

See the full schedule of patterns and all the event details in the main CAL post. I designed this easy beginner crochet afghan pattern for the CAL Central Cozy at Home CAL. When you’re crocheting an afghan blanket, you’re spending hours to crochet it so you want a comfortable crochet hook that can ease the strain on your hands. The hook size that I used was a 10mm (N/P) Streamline crochet hook from Furls Crochet.

To crochet this beginner crochet afghan, you’ll need 7 skeins of yarn to make this size (when matching gauge). I used the color Olive Branch for my sample which looks great in my living room. Lion Brand Re-Spun Thick & Quick is a lovely soft yarn that is currently available in 18 different colors. It’s a 100% recycled, super bulky weight yarn that I really loved working with. The type of yarn that I used for this project is called Lion Brand Re-Spun.
