Victorian Lattice Square Afghan for Ally

Ally's loves her soft, comfy afghan.  I used the crochet square pattern, Victorian Lattice Square, in mushroom and lapis using Stylecraft DK and a size 4.0 mm F hook.

                                                                     Ally's Afghan

The squares are joined using a continuous join called Flat Braid Join. Each square is edged with SC in mushroom first with (2 sc, ch 3, 2 sc) in the corners.

Flat Braid Join Tutorial: https://www.crochet365knittoo.com/happily-ever-afghan-cro... and also at The Patchwork Heart. 

I love the decorative join.  You start crocheting 2 squares together, and keep adding squares and rows.  It's a beautiful join.

                                                                  Afghan Border


For the border,
Round 1:  2 sc in each loop of squares, 5 scs in corners, and 5 sc in joins (2 sc in first loop, 3 sc in second loop).
Round 2: Ch 2, 9 DC in first corner, skip 2 scs, sc in the next sc, skip 2 sc, 5 DC shell in next sc, and repeat to next corner. 

The border is crocheted in the Lapis Color.  I love this afghan--it turned out really pretty.

Chain Maille Bracelets

The Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival has lots of fun and unusual classes each September.  I really enjoyed the Chain Maille Bracelet class I took there.

The first bracelet I made was a Captured Bead Bracelet out of copper and Swarovski crystals.  It's an easy bracelet to make.

                                                     Captured Bead Copper Bracelet

The second bracelet was a Byzantine bracelet, which I've made before, and it is a fun pattern to weave.  I really love it in silver. It is also very pretty in bright aluminum.

                                                                    Byzantine Bracelet

My granddaughters love their bracelets in their School Colors. 

                                                              School Spirit Bracelets

My granddaughter loves the color purple, so I made a silver and purple bracelet for her, also in the Byzantine pattern.

There are lots of chain maille ring vendors online, and the colorful anodized aluminum rings and bright aluminum rings make beautiful fun bracelets.  I'm really enjoying making these beautiful gifts.

My notes:  16 gauge, 4.5 mm ID for some bracelets; 18 g. 3.5 mm ID for purple and silver bracelet, 65 color A, 128 color B.  K's wrist 6 1/4", her bracelet almost 7" then added two or three to make it adjustable and more room.  N's:  6 1/2" -7 1/4" finished.  A's: 7 1/4" to 7 3/4" finished.   Adjustable--use 3 to 5 extra rings.  Lobster clasp.  

Silver:  16 gauge,  4.5 mm ID, 2" = 3 full and 1/2 Byzantine sections.  2 color Byzantine:  connector rings are in one color, Byzantine 4 rings are in other color.