Spring Flowers Afghan

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-5 at beginning of row counts as first double treble crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-1 at beginning of row counts as first single crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Large V-stitch (lg V-st): (Dc, ch 2, dc) in indicated st. 2 treble crochet cluster

(2 tr cl): *Yo hook twice, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, rep from * (3 lps on hook), yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook. Tulip stitch (tulip st): ( 2 tr cl– see Special Stitches, ch 1) 3 times in indicated st. V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st.

Petals: Yo, insert hook in same place as last st, draw up long lp, yo, sk next 2 sts, insert hook in next st, draw up a regular lp, yo, draw long lp through 1 lp on hook, yo and draw through all 5 lps on hook. Single petal: Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up long lp, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook. Puff stitch (puff st): (Yo, insert hook, yo, draw up a lp) 3 times in same st (7 lps on hook), yo, draw through all lps on hook.

AFGHAN

Row 1 (RS): With size I hook and soft fern, ch 153 loosely, dc in 4th ch from hook (3 sk chs count as first dc), dc in each rem ch across, turn. Fasten off. (151 dc) Row 2 (WS): Join (see Pattern Notes) fern in first dc, ch 3 (counts as first sc, ch-2), [sk next 2 dc, lg V-st (see Special

Stitches) in next dc, ch 2, sk next 2 dc*, sc in next dc, ch 2] across, ending last rep at *, sc in top of turning ch, turn. Fasten off.

Row 3 (RS): Join dandelion in first sc, ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), sk next ch-2 sp, tulip st (see

Special Stitches) in next ch-2 sp of lg V-st, [sk next ch-2 sp, next sc, and next ch-2 sp, tulip st in next ch-2 sp of lg V-st] across, ending with omitting last ch-1

at the end of tulip st, sk next 2 chs, dtr in last ch st, do not turn. Fasten off. Row 4 (RS): Join soft fern in turning-ch sp, ch 1 (see Pattern

Notes), [2 sc in next ch-1 sp] across, sc between last tulip st and dtr, sc in top of dtr, do not fasten off, turn. (151 sts) Row 5 (WS): Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in each sc across, turn. Fasten off. Row 6 (RS): With size J hook, join flamingo in first st, sl st loosely in each st across, do not turn. Fasten off.

Row 7 (RS): Working behind sl sts in front lps only (see Stitch

Guide) of previously worked sts on row 5, join snow in first st, ch 3 (counts as first hdc, ch 1), sk next st, hdc in next st, [ch 1, sk next st, hdc in next st] across, do not turn. Fasten off.

Row 8 (RS): With size I hook, join soft fern in 2nd ch of row 7, ch 3, 2 dc in same turning-ch sp, 2 dc in each ch sp across, leave last hdc unworked, do not turn. Fasten off. Row 9 (RS): Join flamingo in top of turning ch, ch 2, sk next dc, [ V-st ( see Special Stitches) in next dc, sk next 2 dc] across to last dc, hdc in last dc, do not turn. Fasten off. (152 sts)

Row 10 (RS): Join soft fern in top of turning ch, ch 3, [2 dc in next ch sp, dc in next sp between V-sts] across to last hdc, dc in last hdc, turn, do not fasten off. (151 sts) Row 11 (WS): Ch 3, dc each dc across, turn. Fasten off.

Row 12 (RS): With size J hook, join dandelion in first dc, ch 3 (counts as first hdc, ch 1), [ petals (see Special Stitches), ch 2 (first ch of ch-2 forms eye)] across through working last

petal in top of turning ch, ch 1, hdc in same last st as last petal made, turn. Row 13 (WS): Ch 2, single petal (see Special Stitches) in first eye, [ch 2, petals] across ending with working 1 petal in last eye, ch 2, single petal in same eye as last petal made, dc in 2nd ch of turning ch, turn. Fasten off. Row 14 (RS): With size I hook, join soft fern in first dc, ch 3, 3 dc in next and each ch sp across to ch-2 sp between last 2 petals, 2 dc in next ch sp, dc in last petal, leaving turning ch unworked, do not fasten off, turn. (151 dc)

Row 15 (WS): Ch 1, sc in each dc across, turn. Fasten off.

Row 16 (RS): With size J hook and fern, rep row 6.

Row 17 (RS): With size J hook and snow, rep row 7.

Row 18 (RS): With size I hook and soft fern, rep row 8.

Row 19 (RS): Join soft fern in top of turning ch, ch 3, dc in each dc across, turn. Fasten off.

Row 20 (WS): Join fern in first dc, ch 2, [V-st in next dc, sk next 2 dc] across, ending with V-st in 3rd st from end, sk next dc, hdc in top of turning ch, turn. Fasten off.

Row 21 (RS): With size J hook, join flamingo in first hdc, ch 3, [ puff st (see Special

Stitches) in next ch sp, ch 2] across, ending last rep with ch 1, dc in top of turning ch, do not turn. Fasten off.

Row 22 (RS): With size I hook, join soft fern in top of turning ch, ch 3, dc in same turning-ch sp, [sk next puff st, 3 dc in next ch sp] across to last puff st, sk next puff st, dc in next ch sp, dc in last dc, do not fasten off, turn. (151 dc)

Row 23 (WS): Ch 1, sc in each dc across, drop soft fern, turn.

Row 24 (RS): With size J hook and fern, rep row 6.

Row 25 (RS): Continuing with size J hook, pick up dropped lp of soft fern, ch 1, working behind sl sts in front lps only of previously worked soft fern row, sc in next and each st across, drop soft fern, turn.

Row 26 (WS): Join snow in first sc, ch 1, [hdc in next sc, sl st in next sc] across, ending with sl st in last ch-1, do not turn. Fasten off. Row 27 (WS): With size I hook, pick up dropped lp of soft fern, sl st in first ch-1, ch 3, [dc in front lp only of next hdc, dc in both lps of next sl st] across, do not turn. Fasten off. Row 28 (WS): Join soft fern in top of turning ch, ch 1, sc in each dc across, drop soft fern, turn.

Row 29 (RS): With size J hook and flamingo, rep row 6.

Row 30 (RS): With size I hook, pick up dropped lp of soft fern, ch 3, working behind sl sts in front lps only of previously worked soft fern row, dc in each st across through last ch-1, turn. Fasten off. Rows 31–117: [Rep rows 2–30] 3 times. Rows 118–121: [Rep rows 2–5] once, turn, do not fasten off.

EDGING

Rnd 1 (RS): With size I hook and soft fern, [ch 1, 2 sc] in first dc (corner made), sc in each dc across to turning ch, 3 sc in top of turning ch (corner made, 149 sc between corner sts), A. working over posts of sts on edge of rows and leaving sl st stripes unworked, sc in next dc, *sc in next sc, 4 sc in next dtr, sc in same place as base of dtr, 2 sc in next dc**, sc in next sc, 2 dc in next dc, sc in next snow row, sc in each of next 2 sc, 2 sc in each of next 2 dc, 2 dc in next hdc, 2 sc in each of next 2 dc, sc in next hdc, sc in next sc, 2 sc in next dc, 2 dc in each of next 2 dandelion rows, 2 dc in each of next 2 dc, sc in next hdc, 2 sc in next dc, sc in next hdc, 2 sc in next dc; rep from * to next corner, ending last rep at **, (177 sc between corners) B. working in opposite side of foundation ch, work corner in first ch, sc in each ch across to turning ch, work corner in first ch of turning ch, work next side edge in same manner (except in mirror

image) as opposite side edge ending with working 1 dc in last row, join in beg ch-1, do not fasten off.

Rnd 2: With size J hook, sl st in first sl st, ch 3, sk next sc, *hdc in next sc, [ch 1, sk next sc, hdc in next sc] across to first sc of next corner, ch 1, (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in next center sc, ch 1, rep from * around, join in 1 lp only of 2nd ch of beg ch-3, fasten off. CW