Friday, May 25, 2012

Creative

Afghan square pattern:

I found an afghan I liked but I didn't want to buy the pattern so I made my own that looks similar enough. Out of respect I will not show their pattern, just mine. :-)

Size I hook
Caron Simply Soft Yarn (Light Country Peach, Pistachio, Off White, Grey Heather)
I cannot tell you how much of each because it will be different with which size afghan, (lap, crib, twin, double, queen or king) you choose to make. I will give the square's measurement and how many you will need to each size at the end.
ch=chain
sc=single crochet
dc=double crochet
tr=triple crochet
sl st=slip stitch


Flower:
Round 1: Chain 8, connect to make a loop. Chain 3 (counts as first dc) 31 dc in loop= 32 dc, connect. Chain 6, skip 3 spaces, sc next stitch, all the way around=8 loops.
Chain 1, (sc, dc, tr, dc, sc) into each loop, sc, repeat ( ) =8 pedals. Connect at beginning loop.
Round 2: chain 5, slip stitch between previous pedals all the way around. (Make these loops go behind the pedals). (sc, 2dc, 2tr, 2 dc, sc) go directly to next pedal with (sc, 2dc, 2tr, 2dc, sc) all the way around and finish off.

Leaves:
Start in rear pedal, to the right between a tr and dc with a sl st of green. sc 12, sl st between tr and tr, sc 12 sl st in between dc and tr to left of pedal, fasten off.
Skip one pedal and repeat in next pedal. Repeat 4 sets of 3 leaves.


Cream:
Round 1: sl st in center leaf. Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same leaf, ch 3, 2 dc in same leaf. Chain 4, dc, ch 1, dc in outside leaf. Ch 10, dc ch 1 dc in next right leaf. Ch 4, 2 dc, ch 3 2 dc, chain 4. Repeat until complete around. Sl st to connect at 1st dc. Finish off.


Cream:
Round 2: Sl st between dc, ch, dc of right leaf. Ch 3, 2 dc (=3dc), ch 3, 3 dc, ch 3, 3dc in center leaf cream corner, chain 3 3dc in left leaf. Ch 8, 3dc in next right leaf. Repeat to first ch3, finish off.


Cream:
Round 3: Sl st in chain 3 between both 2dc of right leaf (on chain 3 of previous round). Ch 3 (1st dc) 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc. Ch 2, 3 dc in corner. Chain 3, 3 dc in same corner. Ch 2, 3dc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 2. 3dc, ch 1, 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc (onto chain 8 of previous round). Ch 2, 3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc (between leaves), repeat. fasten with sl st. Finish off.  


Grey:
Round 1: Sl st between sets of 3dc, ch1, dc. Chain 2, sc in between spaces with ch1, 2 sc in between ch 2 spaces. Corners get 4 sc.




Grey:
Round 2: Sl st on to any ch 2 section. Ch3 (first dc) 2 dc, (3dc), ch 1 between sets of 3 dc with a sc of grey round 1, ch 2 between sets of 2 sc of grey round 2. Corners-ch, dc, ch, dc, ch, dc, ch, dc, ch=4 dc with ch1 in between each dc. Go all the way around. Sl st together, finish off.




Grey:
Round 3: Sl st in first space of corner (there should be 5). Ch 3 (first dc) 2 dc = 3dc. ch 1. 3 dc in second space of corner. ch 4. Skip next space of corner, 3 dc into next space of corner, ch 1 3 dc into final space of corner, ch 1, 3dc into each space after, doing corners the same all the way around. Connect with sl st, finish off.

IF ANYTHING SEEMS UNCLEAR, AND YOU CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT BY LOOKING AT THE PICTURE, PLEASE EMAIL ME. THIS IS MY FIRST ATTEMPT WITH WRITING INSTRUCTIONS FOR A CROCHET PATTERN

Single square = 11 x 11 inches.




Slip stitch right sides facing together.





Panel of 4 squares, measuring 22 inches x 22 inches.

Lap:  3 squares x 3 squares
Crib: 3 squares x 5 squares
Twin:4 squares x 7 squares
Double: 5 squares x 7 squares
Queen: 6 squares x 7 squares
King: 7 squares x 7 squares


These colors were chosen by my future niece, and because of certain situations (procrastination vein g #1) I will be doing this 4 panel and a variation around it to make the finished product for a wedding gift. I have 1 month to get it done, and it took me a week and a half at work to get this far. When I am finished, I will publish that pic and instructions.





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