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Then add 8 cm on each side for the small border or 15 cm for the full border. The afghan is approximately 140 cm x 110 cm large, without the border, using the recommended yarn weight. And as an homage to the original, that introduced me to this technique, it both starts and ends with the original Apache Tears pattern. And that was the inspiration for my Havana Afghan, a lot of different colors and patterns, that then come together as a whole.Īs a result, my afghan has 7 different mosaic patterns, which are all simple variations of the original Apache Tears. When walking the streets of Havana, it’s inevitable to be inspired by the multitude of patterns and colors that meet your eyes everywhere you look! As a Nordic, I am not used to this in my surroundings (we tend to be a bit more organized up there!) so what always astounds me is how all the different and mismatching tiles, colors and patterns then all come together and make a beautiful colorful whole. At the time I was living in Havana (like I am now) and I wanted to make a big piece inspired by this uniquely colorful and beautiful city. I first came to know this technique through the lovely Apache Tears blanket, and when I started playing around with it, my Havana Afghan came to light. It really is the most wonderfully fun technique to learn, and the best part is that while it looks quite complicated, it really isn’t! The fact that this was my first mosaic crochet pattern makes it a very good introduction project to this technique for those of you who are trying it for the first time. The book is alas only available in Icelandic but can be purchased here: It was published in my third crochet pattern book, Havana Heklbók, in 2016. This was the first pattern I ever wrote using the mosaic crochet technique, back in 2015. You will find several video tutorials for this project on my youtube channel:
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The pattern was available for free during the CAL and now it is available for purchase here. The Havana Afghan is worked with the wonderful mosaic crochet technique and was featured in a CAL hosted by Pippin Crochet Club on Facebook, the fall of 2018.