Tulip Fields Afghan

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 46 inches wide x 57 inches long MATERIALS

• Plymouth Yarn Encore

Worsted medium

(worsted) weight acrylic/ wool yarn (31/2 oz/200 yds/ 100g per ball):

10 balls #146 winter

white (MC)

3 balls each #461 living coral ( TC) and #1231 pale greenhouse (LC)

• Size J/10/6mm crochet hook

or size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle GAUGE 4 blocks = 3 inches Square: 8 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Squares are worked diagonally from corner to corner from written instructions and chart. Do not cut yarn or carry color not in use across wrong side unless otherwise stated. Optional: Wind yarn on bobbins to manage color changes easily. Work all motifs, then join continuously with single crochet as shown in Assembly Diagram. Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

When instructed to work in a block, work in the chain-3 space of block.

When changing color within a row, change in slip stitch in next chain-3 space; bring color not in use to front of work. When changing color at end of row, work standard color change (see Stitch Guide) in last double crochet.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Beginning block (beg block): Ch 6, dc in 4th ch from hook (beg sk chs count as ch-3 sp), dc in next 2 chs.

Block: (Sl st, ch 3, 3 dc) in ch-3 sp of next block. Slip stitch color change (color change): Insert hook in ch-3 sp of next block, drop color not in use to front of work, yo with indicated color and draw through lp on hook. Decrease block (dec block):

Sl st in first 3 dc, block in first block. Single crochet join (sc join):

Place a slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook.

V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 1, dc) in next st indicated.

AFGHAN FLOWER SQUARE Make 20. Inc Section

Rows 4–6: Rep row 3. (6 LC blocks)

Row 7: Beg block, block, color change (see Special Stitches and Pattern Notes) to MC (main color), block, color change to FC

(flower color), block, color change to MC, block, color change to LC, 2 blocks, turn. (7 Blocks: 2 LC, 1 MC, 1 FC, 1 MC, 2 LC)

Row 8: Beg block, block, color change to MC, block, color change to FC, 2 blocks, color change to MC, block, color change to LC, carry MC yarn to last block, 2 blocks, color change to MC in last dc of last block, turn. (8 blocks: 2 LC, 1 MC, 2 FC, 1 MC, 2 LC) Rows 9 & 10: Referring to Flower Chart (see Pattern Notes) and beg each row with beg block, work blocks across, changing color as indicated and cutting LC after each color change in row 10, turn. At end of last row, do not fasten off MC. (10 blocks: 1 MC, 1 LC, 1 MC, 4 FC, 1 MC, 1 LC, 1 MC)

Dec Section

Row Stitches), 11: Dec block, block color (see change Special to FC, 2 blocks, 5 blocks, sl st color in last change block, to turn. MC, (9 blocks: 2 MC, 5 FC, 2 MC) Rows 12–15: Follow Flower Chart, beg with dec block and ending with sl st in last block, turn. In row 15, carry colors not in use on WS of work. (5 blocks: 1 FC, 1 MC, 1 FC, 1 MC, 1 FC) Rows 16–18: Rep row 12. In row 16, cut FC after color change to MC. (2 MC blocks) Row 19: Dec block, sl st in last ch-3 sp, do not turn. (1 MC block)

Edging rnd (RS): Ch 1, sc in same sp as last sl st, [3 sc in each block across side*, 3 sc in corner st] around, ending rep at *, 2 sc

Bring a touch of spring to your home! Corner-to-corner blocks feature a pretty tulip design, crocheted in worsted-weight yarn.