Scrap Project of the Month: November

Dimensional Squares Afghan

Design by Elaine Bartlett

Use as many or as few colors as you wish in this handsome afghan.

Skill Level
Easy

Size
About 40 x 60 inches

Materials

• Medium (worsted) weight yarn: 28 oz (1,960 yds, 784g) navy; 3 oz (210 yds, 84g) each of 12 different scrap colors
• Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Tapestry needle

Gauge

Motif = 5 inches

Pattern Stitches

• Beginning Popcorn (beg pc): Ch 3, 3 dc in same space, drop loop from hook, insert hook in top of beg ch-3, pick up dropped loop, draw through.
• Popcorn (pc): 4 dc in sp indicated; drop lp from hook, insert hook in first dc made, draw dropped lp through.

Instructions

• With scrap color, ch 4; join to form ring.
• Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as a dc on this and following rnds), 2 dc in ring; ch 2, [3 dc in ring, ch 2] 3 times; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 dc)
• Rnd 2: Sl st in next dc, beg pc (see Pattern Stitches) in same dc; *ch 2, sk next dc, in next ch-2 sp work [pc (see Pattern Stitches), ch 2, pc]-corner made; ch 2, sk next dc, pc in next dc; rep from * twice more; ch 2, sk next dc, in next ch-2 sp work [pc, ch 2, pc]-corner made; ch 2, sk next dc; join in beg pc. (12 pc)
• Rnd 3: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp; *sk next pc, in next corner ch-2 sp work (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)-corner made; sk next pc, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp; sk next pc, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, rep from * twice more; sk next pc, in next corner ch-2 sp work (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc)-corner made; sk next pc, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp; sk next pc; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
• Rnd 4: With navy, make slip knot on hook and join with sc in same ch as joining of rnd 3; *sc in each dc to next corner ch-2 sp; in corner ch-2 sp work (sc, ch 2, sc); rep from * twice more; sc in each dc to first sc; join in first sc. Fasten off and weave in all ends.

Assembly

Hold 2 Motifs with WS tog; with navy make slip knot on hook and join with sc in corner ch-2 sps of both Motifs; sc in each sc to next corner ch-2 sp; sc in next corner ch-2 sp. Do NOT fasten off. Hold next 2 Motifs tog and sc across in same manner. Join 8 rows of 12 motifs in random order. Fasten off at the end of each row or column.

Edging

• Hold afghan with RS facing you and 1 short end at top; with navy, make slip knot on hook and join with sc in ch-2 sp in upper right-hand corner.
• Rnd 1: Ch 2, sc in same sp; *[ch 2, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc] 4 times; ch 2, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next joining, sc in next ch-2 sp; rep from * 6 times more; [ch 2, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc] 4 times; ch 2, in next ch-2 sp work (sc, ch 2, sc)-corner made; **[ch 2, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc] 4 times; ch 2, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next joining, sc in next ch-2 sp; rep from ** 10 times more; [ch 2, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc] 4 times; ch 2, in next ch-2 sp work (sc, ch 2, sc)-corner made; ***[ch 2, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc] 4 times; ch 2, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next joining, sc in next ch-2 sp; rep from *** 6 times more; [ch 2, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc] 4 times; ch 2, in next ch-2 sp work (sc, ch 2, sc)-corner made; ****[ch 2, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc] 4 times; ch 2, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next joining, sc in next ch-2 sp; rep from **** 10 times more; [ch 2, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc] 4 times; ch 2; join in joining sc.
• Rnd 2: Sl st in next ch-2 sp; in same sp work (beg pc, ch 2, pc)-beg corner made; *ch 2, pc in next ch-2 sp; rep from * to next corner ch-2 sp; ch 2, in next corner ch-2 sp work (pc, ch 2, pc)-corner made; **ch 2, pc in next ch-2 sp; rep from ** to next corner ch-2 sp; ch 2, in next corner ch-2 sp work (pc, ch 2, pc)-corner made; ***ch 2, pc in next ch-2 sp; rep from *** to next corner ch-2 sp; ch 2, in next corner ch-2 sp work (pc, ch 2, pc)-corner made; ****ch 2, pc in next ch-2 sp; rep from **** to beg corner; ch 2; join in beg pc.
• Rnd 3: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 3 (counts as a dc), 4 dc in same sp-beg corner made; *2 dc in each ch-2 sp to next corner ch-2 sp; 5 dc in next corner ch-2 sp-corner made; rep from * twice more; 2 dc in each ch-2 sp to beg ch-3; join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3.
• Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in same ch as joining and in next dc; *3 sc in next dc; sc in each dc to 3rd dc of next corner; rep from * twice more; 3 sc in next dc; sc in each dc to first sc; join in first sc.
• Fasten off and weave in ends.

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