I have been trying to crochet some quick and easy afghans for a crochet ministry at my church.  The group is donating 3′ x 5′ afghans to our local hospital that in turn gives them to families of organ donors.  I had never heard of this ministry before but a search on the internet shows there are several places that takes donations for this cause.

This pattern is great for a variegated yarn.  It works up fast and is called “The Brain Dead Afghan”  I am sure there is another name for this pattern.

I used the base chain plus 3 additions of 12 chains and the afghan came out at almost 36″ wide.  I used Red Heart Desert Camo yarn.  It took 6 skeins to measure almost 60″.