Hydrangea Blossom 12-inch Afghan Square Crochet Pattern
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This new Hydrangea Blossom Afghan Square is so fun to make. I love the texture and at 12″ square these are the perfect size to sew many together to make a gorgeous afghan or crochet two of them in order to make a pillow cover. In fact, this is a participating square in the annual Moogly 2020 Afghan CAL!
Hydrangea Blossom Afghan Square
Were I to crochet an entire afghan using this square pattern, I think I would switch out the color of the “blossom” on each one so that I’d end up with a gorgeous “garden” of Hydrangeas. ♥
Materials:
Red Heart With Love (approx. 95 yards total)
-“Lettuce” and “Stone” colorways pictured
Crochet hook in size J/6mm
Pattern Notes:
Pattern written in US terms.
Stitch markers mark the corners in my photos.
Bead st = Dc in indicated space. YO, pull up a loop around the post of the dc just made THREE times. (7 loops on hook) YO, pull through 6 loops, YO, pull through last 2 loops to close the stitch. Each Bead stitch is the width of two single crochet stitches. Full Bead Stitch tutorial here.
Pattern:
Round 1: Magic Circle. Ch-2, 12dc in circle. Join to top of first dc. (12)
Round 2: Ch-4 (counts as dc + 1), turn. * dc in next st, ch-1 * repeat between ** around. Join to 3rd ch. (24)
Round 3: Turn, sl st in first ch-sp. Ch-3, Bead st around ch-3. (Ch-1, Bead st) in each ch-sp around. Ch-1, join to 3rd ch. (35)
Round 4: Turn, sl st to first ch-sp. Ch-5 (counts as dc + ch-2), dc in same ch-sp (corner made) ch-1. * (dc, ch-1, dc, ch-1) in each of next 2 ch-sps. (dc, ch-2, dc) in next ch-sp, ch-1 * repeat between * * 2 more times. (dc, ch-1, dc, ch-1) in each of next 2 ch-sps. Join to 3rd ch from beg. ch. (52)
Round 5: Sl st in next ch-sp. Turn. Ch-3, Bead st around ch-3. * [Ch-1, sk-next ch-sp, Bead st in next ch-sp] 2x. Ch-1, (Bead, ch-2, Bead) in corner ch-sp. * repeat between * * 2 more times. [Ch-1, sk-next ch-sp, Bead st in next ch-sp] 2x. Ch-1, Bead in same ch-sp as starting. Ch-2, join to 3rd ch. (51)
Round 6: Turn, sl st to first ch-sp. Ch-5 (counts as dc + ch-2), dc in same ch-sp (corner made) ch-1. * (dc, ch-1, dc, ch-1) in each of next 3 ch-sps. (dc, ch-2, dc) in next ch-sp, ch-1 * repeat between * * 2 more times. (dc, ch-1, dc, ch-1) in each of next 3 ch-sps. Join to 3rd ch from beg. ch. (68)
Round 7: Sl st in next ch-sp. Turn. Ch-3, Bead st around ch-3. * [Ch-1, sk-next ch-sp, Bead st in next ch-sp] 3x. Ch-1, (Bead, ch-2, Bead) in corner ch-sp. * repeat between * * 2 more times. [Ch-1, sk-next ch-sp, Bead st in next ch-sp] 3x. Ch-1, Bead in same ch-sp as starting. Ch-2, join to top of first Bead using color B. (63)
Round 8: Ch-1, do not turn. * [sc in next 2 sts (top of bead), 2sc in ch-sp] 4x. Sc in next 2 sts. (sc, ch-2, sc) in corner. * Repeat between * * 3 more times. Join to first sc. (88)
Round 9: Ch-2, do not turn, dc in each st around, placing (2dc, tc, 2dc) in each corner st. Join to first dc using Color A. (99)
Round 10: Ch-1, do not turn, * sc in each st to corner, (sc, ch-1, sc) in corner st. * repeat between * * around. Sc in remaining sts. Join to first sc using Color B.
Round 11: Ch-2, do not turn, dc in each st around, placing (2dc, tc, 2dc) in each corner st. Join to first dc.
Round 12: repeat round 11. Fasten off using Invisible Join.
I hope you enjoyed making this afghan sqaure, and I look forward to crocheting more with you soon!
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