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		<title>Knit Afghans</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Knitted Afghan Patterns
Knit afghans are among the most prized of Afghans. They have the time and perseverance of the person that made them stitched into the very fibers that make up the rug. It can take one person many years to produce a single rug. This can cause the price of the rug to go [...]]]></description>
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<p>Knit afghans are among the most prized of Afghans. They have the time and perseverance of the person that made them stitched into the very fibers that make up the rug. It can take one person many years to produce a single rug. This can cause the price of the rug to go from two-three hundred dollars of material to fifteen thousand dollars for the price of the finished product.</p>
<p>Very few people have the skills necessary to make fine rugs nowadays and so the price has risen even more. Most people who have the skill pass it on as a family heirloom, along with the material and afghans that they already have. Some people may have such skill, that they can make the rugs into blankets that not only keep the person warm, but they add vivid coloring to the room and the material is strong enough to last a long time.</p>

<h3>Knit Afghans Rare</h3>
<p>This, along with the lack of people to make them, has made the afghan rather rare in open market. To find a good, high quality, knit afghan, one may have to go to a foreign country just to be closer to the people with natural inherited skill in the production of the rugs. Knit afghans are even more exquisite than ordinary machine-produced rugs. They have a personal touch to them.</p>
<h3>The Beauty Of Afghan Patterns</h3>
<p>The patterns are unique and the colors are exquisite. If one person takes the time to produce such a beautiful piece of art, they want to put their best effort into it. Therefore, people will often knit the afghan in such a way that it far surpasses the quality of other rugs. It is more than just a rug to them though.</p>
<p>Some people use them as murals on the wall. Other people, more willing to make something from nothing, sell their hard work to make a living and let other people use the afghans as rugs. People do not appreciate the hard work that it takes to make such a fine piece of art. Some people even feel that if the knowledge of how to make an afghan is not passed on to children, then they are losing some part of their culture, for afghans are part of the culture in Afghanistan and people just don’t know.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Afghans and Their Patterns
Afghans are usually very bright and whimsical. They can come in any pattern. The most common pattern for an afghan is the octagon with surrounding color splashes. Afghans can come in stripes, for that is what is most commonly used for blankets. It can also come in random color variations of the octagon, [...]]]></description>
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<p>Afghans are usually very bright and whimsical. They can come in any pattern. The most common pattern for an afghan is the octagon with surrounding color splashes. Afghans can come in stripes, for that is what is most commonly used for blankets. It can also come in random color variations of the octagon, being striped to the outside of the blanket. Afghans are usually hand-made of yarn, and can therefore come in any color.</p>
<p>Some companies in the US will even allow you to customize your own afghan and go with it. Afghans also have a symbolic and cultural purpose. They can be used as war rugs. If they are used in such a manner, they are given the name of the tribe that created them, or event the region in which they are located.</p>
<p>This is not what the rugs are used for in the United States though. They are used as décor and are very valuable. Relating to Persian rugs, the afghan can sell for a pretty penny, often supplying companies with a lot of money for the single purchase of a rug.</p>
<p>The patterns of the afghans are mostly symmetrical.</p>
<p>They are geometrical and always have some sort of shape on them. They have an inner shape, usually an octagon, that can be surrounded by a border around the outside of the carpet or the octagon can be surrounded by flowers and intricate vine designs. But they are always colorful.</p>
<p>The shapes can be red, cream, yellow, green, pure white or whatever color is needed to make the design look good. When thinking of an afghan design, one can picture the random geometric patterns that they colored when they were a kid and put it into a beautifully designed piece of fabric. That is what an afghan is. It is a geometric combination of color and wonder and imagination all thrown into the same bowl.</p>
<p>If you don’t find the afghan pattern that you want so you can make a design you can ask someone to customize it for you. There are some wonderfully skilled people out there in this field. You will have to pay extra for them to either make you the pattern or for them to make the afghan for you. Yet if you really want something in particular this can be the best way to go.</p>
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		<title>Afghan and Throw Rugs</title>
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Afghan and throw rugs are among the most common used in America. Afghans were first formed in Afghanistan, where they got their name, and some are made with a lot of holes in them. The common fact about Afghans is that they are made of yarn and that [...]]]></description>
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<p>Afghan and throw rugs are among the most common used in America. Afghans were first formed in Afghanistan, where they got their name, and some are made with a lot of holes in them. The common fact about Afghans is that they are made of yarn and that they are hand-stitched.</p>
<p>The most common pattern in them is the octagonal shape with patterns and colors around them. Some of the colors may be implemented by dyes and some of them may be concocted by the use of simple yarn that has been produced with other colors. Afghans are very popular among Americans today.</p>
<p>They have been used both as blankets and as rugs also. Some of them are made to be a form of blanket, although the problem is that a lot of the afghans are uncomfortable and scratchy to the skin and are therefore used primarily as rugs. Throw rugs are a little different. Throw rugs can come in all shapes and colors.</p>
<p>They can also be made out of almost any material. They can be made out of wool or out of fur. They can also be made out of plastic. These rugs are the most common type of rug in any American household. They can be put down in bathrooms and they can be used in bedrooms.</p>
<p>They can also be used right in front of the door to keep the shoes and carpet from meeting. Throw rugs can be used on carpet, but a lot of the time they are used on tile floor, for they are a good way to keep heat in your feet when you have to walk across a surface barefoot. There are two reasons why people call them throw rugs. One is that you can throw them onto any surface and they work.</p>
<p>The other is that when they were first made, they were made out of material that decayed and were often thrown away. So whether you are throwing them onto the floor, or at a sibling that you are mad at, throw rugs will work for any occasion, and any purpose that you may need them for.</p>
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