Fanfare Afghan
Finished
1987
March 26, 2025

Fanfare Afghan

Project info
Fanfare Afghan by Brunswick
Knitting
BlanketThrow
Mom
Needles & yarn
US 10 - 6.0 mm
2,575 yards
Brunswick Heritage
6 skeins = 1320.0 yards (1207.0 meters), 600 grams
White
Lion Brand Heartland
1255 yards in stash
5 skeins = 1255.0 yards (1147.6 meters), 710 grams
Blue
LoveCrafts
December 29, 2019
Notes

When my grandmother passed away, she was in the middle of knitting an afghan. It somehow wound up in the possession of my mother, who is a crocheter, not a knitter. She asked my sister and I to finish it.

After a _lot_ of internet sleuthing, I managed to get my hands on not only the original pattern, but the physical publication—a pamphlet published by Brunswick in 1980. I also have the far more priceless hand-written version from when my grandmother presumably hand-copied it from the library.

Her portion was knitted with yarn that no longer has the ball band. I’m assuming it’s an aran acrylic? It will be an adventure to find the right yarn to continue this project with.

December 22, 2019

Knitting a swatch with Caron Simply soft to see if it can strike the balance I seek between the stiff 1980s acrylic that’s already been knit and a softer, more cozy modern acrylic.

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Finished
1987
March 26, 2025
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by Lion Brand
Aran
100% Acrylic
251 yards / 142 grams

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by Brunswick
Worsted
75% Acrylic, 25% Wool
220 yards / 100 grams

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  • Project created: March 15, 2019
  • Finished: March 27, 2025
  • Updated: April 12, 2025
  • Progress updates: 6 updates