Life is Short. Eat more Tacos!
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I love Mexican food, I love parties, and I love bright colors! What could be more natural, then, than to create a bright Mexican taco fiesta inspired blanket? The Fiesta! C2C Crochet Afghan is the result. I wish I could say that I would have all the panel patterns created and up for you to finish this blanket by Cinco de Mayo, but life intervened.
I HAVE A DAUGHTER GETTING MARRIED!
Yep. And she’s getting married NEXT MONTH! Needless to say, I’ve only been working part-time instead of full-time lately and focusing on wedding details the other half of the time. I’m super excited for J$ and I love to see her sooo happy!
But, on to the afghan!
This Fiesta! Afghan features 6 panels:
- Papel Picado (paper flags)
- Avocados
- Mustaches
- Chile Peppers
- Tacos
- Barrel Cactus
One panel will be released each week. Once we’ve finished all the panels, we’ll finish things off with a fun Mexican flag-colored moss stitch border in Fiesta! C2C Crochet Afghan—Joining and Edging.
Each panel measures about 53 inches wide when stitched at the same gauge I used. The height of each panel will vary based on the number of squares in it. The tallest panels (the chile peppers and barrel cacti) measure approximately 17.5 inches tall.
Blanket dimensions: 56 inches wide x 82 inches long
As you can see, it is a very large blanket, but can easily be customized. Don’t like Avocados? Leave off that panel. Don’t want to crochet the intricate Papel Picado? Don’t crochet them. I just couldn’t leave any of these panels off and I wish I could have included more!
Want to customize your blanket? Look for the 11 panel options in the Fiesta! C2C Crochet Afghan Pattern at Swish and Stitch Crafts on Etsy.
To really mix things up and customize your afghan, check out all of the possibilities in the Fiesta! Afghan C2C Crochet Afghan Pattern available in SwishandStitchCrafts on Etsy. (Coming soon!)
This premium patterns includes printable PDFS with the charts and line-by-line instructions for all of the free panels plus 5 additional EXCLUSIVE panels!
The additional panels include:
- Maracas
- Pinatas
- Ponchos
- Sombreros
- and Sugar Skulls
C2C Crochet Method
I used the standard Corner to Corner (C2C) crochet technique for this afghan. I crochet with worsted weight yarn and I use an H hook. To brush up on C2C crochet, click over to my Crochet Videos page.
Fiesta! C2C Crochet Afghan Materials List
IMPORTANT: I weighed all my yarn before and after crocheting to give you the best approximation for the amount used. Please remember, differences in stitching tension, chosen blocks, the number of blocks crocheted, and the brand of yarn selected will yield different results.
Materials
~ Loops and Threads Impeccable Yarn 4.5 oz skeins in the following colors (rounded up to the whole ounce):
- White — 43 oz (includes blocks and borders)
- Kelly Green (green) — 10 oz (includes blocks and borders)
- Red Hot (red) — 8 oz (includes blocks and borders)
- Jade (light green) — 7 oz
- Sunny Day (yellow) — 4 oz
- Black — 4 oz
- Lippy (pink) — 3 oz
- Orange Crush (orange) — 3 oz
- Sea Green (aqua) — 2 oz
- Chocolate (brown) — 1 oz
- Soft Taupe (light brown) — 1 oz
~ Size H/5.0 mm Crochet Hook or hook needed to achieve gauge (see Gauge for C2C Afghans)
~ Sizes I/5.5 mm and J/6.0 mm Crochet Hooks, if needed (more info will be given in the Joining and Edging post)
~ Yarn Needle
~ Scissors
We’ll start things off with the Papel Picado Row. See you next Monday!
~Lucinda
