I really love this block! And I am happy that I finally seem to have taken a photo which shows the block's great texture. The block is completed from the bottom up from row 1 to about 45 and then rows 1 through 24 are repeated. In some of the rows, you add an amazing number of stitches only to decrease them away in subsequent rows; this gives the block such a nice three dimensional quality. With this block, I did not use the chart one bit. Instead, I used the row by row written out instructions and they are GREAT! Post-It Notes are also great tools to help keep a person on track... otherwise I think I would have gone blind.
I don't think a person could ever memorize a pattern this detailed, but it was still very, very fun to do! Up next... sand and waves, a crab, a snail, and three fish!
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Where did you get the instructions for this? I think it would make a beautiful baby blanket!
Here is a link for you:
https://www.google.com/search?q=great+american+afghan+pattern&sa=X&biw=375&bih=628&noj=1&tbs=vw:l,ss:9&tbm=shop&srpd=18153137573913219692&prds=epd:8860293473100328437,paur:ClkAsKraX4qDpsYZEpOgQ1Z9R3Hr3MAk05k-y4Cz8U1Yo5BqIx1cvFFVEUCamhPie9nfmPlXH6aHiGYN2aXTjDqo_4r6Kym6pu6BuTlpGX5d7zTHw98DRlUCkxIZAFPVH72LHyMG1ihNwEzWqXNtkt0di9t_tw,cdl:1,cid:10671141221220742765&ved=0ahUKEwiG0JiVteXPAhWosVQKHVlAC5oQgTYI6AM
I don't see which one it is on there.
Would it be possible to get the written instructions from you?
There are 25 blocks and you can only see some of the blocks on the book's cover. I think I would be violating a copyright issue if I made and gave out copies of a pattern that is not free. The block is #16 in the book. Maybe a local library would have the book. You can also find it on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/XRX-Publishing-Drawing-American-Afghan/dp/1933064129
Ravelry is also a great resource but I think the pattern is only available in the book. http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/the-great-american-afghan
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