Best of February 2012: 16 Popular Afghan Patterns

February was a fun month for us! Our newsletter featured hundreds of great free crochet afghan patterns that our readers simply fell in love with. If you missed any, not to worry; we've collected the very best of them right here. There are so many great afghan patterns to choose from, you won't know where to get hooking first! We suggest you start with some recently-added patterns, including the Blackberry Salad Striped Baby Blanket and the Peacock Afghan. And if you missed it last month, Aunt Dot's Afghan made the cut once again and remains one of the site's most popular projects. Be sure to check out the full list of February's top-clicked patterns below. Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter, Laying It All Out, so you can help pick next month's most popular projects!

1. Blackberry Salad Striped Baby Blanket
2. Day Dream Nursery Afghan
3. Peacock Afghan
4. Charleston Garden Granny Square Afghan
5. Ice Crystals Afghan
6. Scallop Afghan
7. Sugar Pop Baby's First Afghan
8. Accidental Stitch Baby Blanket
9. One Skein Baby Blanket
10. Colorful Ripple Afghan
11. V-Stitch Baby Afghan
12. Calypso Wave Afghan
13. Rainbow Days Afghan
14. Classically Simple Shell
15. Aunt Dots Afghan
16. California Ranch Afghan