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Finishing the Brick Faces Family C2C Crochet Baby Afghan
Don’t you just love crocheting with bright colors? I think that’s what keeps bringing me back to stitching children’s afghans even though my youngest is an adult! Plus in this case, I am after all an Adult Fan of LEGO (AFOL) and a LEGO-inspired blanket, must be made in LEGO-inspired colors. Now that we’ve gotten all the blocks stitched—Brick Face Dad, Brick Face Mom, Brick Face Daughter, and Brick Face Son—it’s time to put it all together and finish this amazing baby blanket.
If four LEGO-inspired C2C crochet blocks are not enough for you, know that the fun doesn’t have to stop here. Check out the full Brick Face Family C2C Crochet Afghan Pattern with 12 different blocks to choose from. Stitch them all or mix and match to make your ideal blanket.
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The 12-block pattern includes ad-free printable PDFs with charts and line-by-line instructions of the 4 blocks in this Brick Face Family C2C Crochet Afghan and 8 ADDITIONAL BLOCKS! Blocks include:
- Dad/Man
- Mom/Woman
- Daughter/Girl
- Son/Boy
- Mustache Man
- Scared
- Grandpa
- Sunglasses/Cool
- Crying/Sad
- Boy with Glasses
- Laughing
- Grandma
Stitching all 12 blocks makes an afghan large enough to cover a twin bed with drape on the sides. Or choose just your favorite 9 blocks for a child- or throw-size blanket. So many possibilities!
If you’re just getting started on this super fun, super bright afghan, click on over to the intro post Brick Face Family C2C Crochet Baby Afghan Intro to find the full list of materials. You can find the other LEGO-inspired Brick Face Family blocks here:
Brick Face Dad C2C Crochet Block
Brick Face Mom C2c Crochet Block
Brick Face Daughter C2C Crochet Block
Brick Face Son C2C Crochet Block
Preparing the Brick Faces Family Blocks
Remember that you should have already edged each block with a row of single crochet. If you have not done this, do it now. The single crochet row makes it easier to match up stitches and sew the blocks together. The single crochet row should be done in the same color as the background of each block. So for this afghan, use the following colors to edge each block in single crochet:
- Brick Face Dad — Royal (blue)
- Brick Face Mom — Lippy (pink)
- Brick Face Daughter — Eggplant (purple)
- Brick Face Son — Kelly (green)
For the joining and edging, you will need:
~ Loops and Threads Impeccable Yarn 4.5 oz skeins in the following colors (amounts are approximations):
- Sunny Day — 1.2 oz (for the sashing and joining)
- Black — 2.2 oz (for the final puff border)
~ Size H Crochet Hook or whatever hook you used to crochet the blocks
~ Yarn Needle
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Add Sashing to Each Brick Face Family Block
Before sewing the blocks together, we will add a row of sashing around each block. Perhaps I use the term sashing too readily. I don’t know if it is a common term among crocheters. I also quilt and I picked up the term from quilting. In quilting, sashing refers to strips of fabric that separate quilt blocks from each other. When I use it to refer to crochet, I just mean rows of crochet added around each block to separate the blocks from each other. Most often, I use the same color sashing around each block. This gives a tidy, unified appearance to the entire afghan.
For this afghan, stitch a row of half double crochet (HDC) around each block. You’ll need just under half an ounce of yarn for the HDC row on each block.
It is worked as follows:
- With right side facing, attach SUNNY DAY yarn in any SC stitch from the row below with a standing HDC.
- Work HDC1 in each stitch on the side of the block to the corner.
- In the corner stitch work 5 HDC.
- Continue around the block in like manner.
- Join with Slip Stitch (SL ST) in the first HDC. Fasten off.
Crochet a sashing row around each of the four blocks
Joining the Brick Face Family C2C Crochet Baby Afghan
The Brick Face Family Baby Afghan Layout
Begin by laying your blocks out in whatever order you wish. I decided to put Mom and Dad in the first row and their kids underneath. And to mix things up gender-wise, I put Dad and Son in opposite corners, and the same for Mom and Daughter.
Make sure all of your blocks are right side up. It’s true that the blocks are reversible, however, the direction that the stitches lie is different on the front and the back. For a cohesive look make sure all of your blocks face the same direction.
This is the layout I used:
Row 1: Brick Face Dad, Brick Face Mom
Row 2: Brick Face Daughter, Brick Face Son
Assembling the Brick Face Family Baby Afghan
You may join your blocks together by whatever method you prefer. I have used either a basic whip stitch or a flat slip stitch join. For this afghan, I used a whip stitch. I like the flat slip stitch join when I am sewing together blanket-width panels. For smaller blocks, I like the whip stitch. I think the whip stitch is better at filling in the points where four blocks meet. Which method do you prefer?
Join the blocks into rows first. Once the rows are made, stitch them together to create the 4-block blanket.
the Brick Face Family Baby Afghan Borders
We’re almost finished! The Brick Faces Family Baby Afghan has two simple border rows.
Row 1 is just like the sashing we did around each blocks. This creates an even look to the sashing between and around the blocks. Row 2 is a more decorative stitch.
Border Row 1
- With right side facing, attach SUNNY DAY yarn in any HDC stitch from the sashing row below with a standing HDC.
- Work HDC1 in each stitch to the corner
- In the corner stitch, work HDC 5.
- Continue around the afghan in the same manner.
- Join with a SL ST in the first HDC. Fasten off.
Border Row 2
For the final border, I wanted something reminiscent of LEGO studs so I chose to use a puff stitch. It’s a little hard to see the puffs in the above photo due to the black yarn. This puff stitch is made from 4 partial treble stitches worked in the same stitch, then finished off and closed with a Chain Stitch (CH). Make each puff as follows.
Puff Stitch (PS): *Yarn Over (YO) twice. Insert hook into stitch. Pull up a loop. YO; pull through two loops. YO; pull through two loops. Leave remaining loops on the hook.* Repeat from * to * 3 more times in the same stitch. (5 loops on hook). YO; pull through all loops. CH1.
A couple of important notes:
- When working Border Row 2, the stitch count may or may not work out perfectly. Always work a PS in the very corner stitch. You may need to either increase or decrease the number of double crochet just before the corner to ensure a puff stitch is in the corner stitch.
- Do not skip stitches before or after the puff stitch when working the DC stitches. Working in the immediately adjacent stitches forces the puff stitch to bulge.
Puff Stitch Border Row
With right side facing, join BLACK with standing Double Crochet (DC) in the first stitch from any HDC5 corner group from the previous row. DC1 in next stitch. Work PS1 in the corner stich. Work DC1 in each of the next 3 stitches. Work PS1 in the next stitch. Continue around the blanket working DC3 in between puff stitches. SL St in first DC to join. Fasten off.
Finished size: 38 inches x 38 inches
Don’t you just love that puff stitch border for this LEGO-inspired Brick Faces Family C2C Crochet Baby Afghan?! It’s such a nice finishing touch that will be appreciated not only by LEGO lovers, but also just for the texture it adds to the blanket. And they’re just asking to be pushed through from front to back, and then back again, back to front. Kind of like a warm, fuzzy Pop It bubble fidget toy.
I’d love to see your finished baby blanket and the lucky recipient. Send me pics! And as always, stitch happy!
~ Lucinda
