If you enjoy crocheting afghans, these books could bring you hours of enjoyment. There are patterns for beginners ranging through unusual, challenging patterns for advanced crocheters.
1) Afghans For All Seasons
In this Leisure Arts book, two favorite afghan patterns with 3-dimensional crocheted flowers are "Pretty Pansies" and "Rambling Roses". "Fireside Cheer" has a Fair Isle look; "Harvest Gold" is a lacy pineapple design. 52 afghan patterns in all.
2) Join-As-You-Go Afghans
Patterns for 48 afghans, created so that the motifs can be joined as they are crocheted.
3) Quick-Stitch Crochet Afghans
Afghans designed to be made in 16 hours or less but the stitches used make them look like they would take far longer to make.
4) Crochet With Heart Best-Loved Afghans
A Leisure Arts book, with 128 pages. Here are a few examples of the pattern titles in this book: Reindeer Forest, Noah's Ark, Bargello Blanket, Appealing Aran, Daisy Blanket.
5) Mosaic Magic: Afghans Made Easy
Afghans that are made using only one color in a row at a time, yet Lily Chin's use of long double crochet stitches create a complex finished look! The easy way to make impressive-looking afghans.
6) Afghans to Treasure
"Old Glory", a gold-fringed American Flag Afghan, is a popular patriotic pattern in this book. "Woven Rainbow" weaves strands of bright colors into a basic crocheted mesh. In "Purrfectly Pretty", a cat shape is crocheted into each block. Just a few examples of the 50 heirloom afghan patterns in this book.
8) Herrschner's Blue-Ribbon Afghans
Patterns for both crocheted and knitted afghans from Herrschner's national afghan competition.