Spring Flowers Afghan
Crochet World|April 2017

Spring Flowers Afghan 

Rena V. Stevens
Spring Flowers Afghan

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Chain-5 at beginning of row counts as first double treble crochet unless otherwise stated.

Chain-1 at beginning of row counts as first single crochet unless otherwise stated.

Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Large V-stitch (lg V-st): (Dc, ch 2, dc) in indicated st.

2 treble crochet cluster (2 tr cl): *Yo hook twice, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, rep from * (3 lps on hook), yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.

Tulip stitch (tulip st): (2 tr cl–see Special Stitches, ch 1) 3 times in indicated st.

V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st.

Petals: Yo, insert hook in same place as last st, draw up long lp, yo, sk next 2 sts, insert hook in next st, draw up a regular lp, yo, draw long lp through 1 lp on hook, yo and draw through all 5 lps on hook.

Single petal: Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up long lp, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.

Puff stitch (puff st): (Yo, insert hook, yo, draw up a lp) 3 times in same st (7 lps on hook), yo, draw through all lps on hook.

AFGHAN

Row 1 (RS): With size I hook and soft fern, ch 153 loosely, dc in 4th ch from hook (3 sk chs count as first dc), dc in each rem ch across, turn. Fasten off. (151 dc)

Row 2 (WS): Join (see Pattern Notes) fern in first dc, ch 3 (counts as first sc, ch-2), [sk next 2 dc, lg V-st (see Special Stitches) in next dc, ch 2, sk next 2 dc*, sc in next dc, ch 2] across, ending last rep at *, sc in top of turning ch, turn. Fasten off.

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