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Welcome to week five of the Spring Blossom Throw Crochet Along! Today we will make an afghan square using the small daisy stitch.
The small daisy stitch is a fun stitch to work once you get the hang of it. I will confess though, for some, this may be the most complicated of the stitches used in this crochet afghan. So if you are having difficulty, be sure to check out the video tutorial below.
The good news about this crochet stitch design is that it is a one row repeat. You will use the first row to set up your small daisy stitches, and then the second row is the only row repeated throughout the pattern.
The small daisy stitch is constructed in a similar way to many of the other star stitch designs, such as your Trinity Stitch (Learn on YouTube). It is made up of spike stitches and worked in 3 easy steps.
To work the small daisy stitch, you will begin by inserting your hook into the chain stitch that closes the previous daisy. Yarn over and draw up a loop. Then insert your hook into the same stitch as the last spike of the previous daisy, yarn over and draw up a loop. Skip the next chain and insert your hook into the next stitch. Yarn over and draw up a loop. Yarn over one more time and draw through all four loops on your hook.
Go ahead and try it in the pattern below! And if you’d like a video tutorial simply focused on the stitch itself, check out this one too: How to Crochet the Small Daisy Stitch.
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The square this week features a pretty and lacy stitch pattern called the petal stitch. It is a lacy design, however it is one that is quite stable, made up of shell stitches interspersed between rows of chains and single crochet stitches. The shells are worked using four triple/treble crochet stitches.
Spring Blossom Throw Crochet Along:
If this is your first time hearing about the Crochet Along that this crochet afghan square is a part of, welcome! This crochet along will be running until Wednesday, July 8th with a new portion of the Spring Blossom Throw pattern being revealed every Wednesday. You can find the full details about the crochet along, materials and how you can join here: Spring Blossom Throw Crochet Along.
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The pattern will be written out in full followed by a video tutorial. A PDF of the full Spring Blossom Throw will be available following the Crochet Along on July 8th in my Etsy and Ravelry Shops:
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Let’s Crochet!
Small Daisy Stitch Crochet Afghan Square:
Make 6: 5 grey/1 white
Pattern Notes:
- This crochet afghan square will measure approximately 10 x 10 inches. To change the size of this square you will need a foundation chain with an odd number of stitches.
- You will make 1 square in off white, 5 squares in grey heather.
- This pattern is worked in rows.
- Ch 1 at the beginning of a row does not count as a stitch
Skill Level: Easy
Gauge: 10 sts x 10 rows = 4 inches
Stitches and Abbreviations:
Ch – Chain
Daisy Cl – Daisy Cluster (insert hook in the ch st closing the previous daisy cl, yo, draw up a loop, insert hook into the same place as last spike of daisy cl, yo, draw up a loop, sk 1 ch, insert hook into the next st, yo, draw up a loop, yo and draw through all four loops on hook)
Rpt – Repeat
Sc – Single Crochet
Sk – Skip
Sl St – Slip Stitch
Yo – Yarn Over
Free Crochet Pattern:
Ch 55
Row 1: Work one daisy cl (see stitches and abbreviations above) working in the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th ch from hook, * ch 1, daisy cl; rpt from * to the end.Turn.
Row 2: Ch 3, work the first 2 legs of the 1st daisy cl in the 2nd and 3rd of this ch-3, sk [1st daisy cl, ch-1] and work the 3rd leg of cl in the st at the top of the next daisy cl, * ch 1, daisy cl; rpt from * across.Turn.
Repeat row 3 until work from the beginning measures approximately 10 inches.
Fasten off and weave in your ends.
Edging (worked in a round and is the same for each square!):
(NOTE: You may change the number of stitches that you have in your edging, just make sure that it is consistent with all squares. You will NOT necessarily work in each stitch, or for some of the squares you may need to work two stitches in a stitch.)
With right side facing, join yarn with a sl st in the top right corner.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, work 39 sc evenly across, 3 sc in the corner st, work 39 sc in across, 3 sc in the corner st, evenly work 39 sc across, 3 sc in the corner st, work 39 sc across, 3 sc in the final corner st, join with a sl st in the 1st st.
Fasten off, weave in ends. Block if desired.
Video Tutorial:
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