Breaking Bad Afghan

I absolutely loved watching Breaking Bad ( who didn't!) :) And as the big crochet geek I am, I couldn't help but notice the really cool, crocheted afghan on the White's couch which was visible in almost every episode...at least during the first few seasons.   

My boyfriend and I only started watching Breaking Bad when the series had almost come to an end, so we were able to watch most of the show within quite a short time span. From very early on though, I had my eye on the afghan on the living room couch...and it just so happened that I had some yarn in those colors. So it didn't take me long to decide to try and copy that blanket. To my great surprise my boyfriend also thought it sounded like a cool project ( normally he doesn't pay too much attention to my crochet projects;))...so one thing led to another and before I knew it, I had ordered more yarn, so I could make it the exact size as the one on the show.
(Free pattern below).   

It's quite apparent that the pattern is a granny square. However, it took a bit more work figuring out how many rows of each color are in the Breaking Bad afghan. Therefore, I took as many screen shots as possible of the episodes in which the blanket was featured more prominently - and then I zoomed in and tried to count rows. While I can't be absolutely certain I got it right, I do feel confident that it comes very, very close :) I did quite a bit of research (i.e. googling), but I couldn't find any other blogs or other sites with more info on the actual Breaking Bad blanket. But don't worry, if you also want to make your own Walter White afghan, I have tried to write down all the info you need at the end of this blog post.

Download the free pdf pattern here and find the pattern page on Ravelry here.

YARN

I used Red Heart Super Saver and Red Heart Classic, and used a 5.5 mm crochet hook. The colors and how many grams of each I've used:

Carrot - 300 g

Buff - 470 g

Warm Brown - 200 g 

Coffee - 420 g

Total weight 1390 g and it measures approx. 165 cm x 165 cm.

I crocheted the following number of rows - starting in the middle, moving outwards:

19  rows carrot

10  rows buff

4   rows warm brown

3   rows coffee

4   rows carrot

6   rows buff

2   rows warm brown

5   rows coffee

For the edge, I crocheted one row of single crochet - also using the coffee yarn.