Motif afghans can be fun because you can choose a single motif in different colors or multiple motifs that fit together to form one wonderful crochet afghan.

If you need to make a crochet afghan fast, you'll want to choose a mile a minute pattern like this one. Other styles include join-as-you-go afghans and motif afghans. This crochet afghan, which is a mile-a-minute afghan, is just one of the many variations that you can find. The word 'afghan' came into the English language in the 1700s as the Persians used to call the Pashtuns by this name, who lived in what is now eastern and southern Afghanistan.Īfghanistan is well known for its textiles today like carpets and karakul wool, which can be used for crochet afghans. Crochet afghans like this one get their name from the location where they originated: in Afghanistan.