This is my first CAL-- exciting!
It’s also my first time making a sampler afghan!

I’m using only stash yarn, trying to make a dent in my collection of pinks and purples. Purple was my favorite color as a child, and pink and purple together were a joy to my little-girl heart. Though my tastes have changed somewhat over the years, I think this can still make a pretty afghan-- maybe for the bedroom more than the living rough, though. (g)

Motifs used:

1. Amber Waves
2. Far Pavilions
3. Croco-Dahlia
4. Yarn Clouds
5. Drop in the Bucket
6. Granny Bobble
7. On the Huh
8. Lacy Sun
9. Crown Jewels
10. Tumbling Diamonds
11. Impossible Hexagon
12. Starburst Flower
13. Frances Flower
14. Whimsy
15. Soft & Sweet

August 10th--
I’ve been surprised by how much I’ve enjoyed this project, so far. I’m still a little concerned over how easily they’ll join together. I think I’ll have to fudge things to get the stitch counts to line up correctly, but making each square has been lots of fun, and I see more samplers in my future.

I’m considering adding in a few more squares to make the afghan larger, but I guess I’ll wait and see how it looks with all twelve squares, first. If I have enough yarn left over, this could be a good opportunity to try out a fancy, deep border…

October 10th--
I decided I wanted the blanket to be a little bigger, but I didn’t want to wait around for more square suggestions (even though the CAL has been extended, I think). So I selected a few squares from a couple books in my library.

After working a fairly wide border on my last afghan (Citric Acid), I was somewhat burned out on borders. Also, I didn’t have tons of yarn left-- or at least I wasn’t confident that I’d have plenty-- so I didn’t add a “fancy, deep border”, after all. I worked border #102 from Edie Eckman’s Around the Corner Crochet Borders book. However, I did my own color scheme (different color each round) and added an extra row of the alternating sc and ch-1.