This is one of the first afghans I made. My parents got all my first efforts so this one was for them. I used dc and FPdc and what was at that time my standard border, several rows of dc. When something works, I stick with it. LOL
 

These two afghans were made around 1980 I'd guess. They were again for my parents. The top one is a variegated green and the other a multi-color probably using leftovers. Notice I did a row where I alternated colors. That was pretty brave for that time in my crochet experience. Pattern was straight dc with a dc border of several rounds.
 

These two ghans went to nieces and nephews of the Miller clan. I don't actually remember who got what. The top one is made from a tweed yarn, probably Sayelle as this was pre-WalMart. The lower one is shades of blue. These were straight dc with a dc border of several rounds.
 

This afghan was made at the request of my aunt for my Uncle Freddy Matherne. It's a basic granny square using some darker colors for a man. At that time I didn't have a lot of trouble with dark colors. Now my eyes are not as good.

This isn't a very good picture, but these ghans were created for my brother Ricky and his wife Lisa. The one on the right is a blue tweed. The one on the left is stripes of probably a buff and maroon though I don't know specifically the color. Again, straight dc.
 

This was my first "real" design effort. I designed this specifically for our good friends Angi & Troy Gott as a wedding gift. I got input from Angi on colors and type and went from there. I really liked the finished product with the neutral cream and just a hint of the peach. I have this pattern design somewhere... I called it Angi's Afghan.

This is a granny square afghan made in 1985 with fingering yarn for my soon-to-born daughter. The crayon doll was made later from a pattern my MIL had. There's a ruler in the arm section and crayons in the pockets.
 

This baby afghan was made for my cousin and his wife, Gerard and Darilyn, in 1995. Darilyn had a tough pregnancy so it was such a blessing to do this for her little one. It is broomstick lace with fringe at either end, alternating a cream and pale green.
 

Ben's Afghan

This is a small broomstick lace afghan I made for my son years ago. As I post this, he is 15 so you can figure how long ago this was. LOL It's just straight broomstick lace rows. The angle I took it from makes it look like the sides are not straight, but they actually are. :-)

This is another terrible picture. I think this ghan went to my parents. It looks like the FPdc is used. It wasn't a pattern. I seldom used patterns then (or now really LOL) as I couldn't afford to, but just made it up as I went along using my current favorite stitch.

Kate's Alphabet Afghan

Here is another alphabet afghan made in April 1989 for my daughter, Kate. This one used Tunisian squares with a cross-stitch alphabet on the squares. I added numbers to fill in this time. Notice the curling edges. Now I know to purl that first and last row. :-)

Janet's Alphabet Afghan

This is an afghan I made many, many years ago in Feb. 1987 for my niece Janet. I made individual squares in red and white. then I made chains and fashioned the letters out of the chains and sewed them onto the squares. Of course, today, I would use cross-stitch or work in the alphabet, but at that time this was the only way I knew to do it. Notice the flowers I made to fill in the leftover squares. Wasn't I clever? LOL
 

These were the same shell design, one for my son and one for my daughter. They were crocheted in 1996 and we still have them though they are getting a bit ratty. LOL Ben slept with his every night until I made him a new camouflage one. I think the pattern was something like Crayon Shell if I recall correctly.
 

I have no idea who I made this one for or what pattern I used. If I ever remember, I'll be sure to make a note of it. :-)
 

This ghan was a gift for my nephew Michael Miller in November 1989. I was pregnant and bedridden at the time and couldn't attend his wedding, but had plenty of time to whip up an afghan. The pattern is Vanna's Choice from Vanna's Afghans A to Z. I think I actually used the pattern from a magazine before the book came out. I can't remember which one it was, but I still have it in my closet somewhere.

This one went to my wonderful BIL Kent. He chose the pattern himself. This was the first diagonal I made and I was pleased that it came out well. The pattern is Blue on Blue from Afghans magazine (Harris Publications, Winter 1983. Finished size was 49 x 60 and used 11 ozs ea of 4 colors worsted weight yarn. In this case, the colors were white, lt blue, med blue and navy blue. I used an I hook.

This one went to Project Linus. It's a scrap afghan made using the pattern Blue on Blue from Afghans magazine (Harris Publications, Winter 1983. This is actually one of my favorite afghans. It's very colorful and the PL rep was so excited about it. Did my ego good. :-)

The is again the pattern Blue on Blue from Afghans magazine (Harris Publications, Winter 1983. This was a gift to Amy Wood and her new husband Christmas 1996.