2012BAMCAL
2012 BAMCAL Lapghan

This is my 2012 BAMCAL afghan. Crocheting 2 squares per month with a really lovely group of ladies. We have such a great time.

I completed 25 squares and was going to put it on our bed, but decided after all that it would look nicer in the conservatory. So I have 5 spare squares!!

I have decided to make a smaller lap quilt (project page for that is here) with the 5 spares and will add extra squares to make it a nice size. I may do cream squares to alternate. I have kept back the slightly larger, paler in colour squares, as they were slightly too big to go with the other squares in my larger afghan and as I had already done the cable border on them, I didn’t want to frog them to a smaller size.

The cable border was worked on each square and was quite time consuming and rough on the wrist, but I think, worthwhile. (Note to self: Use 4mm hook)

Cable Border:

Rd 1:
2 sc, 2ch, 2ch for corner, sc all along (41 sc on each side) + corner sts.

Rd 2:
2sc, 2ch, 2sc for corner, bphdc all along (45 bphdc on each side) + corner sts.

Rd 3:
2sc, 2ch 2ch for corner, 1 sc (ch 3, sk 2 sts, 1sc, turn, sc in the 3 ch, sl into next st, turn, 2sc in missed sts), 1sc (15 cable on each side) Here is Bonnie Barkers tutorial of how to do the cable.

Rd 4:
TURN 2sc in corner, sc into next 80 sts, 2sc in next st, 1 sc into next st until 37 sts (including 2 corner sts), in all are worked then 2sc into next st, 2 sc into next finishing with 2ch ch2 to finish first corner (43 sts on each side) + corner sts.

After the cable border in cream, I went around each square with hdc in camel, then joined each square with a raised sc seam.

1. January Square: Pretty Petals

2. January Filler Drop in the Bucket

3. February Morning Glory

4. February Filler Centre Heart Square

5. March: Hint of Spring Square

6. March Filler: Double Treble Burst Square

7. April: Lions Mane

8. May: Windowpane Square

9. May Filler: JulieAnny’s Stained Glass Square

10. June: Moroccan Tile

11. June Filler: Crown Jewels Square

12. July: Eyelet Lace

13. July Filler: Eight Pointed Flower

14. August Alternate Square: Sweet Peas 12”

15. August Filler: Crocodile Flower

16. Extra Square: Firenze Afghan Block

17. Extra Square: Freedom Square

18. September: Embracing Variety

19. October: Winterslace

20. October Filler: Velvet & Lace

21. November: Shining Star

22. November Filler: African Sun

23. December: Cherries Jubilee

24. December Filler: Crocheted Snowflake

25. Extra Square: Purifying Puritans