Crochet Tactic

This site is all about giving you tips to make your projects better, but this tip is possibly one of the best. If you enjoy crocheting, and you want to take on bigger projects like afghans, putting the lightest color in the center can be the difference between a nice afghan and an amazing afghan.

This tactic draws in the viewer's eye. It gives your project that "wow" factor. You want onlookers to admire your work, and using little tips like this will put you above the rest.

This afghan is made from alternating colors. 16 rows alternating between light yellow and black, 16 rows of alternating between yellow and black, etc... until you make it to your darkest color. This traditional granny square blanket will take over 20 hours to make for people who crochet casually.


While this granny square obviously has the lightest color in the middle, it is not so obvious in all afghans. It is easy to use this tactic discretely.

Lighter color discretely in the middle