All of my Charted Patterns

Here are all the charts I have available. All my charts are FREE.  I realize these are too small to use, so if you would like a chart you can find most of them on my Facebook Group.  If you don't find the chart you want on the group (look for the Files Tab(under the italicized i on mobile devices) make a request on the group for the one you want and I'll upload it.

They are in 3 different formats, Excel--editable .xlsx, Adobe .pdf or picture .png,  I recommend the .xlsx or .png files because the pdf splits it up into several pages.  If you would like to learn more about how to crochet from charts (or tapestry crochet) check out these posts, Harley Davidson Afghan, Globe Crochet-Along, How to make your own crochet bobbins, How to cross stitch on crochet, How to make your own Charts, Stitch Board(makes pdf charts)

Harley Davidson

Harley Davidson logo

Girly Harley Afghan

Chicago Blackhawks

John Deere

Marine Corps

Navy Afghan

Army Afghan

Air Force Afghan

National Guard

Coast Guard

Don’t Tread on Me Afghan

Little Angel

Peacock Afghan

Cowboy Hat and Boots

Owlet in a Tree Hollow

Elk in the Woods

Globe Pillow

Greek Alphabet

iPad Case

Day of the Dead Banner

Deb S's Harley Afghan

Deb S has been busy!  She crocheted this entire afghan.  My hat is off to you, this is not an easy pattern!

If you would like to make the Harley Afghan you can find it here.

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How to Make Yarn Bobbins for Tapestry Crochet

I'm getting ready to make another Harley Davidson Afghan.  The last one nearly drove me crazy because I just had the yarn attached to the afghan in balls and they kept unrolling and getting all tangled up.  So this time I decided to use yarn bobbins to keep the yarn from doing this.  The only problem is I can't seem to find any here in town and the one's on Amazon seemed too small.  So I decided to make my own.

• Foam Core board
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Exacto Knife
• Small piece of cardboard to put underneath to protect your table or cutting surface
• Tape

I'm going to use this bobbin as a guide on how mine should look.

Bulky Yarn Bobbins

First draw a rectangle on the foam core board that is 5 inches long and 3 inches wide.

Then use your straight edge to help you draw this shape.  You can use a protractor for the rounded edges.  I just drew mine freehand.

Place the foam core board on top of a piece of cardboard to protect your cutting surface.

Use straight edge and an Exacto knife to score the foam core board then go back over again with the Exacto knife until the part is cut loose.  For curved areas you will probably just have to use the Exacto knife, unless you have a protractor.

If you are having trouble cutting a piece off, try turning over and cutting on the lines that are showing to help you remove the piece.

Once you have cut out your first bobbin, you can use it as a guide to draw the rest of the bobbins that you need.

The last step is to cover the bobbin in tape.  This will make the edges smoother and make the thinner parts of the bobbin stronger.

Now wind the amount of yarn you need to use around the bobbin.

Once you have wound your bobbin, cut it loose from the skein and then start using it.

It works well.  Even when it's hanging it doesn't unwind.

Happy Hooking!

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Harley Davidson Afghan Update

Here's my progress so far.  I've gotten up to row 72 and I'm about 11 rows from the logo.  I will add the white yarn in then and use bobbins.

Here's a great tip I got from Janice:

"Chart Afghans are my favorite type of afghan to make. I have made several. One trick I have learned over the years is to thread your yarn from the bobbins in a straw before you start your stitch this keeps the bobbins from tangling. I never used a table to crochet/knit/Tunisian Afghans I always sit in my rocker so I am not sure what method is being used here. Also to keep the back as neat as possible I don’t carry the yarn I use different bobbins for each color and then weave the ends into the afghan. I keep track of the right side and wrong side to hang the bobbins on the wrong side never on the right side. An easy way to keep track is the odd rows are the wrong side and the even rows are the right side or vice versa which ever you prefer as I turn with each row I do not end and start over."

Once I've finished all the rows, I'm going to go back and add the red and yellow yarn by cross stitch.

If you are interested in making the Harley Davidson Afghan check out the original post here.

Happy Hooking!

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