Sweet and Simple Afghan Square Pattern

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The Sweet and Simple Afghan Square Pattern is easy-to-crochet, both textured and a little bit lacy and a perfect match for the mini skeins included in the Scheepjes Stone Washed Colour Pack!

I adore my Scheepjes Stone Washed (River Washed) Colour Pack and I have been working through it steadily over the last few months.

This is just one of the patterns I have come up with to make use of the beautiful yarn.

The 5 Petal Flower Afghan Square Pattern (a 6 inch square) that I released a few weeks ago for #grannysquareday2019 also uses this yarn.

I love the wide range of colors (50!) that are included in each pack – they really are visually inspiring and beautiful to crochet with.

This week I am releasing my Sweet and Simple Afghan Square Pattern and next week I will share my Pretty Posies Afghan Square Pattern.

Supplies

    • Yarn: Scheepjes Stone Washed / River Washed Yarn.  10 g and 26 m. 78% Cotton and 22% Acrylic. Sport-Weight Yarn [2]. 
    • Color: 1 skein of Scheepjes River Washed in color Danube (948). 
    • Hook: 4 mm (G), or size required for gauge.
    • Finished Project Yardage: 4 inch square:  7 g / 18.20 m
    • Scissors, Yarn Needle, Stitch Marker

Difficulty Level

Easy 

Finished Size

Approximately 4 inches X 4 inches 

Gauge

Approximately 2 rows of dc in 1 inch and 4 sts per inch

 

You can substitute any yarn and hook for this square – just remember when you substitute if your gauge is different, the finished size and amount of yarn used for your project will also be different.

Abbreviations

US Terminology used


ch – chain

ch2sp – chain 2 space

ch3sp – chain 3 space

dc – double crochet

FPdc – Front Post double crochet

FPhdc – Front Post half double crochet

R – round

rep – repeat

sc –  single crochet

sk – skip

sl st – slip stitch

* to ** – Repeat the instructions between the asterisks the number of times indicated. This repeat will contain multiple instructions.

[ ] – at the end of the round – the total number of stitches

( ) – important notes AND sets of stitches to be worked within one stitch or space

 

Helpful Tutorials

Stitch Anatomy

Invisible Join

Helpful Video Tutorials

Quick Stitch Guide 

Slip Knot and Starting Chain

Double Magic Ring Video Tutorial 

Notes

Pattern is written with a sl st join at the end of each round.  

The initial ch 1 does not count as a stitch and you do not work into it.

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Sweet and Simple Afghan Square

The Sweet and Simple Afghan Square is worked in joined rounds. 

 

Using your 4 mm (G) hook (or size required for gauge):

 

R1: Ch 5, sl st to first ch to form a ring. Sl st into the ring, ch 3 (counts as 1 dc), 15 dc into the ring. Sl st to the first dc to join. [16 dc]

Round 1 Sweet and Simple Afghan Square Pattern Oombawka Design Crochet

R2: Ch 1, 1 FPdc around ch-3 below, 1 dc in the next dc, (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc) in the next dc, 1 dc in the next dc. *1 FPdc around the next dc, 1 dc in the next dc, (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc) in the next dc, 1 dc in the next dc**. Rep from * to ** 2 more times. Sl st to the first FPdc to join. [16 dc, 4 FPdc, 4 ch3sp]

R3: Ch 1, *1 FPdc around next FPdc, 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc, (1 dc, ch 3, 1 dc) in the ch3sp, 1 dc in each of the next 2 dc**. Rep from * to ** 3 more times. Sl st to the first FPdc to join. [24 dc, 4 FPdc, 4 ch3sp]

Round 3 Sweet and Simple Afghan Square Pattern Oombawka Design Crochet

R4: Ch 1, *1 FPdc around next FPdc, 1 dc in each of the next 3 dc, (ch 2, 1 dc, ch 2, 1 dc, ch 2) in the ch3sp, 1 dc in each of the next 3 dc**. Rep from * to ** 3 more times. Sl st to the first FPdc to join. [32 dc, 4 FPdc, 12 ch2sp]

Round 4 Sweet and Simple Afghan Square Pattern Oombawka Design Crochet

R5: Ch 1, *1 FPhdc around next FPdc, 1 sc in each of the next 3 dc, 2 sc in the next ch2sp, 1 sc in the next dc, 2 sc in the next ch2sp, 1 sc in the next dc, 2 sc in the next ch2sp, 1 sc in each of the next 3 dc**. Rep from * to ** 3 more times.  [56 sc, 4 FPhdc]

Round 5 Sweet and Simple Afghan Square Pattern Oombawka Design Crochet

R6: Ch 1, *1 FPhdc around next FPhdc, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, 2 sc in each of the next 2 sc, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc**. Rep from * to ** 3 more times. Finish off with an invisible join and weave in ends. [64 sc, 4 FPhdc]

Round 6 Sweet and Simple Afghan Square Pattern Oombawka Design Crochet

Finishing

Wet block and pin to 4 inch square.


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Happy crocheting!

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