Star of Honor Afghan Square
By Shelley Moore Hook Size: H (5mm) Yarn weight: #4 Worsted Weight Finished size: 12" Abbreviations Trc = treble crochet With Color A, Ch4, in 4th ch from hook, 14dc Row 1 [Ch5, sc in 1st ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, trc in next ch, sk 2 dc, sl st in next dc] 4 times, Ch5, sc in 1st ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in next ch, trc in next ch, sk 2 dc, sl st in beginning sl st to join. Fasten Off Row 2 Join Color B with sl st in ch at tip of any star point. [Ch4, trc in sl st, ch4, sl st to next star point] 4 times, Ch4, trc in sl st, ch4, sl st to beginning sl st to join. Row 3 ch 3, [6dc in same ch4 sp, dc in trc, 6dc in next ch4 sp, dc in sl st, ] 4 times, 6dc in same ch4 sp, dc in trc, 6dc in next ch4 sp, sl st in top of first ch3 to join, Row 4 ch3, dc in same st, dc in next 6dc, 2dc in next dc] 9 times, dc in next 6dc, join with sl st to top of first ch3Fasten Off Row 5 Join Color Cin 11th dc from initial ch3 on last row with sl st. (ch4, trc, ch3, 2trc) in same st, trc in next st, dc in next 2st, hdc in next dc, sc in next 11dc, hdc in next dc, dc in next 2dc, trc in next dc, \*(2trc, ch3, 2trc) in next st, trc in next st, dc in next 2st, hdc in next dc, sc in next 11dc, hdc in next dc, dc in next 2dc, trc in next dc,\*, repeat from \* 2 more times. Sl st in top of initial ch4 to join. Row6 Sl st in next dc and in ch3 sp, (ch2, hdc, ch2, 2hdc) in ch3 sp, ch1, sk next st, (hdc in next st, ch1) all the way across to last dc, sk last dc, [(2hdc, ch2, 2hdc) in ch3 sp, ch1, sk next st, (hdc in next st, ch1) all the way across to last dc, sk last dc] 3 times. Sl st in top of ch2 to join. Fasten Of Row 7 Join color B in any corner ch2 sp with sl st, ch 1, 2sc in ch2 sp, [sc in next st, ch1, sk next st, sc in ch1 sp, ch1] across to last 2st before corner, sk next st, sc in next st, 3sc in ch2 sp] 3 times, [sc in next st, ch1, sk next st, sc in ch1 sp, ch1] across to last 2st before corner, sk next st, sc in next st, sl st in ch1 to join. Row 8 Sl st into next st. [ch3, dc, ch2, 2dc] all in same st, dc in all st across to next corner. [(2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2sp, dc in all st across to next corner] 3 times. Sl st in top of ch3 to join. Fasten Off Join Color C with sl st in any corner ch2sp, (ch3, dc, ch2, 2dc) all in ch2sp, ch1, (sk next st, dc in next st, ch1) all the way across to last dc before corner. [Sk next st, (2dc, ch2, 2dc) in ch2sp, (sk next st, dc in next st, ch1) all the way across to last dc before corner] 3 times. Ch1, skip next st, join with sl st to top of ch3. Row 10 Ch1, sc in same st, sc in next st, [(2sc, ch1, 2sc) all in corner ch2 sp, sc in every st across] 3 times, (2sc, ch1, 2sc) all in corner ch2 sp, sc in every st across until beginning ch1. Sl st to join in 1st sc.
