Springtime Afghan Square Crochet Pattern

The Springtime Afghan Square crochet pattern celebrates one of my favourite seasons in a beautiful display of stitches: Spring!

There are so many reasons to love Spring in Canada! It’s the return of the warm sun after many days of cloud and snow.  We look forward to longer daylight hours and warmer days.  And we celebrate the return of spring flowers and blossoms.  It’s these blossoms that create the centre of the Springtime Afghan Square.

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Our crochet afghan square today is worked in rounds beginning at the centre of the square.  You will waste no time in diving into the wonderful texture that creates the blossoms at the centre of the square.  Texture is carried throughout the square featuring puff stitches and post stitches.

For the square shown in the photos I have used the Red Heart Super Saver Yarn.  It is a medium/worsted weight yarn with a wide variety of colours available.  If the Super Saver is not available, you may try another worsted weight yarn such as the Vanna’s Choice yarn by Lion Brand Yarn. Along with the yarn you will need a 5 mm (J/10) crochet hook and you will see me using a Birchwood crochet hook by Rowan Yarns in the video below.

When I initially designed the square I worked it in a single colour, and then in the future squares, worked in three different patterns of colour.  The square looks gorgeous in one colour or many so don’t be afraid to mix it up a bit!

The Stash Busting Mystery Crochet Along by The Unraveled Mitten:

This crochet blanket square was also designed originally for the Stash Busting Mystery crochet along by The Unraveled Mitten.  This crochet along features a wonderful collection of original crochet blanket squares by a variety of crochet designers.  You will definitely want to check them out and can find all of the details about Heather’s crochet along here: The Stash Busting Mystery Crochet Along by The Unraveled Mitten.  This is only square six of twenty so there are still many more to come!

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Enjoy and happy crocheting!

Sarah

Springtime Afghan Square Crochet Pattern:

Skill Level: Intermediate

Gauge: 16 sc x 16 rows = 4 inches

Finished Size: 12 inches x 12 inches

Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver (100% acrylic; 364 yds/333 m; 7 oz/198 g; (4) Medium/worsted weight)). You will need about 120 yards total per square.  Square above is shown in the colours (A) Aran, (B) Pale Plum, (C) Grey Heather.  Square in lower photo is shown in the colours (A) Aran, (B) Real Teal and (C) Grey Heather.

Hook: Size H/8 (5 mm) Hook. Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge.

Notions: Yarn Needle.

Stitches and Abbreviations:

Bpdc – Back Post Double Crochet

Bpsc – Back Post Single Crochet

Ch – Chain

Dc – Double Crochet 

Fpdc – Front Post Double Crochet

Fp2puff – Front Post Yarn Over Twice Puff Stitch ([Yarn over, bring your hook in front of your work and insert your hook around the post of indicated st, yarn over and draw up a loop] 2 times.  Yarn over and draw through all the loops on your hook.  Front Post Yarn Over Twice Puff Stitch made)

Fp3puff – Front Post Yarn Over Three Times Puff Stitch ([Yarn over, bring your hook in front of your work and insert your hook around the post of indicated st, yarn over and draw up a loop] 3 times.  Yarn over and draw through all the loops on your hook.  Front Post Yarn Over Three Times Puff Stitch made)

Hdc – Half Double Crochet

Puff – Puff Stitch ([Yarn over, insert your hook into the indicated st, yo and draw up a loop] 3 times.  Yarn over and draw through all the loops on your hook.  Puff Stitch made)

Rpt – Repeat

Sc – Single Crochet

Sk – Skip

Sl St – Slip Stitch

Tr – Triple/Treble Stitch

Yo – Yarn Over

 

Pattern Notes:

• Pattern is written in American English terms.
• Pattern is worked in rounds.
• Do not turn at the end of the round but continue working in the same direction.
• Ch 1 at beginning of round does not count as stitch.
• Ch 3 at beginning of round counts as a double crochet.
• When calculating st counts as the end of rnds, do not include ch-1 sps in counts.
• Weave in ends as needed.

Free Crochet Pattern:

With Colour A, ch 4.

Rnd 1: Work 7 dc into the 4th ch from your hook (starting ch-3 counts as a dc), join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Fasten off Colour A, join colour B in the same st as joining.  (8 sts)

Rnd 2: With Colour B, ch 1, fp2puff in the 1st st, dc in the sp between the st just worked and the next, *fp2puff around the post of the next st, dc in the next sp between the st just worked and the next; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (16 sts)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, fp3puff around the post of the 1st st, 2 dc in the next st, *fp3puff in the next st, 2 dc in the next st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Fasten off colour B, join colour C in the same st as joining.  (24 sts)

Rnd 4: With colour C, ch 1, dc in each of the 1st 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st, *dc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 dc in the next st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Fasten off colour C, join colour A in the same st as joining.  (32 sts)

Rnd 5: With colour A, ch 1, bpsc in each of the 1st 3 sts, 2 bpsc in the next st, *bpsc in each of the next 3 sts, 2 bpsc in the next st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Fasten off colour A, join colour B in the same st as joining.  (40 sts)

Rnd 6: With colour B, ch 1, sc in each of the 1st 4 sts, [puff, ch 1, puff, ch 1] in the top of the next st 2 rnds below (note: 2 rnds below you will have sk 3 sts), *sc in each of the next 4 sts, [puff, ch 1, puff, ch 1] in the next st 2 rnds below (note: below your will have only sk 3 sts between this puff and the last); Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (48 sts)

Rnd 7: Ch 1, dc in each of the 1st 4 sc and next puff st, [puff, ch 1, puff, ch 1 in the next ch-1 sp, sk the next puff st, *dc in each of the next 4 sc and next puff st, [puff, ch 1, puff, ch 1 in the next ch-1 sp, sk the next puff st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Fasten off colour B, join colour A with a sl st in the same st as joining.  (56 sts)

Rnd 8: With colour A, ch 1, bpdc in each of the 1st 6 sts, [dc, tr, dc] in next ch-1 sp, *bpdc in each next 14 sts, [dc, tr, dc] next ch-1 sp; Rpt from * around to the final 8 sts, bpdc in each of the next 8 sts, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (68 sts)

Rnd 9: Ch 1, fpdc in the same st as joining, *[bpdc in the next st, fpdc in the next st] across to the 1st tr st, [puff, ch 1, puff, ch1, puff, ch1] in next tr, [fpdc in the next st, bpdc in the next st] across to the next tr st, [puff, ch 1, puff, ch1, puff, ch1] in next tr; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (76 sts)

Rnd 10: Ch 1, fpdc in the same st as joining, *[bpdc in the next st, fpdc in the next st] across to the 1st puff st, puff in next puff st, ch 1, [puff, ch 1, puff, ch1, puff, ch1] in next puff st, puff in next puff st, ch 1, [fpdc in the next st, bpdc in the next st] across to the next puff st, puff in next puff st, ch 1, [puff, ch 1, puff, ch1, puff, ch1] in next puff st; Rpt from * around, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Fasten off colour A, join colour C with a sl st in the same st as joining.  (84 sts)

Rnd 11: With colour C, ch 1, bpdc in each of the 1st 9 sts, 3 dc in the top of the next st, *bpdc in each of the next 20 sts, 3 dc in the top of the next st; Rpt from * around to the final 11 sts, bpdc in each of the next 11 sts, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Fasten off colour C, join colour B in the same st as joining.  (92 sts)

Rnd 12: With colour B, ch 1, dc in each of the 1st 10 sts, 3 dc in the next st, *dc in each of the next 22 sts, 3 dc in the next st; Rpt from * around until 12 sts remain, dc in each of the next 12 sts, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (100 sts)

Rnd 13: Ch 1, bpdc in each of the 1st 11 sts, 3 bpdc in the next st, *bpdc in each of the next 24 sts, 3 bpdc in the next st; Rpt from * around, bpdc in each of the final 13 sts, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (108 sts)

Rnd 14: Ch 1, fpdc in the 1st st, bpdc in the next st, [fpdc in the next st, bpdc in the next st] 5 times, 3 tr in the top of the dc 2 rnds below, [bpdc in the next st, fpdc in the next st] 13 times, 3 tr in the top of the dc 2 rnds below, [fpdc in the next st, bpdc in the next st] 13 times, 3 tr in the top of the dc 2 rnds below, [bpdc in the next st, fpdc in the next st] 13 times, 3 tr in the top of the dc 2 rnds below, [fpdc in the next st, bpdc in the next st] 8 times, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (116 sts)

Rnd 15: Ch 1, fpdc in the 1st st, bpdc in the next st, [fpdc in the next st, bpdc in the next st] 5 times, bpdc in the next tr, [puff, ch 1, puff, ch 1, puff, ch 1] in the next tr, bpdc in the next tr, [bpdc in the next st, fpdc in the next st] 13 times, bpdc in the next tr, [puff, ch 1, puff, ch 1, puff, ch 1] in the next tr, bpdc in the next tr, [fpdc in the next st, bpdc in the next st] 13 times, bpdc in the next tr, [puff, ch 1, puff, ch 1, puff, ch 1] in the next tr, bpdc in the next tr, [bpdc in the next st, fpdc in the next st] 13 times, bpdc in the next tr, [puff, ch 1, puff, ch 1, puff, ch 1] in the next tr, bpdc in the next tr, [fpdc in the next st, bpdc in the next st] 8 times, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Fasten off colour B, join colour C in the same st as joining.  (124 sts)

Rnd 16: Ch 1, *bpdc in each st across to the middle puff st, 3 dc in the middle puff st; Rpt from * around working a bpdc in each of the final 16 sts, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  Fasten off colour C, join colour A with a sl st in the same st as joining. (132 sts)

Rnd 17: Ch 1, *bpdc in each st across to the corner dc st, 3 dc in the corner dc; rpt from * around to the final 17 sts, bpdc in each of the final 17 sts, join with a sl st in the 1st st.  (140 sts)

Fasten off, weave in your ends.  Block your afghan square according to the recommended instructions on your yarn packaging.

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