How do you crochet letters onto a single crochet afghan?

Answer 1

The only way I know to crochet letters onto an already completed afghan would be to use surface stitching.

Another method, which is not crochet but which would give a very nice look, would be to cross-stitch them on. This can be done on single crochet or tunisian crochet (afghan stitch).

Another way to get letters on an afghan would be to crochet strands of chains or single crochet strips and shape them into the letters needed, then attach them to the ghan. That would give a 3-D effect.

Answer 2

If you mean worked into the afghan, this involves some planning. You would get or make a chart of the letters you want to include. I assume they would in a different color than the rest of the afghan so they stand out. You might like to use bobbins so you don't have to keep cutting the yarn though you could work over the unused yarn if there are a lot of letters that will go throughout the afghan.

You would follow the chart, working odd rows right to left and even rows left to right, changing color at the point where your letter is.

If you want to ADD letters to an already completed afghan, the procedure is different. Most work best with single crochet or afghan stitch.

You can use surface stitching to place the letters on the afghan. You could cross-stitch them on. You could crochet strands of chains or single crochet strips and shape them into the letters needed, then attach them to the ghan giving a 3-D effect.

Answer 3

If you have already made the letters and the afghan, you would have to sew the letters onto the afghan using the same yarn or a lighter weight yarn in the same color. Yarn tails would be woven in just as you normally do in finishing a project. You should make sure the letters are firmly attached, especially if the project is going to a young child.