This afghan was started a few years ago, or maybe more than a few, but I injured my thumb and it was hard to crochet for awhile. As a word of advice, remember that it is not a good idea to poke a stick into a ground bee nest to see if the bees are still in there, because this may result in panic, running, falling, and an injured and stung thumb. Now I am able to crochet again, and need to finish this large UFO. The design idea was for a Mexicana look reminiscent of chili peppers with an acid green center and hot red/yellow/orange tones. The border will be black in a fancy stitch that makes you think of Latin wrought iron work. But first I have to finish it. It will be 8 blocks wide and 12 blocks long for a nice lap robe size. So far, there are seven complete rows sewn together. The sad fact is that I hate sewing the squares together, especially since the edges are black and hard to see.
After I finish this afghan, if I ever crochet another one, I'm going to try another, easier method of joining the squares. I ran across this site that has lots of info about crochet, and has instructions (in the second group down called 'Afghan Edgings and Joinings') for the Flat Braid Joining Method. This looks much easier and could result in an afghan project being finished in less than 10 years.
http://priscillascrochet.net/freepatterns.html
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