Home of the Brave Afghan Square
By Shelley Moore Hook: H (5mm) Yarn Weight: #4 Worsted Size: 12" Inner Square Ch4, sl st to join ring. Row 1 Ch3 (counts as first dc), 15 dc in ring, sl st to join in top of ch3. Row 2 Ch5 (counts as dc and ch2),( dc, ch2, dc), in same st , [ch1, sk net dc, dc in next st, ch1, sk1, (dc, ch2, dc, ch2, dc) in next st] twice, ch1, sk net dc, dc in next st, ch1, sk1, Join with slst to 3rd ch in beginning ch5. Row 3 Sl st into ch2 sp, ch4 (counts as dc and ch1),(dc, ch1,dc, ch1,dc) all in next dc, ch1, dc in next ch2sp, (ch1, dc in next ch1sp) twice, ch1, dc in ch2sp, \*\*ch1, (dc, ch1,dc, ch1,dc) all in next dc, ch1, dc in next ch2sp, (ch1, dc in next ch1sp) twice, ch1, dc in ch2sp, repeat from \*\* once more. Ch1 (dc, ch1, dc) allin next dc, ch1, dc in next ch2sp, (ch1, dc in next ch1sp) twice, ch1, Join with sl st in 3rd chain of beginning ch4. Fasten Off. Inner Triangles Row 4 Join Color B with sl st in center dc of (dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc) cluster. Sc in next sc and each st across ending with sc in center dc of (dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc) cluster. Turn Row 5 Sk 1st sc, and sc across to last 2 st, 2sctog. Turn Row 6-10 Repeat Row 5 Row 11 sk 1st sc, sc in last sc, fasten off. Repeat Rows 4-11 on each side.
Outer Square
Row 1 Join Color C with sl st in point of any of the inner triangles, ch1, (sc, ch2, sc) in same st, evenly sc all the way across, evenly spacing 17 stitches along the sides of the triangles, ending about 1sc from next corner point. [(sc, ch2, sc) all in point of triangle. evenly sc all the way across, evenly spacing 17 stitches along the sides of the triangles, ending about 1sc from next corner point] 3 times. Join with sl st into 1st sc. Row 2 Sl st into ch2 sp., ch5 (counts as dc and ch2)(dc, ch2, dc) into same st, (ch1, sk next st, dc in next st) all the way across to last sc. [Ch1, (dc, ch2, dc, ch2, dc) in ch2sp, (ch1, sk next st, dc in next st) all the way across to last sc.] 3 times. Ch1, join with sl st into 3rd ch of beginning ch5. Row 3 Sl st in ch2sp, ch4 (counts as dc and ch1), (dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc) in next dc, ch1, dc in ch2sp, \*\*(ch1, skdc, dc in ch1sp) 10 times. Ch1, dc in ch2sp, ch (dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc) in next dc, ch1, dc in next ch2sp. Repeat from \*\* twice. (ch1, skdc, dc in ch1sp) 10 times. Ch1, sl st to 3rd ch in beginning ch4. Row 4 Join Color B with sl st in center dc of (dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc) cluster. Ch1, 2sc, ch2, 2sc in same st. Sc in every st across until you get to the center dc of (dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc) cluster. \*\*(2sc, ch2, 2sc) in center dc of (dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc) cluster., sc in every st across until you get to the center dc of (dc, ch1, dc, ch1, dc) cluster. Repeat from \*\* twice more. Join with Sl st in 1st sc. (there should be 33 sc in between each ch2 sp). Row 5 SI st in next st and in ch2sp. (Ch2, hdc, ch2, 2hdc) in ch2sp. Hdc in next 6st, [sk next sc, 5hdctog in next sc, ch2, sk next st, hdc in next 6st] 3 times. \*\*(2hdc, ch2, 2hdc) in ch2sp, Hdc in next 6st, [sk next sc, 5hdctog in next sc, ch2, sk next st, hdc in next 6st] 3 times. Repeat from \*\* twice more. Join with sl st to 1st hdc. Row 6 Ch1, sc in same st and next st, [(sc, ch1, sc) in ch2sp, sc in allst across to ch2sp.] 3 times. (sc, ch1, sc) in ch2sp, sc in all st across. Join with sl st in 1st sc. Row 7 Join Color A in any corner ch1sp. Ch3(counts as 1st dc), dc, ch1, 2dc all in same st. [dc in all st across until ch1sp. (2dc, ch1, 2dc) in ch1sp.] 3 times. Dc in all remaining st across. Join with sl st in top of beginning ch3. Fasten off.
