Blue Tiles Afghan
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
54 inches wide x 63 inches long
MATERIALS
• Caron Simply Soft medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (6 oz/ 315 yds/170g per skein): 2 skeins each #9703 bone, #9702 off-white, #0003 pistachio 3 skeins each #9710 country blue and #9711 dark country blue • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Square Motif = 31/2 inches; Octagon Motif = 9 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Single crochet join (sc join): Place slip knot (see illustration) on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook.
3-treble cluster (3-tr cl): *Yo twice, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, rep from * twice in indicated st, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.
2-treble cluster (2-tr cl): *Yo twice, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, rep from * once in indicated st, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.
AFGHAN OCTAGON MOTIF
Make 42.
Rnd 1: With country blue, ch 5, 15 tr in 5th ch from hook (4 sk chs count as first tr), join (see Pattern Notes) in 5th ch of beg ch-5. Fasten off. (16 tr) Rnd 2: Sc join (see Special
Stitches) bone in next st after joining, ch 5, ( 3-tr cl— see Spe
cial Stitches, ch 5, sc) in same st, *ch 2, sk next st**, (sc, ch 5, 3-tr cl, ch 5, sc) in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (8 petals, 8 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 3: Sc join dark country blue in top of any cl, *(ch 3, sc) in same st, sc in top lp of each of next 5 chs, sk next sc, working in front of ch-2 sp, sc in next sk st of rnd 1, sk next sc, sc in top lp of each of next 5 chs**, sc in next cl, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (104 sc, 8 ch-3 lps) Slip Knot #2
Rnd 4: Sc join off-white in any ch-3 sp, 2 sc in same sp, *sc in Slip Knot #2 back lp (see Stitch Guide) of each of next 3 sc, sk next 3 sc, 2-tr cl (see Special Stitches) in next sc, sk next 3 sc, sc in back lp of each of next 3 sc**, 3 sc in next ch-3 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (72 sc, 8 cls)
Rnd 5: Sc join country blue in 2nd sc of any 3-sc group, *sk next 4 sc, 9 dtr (see Guide Stitch Slip Knot #4 in next cl, sk next 4 sc**, sc in next sc, rep from * around, Slip Knot #4 ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (72 dtr, 8 sc)
Rnd 6: Sc join pistachio in 4th dtr of any 9-dtr group, *sc in each of next 2 sts, hdc in next st, dc in next st, tr in next st, 3 dtr in next sc, tr in next st, dc in next st, hdc in next st**, sc in next tr, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (96 sts)
Rnd 7: Sc join dark country blue in center dtr of any 3-dtr group, 2 sc in same st, *sc in each of next 11 sts**, 3 sc in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (112 sc)
SQUARE MOTIF Make 30.
Rnd 1: With pistachio, ch 4, 11 dc in 4th ch from hook (3 sk chs count as first dc), join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. Fasten off. (12 dc)
Rnd 2: Sc join off-white in next st after join, (ch 5, 3-tr cl, ch 5, sc) in same st, *ch 3, sk next 2 sts**, (sc, ch 5, 3-tr cl, ch 5, sc) in next st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (4 petals, 4 ch-3 sps)
Rnd 3: Sc join bone in top of any cl, (ch 3, sc) in same st, *sc in top lp of each of next 5 chs, sk next sc, working in front of next ch-3 sp, dc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sk sts of rnd 1, sk next sc, sc in top lp of each of next 5 chs**, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next cl, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (48 sc, 4 ch-3 sps, 4 dc dec)
Rnd 4: Sc join dark country blue in any ch-3 corner sp, 2 sc in same sp, *sk next sc, sc in back lp of each of next 4 sc, hdc in back lp of next sc, fpdc (see Stitch Guide) around next st, hdc in back lp of next sc, sc in back lp of each of next 4 sc, sk next sc**, 3 sc in corner sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (44 sc, 8 hdc, 4 fpdc)
ASSEMBLY
Following Placement Diagram, with dark country blue, whipstitch (see illustration) motifs tog in back lps.
BORDER
Rnd 1: Sc join dark country blue in lower right corner (see Placement Diagram), ch 1, 2 hdc in same st, *[(hdc in each of next 13 sts, 3 hdc in next st) twice, hdc in each of next 13 sts, hdc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 sts] 6 times, (hdc in each of next 13 sts, 3 hdc in next st) 4 times, [hdc in each of next 13 sts, hdc dec in next 2 sts**, (hdc in each of next 13 sts, 3 hdc in next st) twice] 5 times, rep from * once, ending last rep at **, hdc in each of next 13 sts, 3 hdc in next st, hdc in each of next 13 sts, join in beg sc. Fasten off.