Knit afghan - perhaps the most beautiful I've ever made

Closeup - giving just a small flavor of detail and texture

Made for niece Jackie McLemore and hubby Jamie.  This is perhaps my favorite of all the afghans I've ever made - and that's really saying something!

Made with two strands of Homespun yarn (Deco), this is super warm and heavy - but they do live in New Hampshire.  The texture doesn't show in the photos at all, but it is amazing - soft and fuzzy.

Pattern can be found in two different books.  A little booklet called "Beginner's Guide: Knit Stitches & Easy Projects" and also in a very good pattern book, "Big Book of Quick Knit Afghans",  Both are available from Amazon and quite possibly your local everyday yarn shop.

The pattern is written quite stupidly in these books, I think.  It's just a horseshoe print and what's called a Trinity stitch, plus seed stitch and and easy bordering pattern.  I did use stitch markers and also a row counter, but the pattern was not hard.  No cables or other things that slow you down.  Intermediate level, I'd say.

Perhaps you'd like more info - including needles, skeins and help with translating the pattern in these books.  If so, leave a comment or contact me with questions.