I love Christy's Finished Afghan

 I love Christy's finished afghan.  The pattern is a feather and fan ripple, and it's an easy pattern with basically a 2-row repeat.  So, it's easy to crochet while watching TV and relaxing.

I used Caron Simply Soft yarns, and they really are soft and cozy.  I really like the border around the afghan.  I mirrored the shell pattern on the top and bottom of the afghan, and crocheted a shell stitch pattern along the sides.
 

The afghan is about 45" x 65".  It will be so nice and cozy this winter!

Notes:  Round 1) SC on top row with bone color. Sides: Each shell row/sc: 3 scs. So, 3 scs in each row shell section spaced out along side edges. Sc on bottom edge in the bottom of each stitch.

Round 2) Top row as usual with 9 DC in corners. So, 7 dcs (one DC in a stitch, skip a stitch) then 5 DCs, 5 DCs (do not skip a stitch between shells).

Sides: (Skip a stitch, SC, Skp a stitch, shell of 5 DC) along sides. At edge: Skip a stitch, SC, skip a stitch, corner of 9 DCs.

Bottom Edge: Mirror the bottom edge by doing the Shells (5 DC, 5 DC) at the top curve of each ripple (at the 4th DC of the previous row). (Skip a stitch, DC) 7 times between shells. Corner is 9 DCS.

Finish with a row of SC along the top edge, one SC in each stitch in bone color.