aug 25, 2017
Wow oh wow this Patchwork Zoodiacs Crochet Afghan is beautiful. I have not yet conquered the corner to corner thing. I never get a even square for some reason? With all the hard stitches I can do, this one leaves me making a mess. After reading this written pattern and watching the video, I'm going to give it a try again. Fingers crossed that I can make a nice square with a animal in it, I just need to do it step by step and hope and a prayer. I think any mother to be would love this blanket! I thank you for sharing this free crochet pattern with video how to..

mulberrygalprinces s
Aug 16, 2016
This is just too cute. I love all the animals. And there is a great way to adorn the nursery wall by hanging it as a wall hanging. If you don't want to do that, how about after its done, if you make a couple of the animals separately and frame them to put on the wall? I have done that and it was greatly received.

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