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17. I made a basket-weave crocheted afghan once that doubled as a bedspread that looked like these pics.

Tue Nov 5, 2013, 11:09 PM

Nov 2013

Once I got the basket weave mastered, this thing was very fun to make. I hemmed two edges in fringe.

I made it in the 1970' or 80's I think and used a heavy acrylic yarn. It's still good looking and extremely warm. Washes and dries great.

https://www.google.com/search?q=basket+weave+crochet&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Wb15UsvuLZOrqQGM5YDwCQ&sqi=2&ved=0CDAQsAQ&biw=1272&bih=615

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Has anyone here ever crocheted a queen size bed spread? [View all] hedgehog Oct 2013 OP

I once did a king-sized, granny square one. sinkingfeeling Oct 2013 #1

How did it hold shape over time? What weight yarn did you use? hedgehog Oct 2013 #2

That sounds KC Oct 2013 #5

For a project like this, a bulky yarn in stripes SheilaT Oct 2013 #4

My grandmother did two twin size spreads csziggy Oct 2013 #6

Were they granny squares? Please explain "inset" .. 2banon Nov 2013 #8

No they were strips of crochet set into sheet weight cloth csziggy Nov 2013 #9

thank you! Very Cool.... 2banon Nov 2013 #10

On my grandmother's they were sewn csziggy Nov 2013 #11

Thank You for all your time and labor 2banon Nov 2013 #13

Seaming... pipi_k Nov 2013 #14

I didn't know there were "seaming" pins.. 2banon Nov 2013 #15

Always pipi_k Nov 2013 #16

I'm Bookmarking this instruction you've made. 2banon Nov 2013 #18

Not the best picture but it's what I have csziggy Nov 2013 #12

Granny squares pipi_k Oct 2013 #7

My ex just finished one. Kaleva Jan 2014 #19