Flower Trellis Afghan

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 39 inches wide x 52 inches long MATERIALS • Red Heart Soft medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (5 oz/256 yds/141g per ball): 6 balls #9522 leaf 1 ball each #9523 dark leaf, #4422 tangerine, #9263 cinnabar and #9114 honey • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or

size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle GAUGE 8 dc = 21/4 inches; 4 dc rows = 11/2 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-5 at beginning of row counts as chain space unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCH

Single crochet join (sc join): Place a slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and draw up a lp, yo and pull through both lps on hook.

AFGHAN

First Length Row 1: With leaf, ch 9, dc in 6th ch from hook (sk chs count as ch sp), dc in last 3 chs, turn. (4 dc) Rows 2–79: Ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), dc in each dc, turn.

2nd Length

Row 80: Ch 5, dc in each dc, ch 2, (insert hook in previous ch-5 sp on same side of strip, yo and pull lp through, yo, pull through 1 lp on hook) 5 times, yo and pull through all 6 lps on hook, turn.

Row 81: Ch 2, dc in each dc, turn. Row 82: Ch 5, dc in each dc, ch 2, sc in next ch-5 sp on corresponding side of strip, turn.

Rows 83–151: Rep rows 81 and 82 alternately, ending with a rep of row 81. Rows 152–158: Ch 5, dc in each dc, turn.

Next Lengths

Rows 159–2,291: [Rep rows 80–158] 27 times. Row 2,292: Rep row 80.

Rows 2,293–2,362: [Rep rows 81 and 82 alternately] 35 times.

Edging rnd: Ch 3, sc in last ch-5 sp made, continuing to work around entire Afghan, [(ch 1, dc) 5 times in next ch-5 sp, ch 1, sc in next ch-5 sp] 18 times, [ch 2, dc in next ch-5 sp, (ch 1, dc in same sp) 6 times, ch 2, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, dc in 5th ch from hook, sc in next ch-5 sp] 15 times, ch 3, [(ch 1, dc) 5 times in next ch-5 sp, ch 1, sc in next ch-5 sp] 17 times, (ch 1, dc) 5 times in next ch-5 sp, ch 1, working in unused lps of starting ch on row 1, sc in each ch, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 sp, [ch 2, dc in next ch-5 sp, (ch 1, dc in same sp) 6 times, ch 2, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, dc in 5th ch from hook, sc in next ch-5 sp] 14 times, sc in each st on row 2,362, join

(see Pattern Notes) in first ch, fasten off.

LARGE FLOWER

Make 12 with cinnabar & 12 with tangerine as petal color. Rnd 1: With honey, ch 4, join in first ch to form ring, ch 1, 8 sc in ring, join in first sc, fasten off honey. (8 sc) Rnd 2: Sc join (see Special

Stitch) petal color in any st, work another sc in same st, 2 sc in each rem sc around, join in first sc. (16 sc)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same sc as joining, (ch 2, tr) in same st, (tr, ch 2, sc) in next sc, *(sc, ch 2, tr) in next sc, (tr, ch 2, sc) in next sc, rep from * 6 times, join in first sc, fasten off leaving long length for sewing. (16 tr)

SMALL FLOWER

Make 12 with cinnabar & 12 with tangerine as petal color.

Rnd 1: With honey, ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join in first sc, fasten off honey. (6 sc)

Rnd 2: Sc join petal color in any st, (ch 4, sc in same st), (sc, ch 4, sc) in each rem sc around, join in first sc, fasten off leaving long length for sewing. (6 ch-4 lps)

LEAVES

Make 16. Row 1: With dark leaf, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch from hook, turn. (1 sc) Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in sc, turn. (2 sc) Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc, ch 1, sc in last sc, turn. (2 sc, 1 ch)

Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, ch 1, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (4 sc, 1 ch) Row 5: Ch 1, sc in 2 sc, ch 1, sc in last 2 sc, turn. Row 6: Ch 1, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in 2 sc, ch 1, sk ch, sc dec in last 2 sc, turn. (2 sc, 1 ch)