Jennie's Basket of Flowers
A 12" Afghan Square designed by Diana of Lovies for the Little Ones http://loviesforthelittleones.blogspot.com https://www.facebook.com/LoviesfortheLittleOnes This pattern is written in US terminology.
Stitches and Abbreviations
yo - yarn over slst - slip stitch ch - chain mc - magic circle blo - back loop only sC - single crochet hdc - half double crochet dc - double crochet tr - treble crochet dtr - double treble bpsc - back post single crochet fpdc - front post double crochet bpdc - back post double crochet [..] - stitch counts {..} - repeat within a repeat
Special Stitches
shell - 5 dc in same st popcorn - 5 dc in same st, remove hook, insert hook into first st, grab loop after last st, pull loop through, chain 1 dc2tog - yo, insert hook where indicated, yo, pullthrough st, yo, pullthrough 2 loops, yo, insert hook where indicated, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through all 3 loops tr2tog - yo twice, insert hook where indicated, yo, pull through st, yo, pullthrough 2 loops, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo twice, insert hook where indicated, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pullthrough 2 loops, yo, pull through all 3 loops dtr5tog - yo 3 times, insert hook where indicated, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through 2 loops(1), yo 3 times, insert hook where indicated, yo, pullthrough st, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through 2 loops (2), yo 3 times, insert hook where indicated, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through 2 loops (3), yo 3 times, insert hook where indicated, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pullthrough 2 loops, yo, pull through 2 loops (4), yo 3 times, insert hook where indicated, yo, pull through st, yo, pullthrough 2 loops, yo, pull through 2 loops, yo, pull through 2 loops(5), yo, pullthrough all 6 loops
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This pattern was created using Loops and Threads Impeccable Solids: 137-161 yards of worsted weight yarn (4) (l used Loops and Threads Impeccable) Size I hook (5.5mm)
Gauge
Round 4 = 3.5" Round 8 = 6.5"
Notes
I changed colors in rounds marked with a \$. My color order is as follows: lavender, butterscotch, rich orchid, Kelly green, aqua, butterscotch, lavender, kelly green, rich orchid, butterscotch, aqua My crochet is slightly on the loose side. I've included suggestions to get your square to 12" at the end of the pattern. Photos show round 6 with dtr6tog instead of the written dtr5tog. As you can see below, only two petals actually show the whole dtr6tog. Photos for round 7 show the petals as written: dtr5tog. Since they came out great, I edited the pattern.
Directions
Λc, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 7 dc in ring, join w/ slst to 3rd ch in beg ch 3 [8 sts Round 2: Ch3, fpdc around same post as slst join, \*dc in next st, fpdc around post of same st,\* repeat from \* to \* around, join w/ slst to 3rd ch in beg ch 3 [16 sts] Round 3: Ch1(does not count as st), hdc in same st as join, slst around post of fpdc, \*hdc and dc in next st, dc and hdc in next st, slst around post of fpdc,\* repeat from \* to \* around, omitting the last hdc on final repeat, join to hdc with an invisible join [40 sts: 16 dc, 16 hdc, 8 slst] Photos demonstrate the slst around the post of the fpdc, with help from my eight-month-old.
\$Round 4: Attach yarn with a standing dc in the st (from rnd 2) behind any slst (there's already a dc and hdc worked into it, but there's still room to work in it), 4dc in same st, \*bpsc around the post of the dc from round 2 (the st between the fpdc, and under the 2 dc from rnd 3), 5 dc in st behind the next slst,\* repeat from \* to \* around, omitting the 5dc on the last repeat, join to standing dc with a slst, fasten off [8 shells (40dc) and 8 bpsc] Photos demonstrate the joining of yarn and bpsc from behind, above, and front.
\$Round 5: Attach yarn from the back with a standing sc around the post of any 3'd dc in a shell (back post standing sc),\*ch3, bpsc in 3rd dc of next shell,\* repeat from \* to \* around, omitting the last bpsc on the final repeat, join to beginning bpsc with a slst [8 bpsc and 8 ch3 spaces] Round 6: Slst into next ch3 space and ch5 (alternatively, you can fasten off rnd 5 and begin with a standing dtr], complete a dtr5tog in same ch3 space, \*ch 5, dtr5tog in next ch3 space,\* repeat from \* to \* around, omitting the final dtr5tog on last repeat and join to 5th ch in beg ch5 (or join to standing dtr) with a slst, fasten off and weave in ends [8 dtr5tog and 8 ch5 spaces] \$Round 7: join yarn with a standing sc in any ch5 sp, 2sc in same ch5 sp, \*working around the post of the last dtr from the petal on your right, dc2tog, sc in ch 5 space, working around the post of the first dtr from the petal on your left, dc2tog, 3sc in same ch 5 space, 3sc in next ch5 space, working around the post of the last dtr from the petal on your right, tr2tog, sc in ch5 sp, working around the post of the first dtr from the petal on your left, tr2tog, 3sc in same ch5 sp, 3 sc in next ch5 sp,\* repeat from \* to \* around, omitting the last 3sc in the final repeat, join to first st with a slst [72 sts: 56 sc, 8 tr2tog, 8 dc2tog] Photos demonstrate the placement of the leaf' sts and sc between them.
\$Round 8: ch1 and sc in the same st as slst join, \*sc in the next 2 sts, sk the dc2tog and sc in the next st, sk the dc2tog and sc in the next 3 sc, hdc in the next 2 sts, dc in the next 2 sts, (tr, ch2, tr) in the next st (this is the sc in between the tr2tog; this is your first corner made), dc in the next 2 sts, hdc in the next 2 sts, sc in the next st,\* repeat from \* to \* three more times, join to first stitch an invisible join [68 sts and 4 ch2 spaces: 8 tr, 16 dc, 16 hdc, 7sc] \$Round 9: join yarn with a standing hdc in any ch2 corner space, (hdc, ch2, 2 hdc) in same corner space, \*bpdc in ea st across, (2 hdc, ch2, 2 hdc) in next ch2 corner space,\* repeat from \* to \* around, join to standing hdc with a slst [84 sts and 4 ch2 spaces: 4 hdc and 17 bpdc in each side] Round 10: ch1 (does not count as first st) and hdc in same st as slst join, hdc in the next st, \*(2 hdc, ch2, 2 hdc) in the ch2 corner space, sk first stitch (it's kind of hidden in the ch2 space), hdc in the next 2 sts, {ch1 and sk next st, hdc in the next 4 sts} 3 times, ch 1 and sk 1, hdc in the next 2 sts,\* repeat from \* to \* three more times, omitting the last 2 hdc in the final repeat, join to first st with a slst, fasten off and weave in ends [80 sts, 4 ch2 spaces, and 16 ch1 spaces] \$Round 11: join yarn with a standing sc in any corner, (sc, ch2, 2 sc) in same corner space, \* sc in the next 4 sts, {make a popcorn st in the skipped st (crocheting into rnd 9), sc in the next 4 sts of rnd 10} 4 times, (2 sc, ch2, 2 sc) in the next ch2 corner space,\* repeat from \* to \* three more times, omitting the last corner on the final repeat, join to standing sc with an invisible join [112 sts and 4 ch2 spaces: 28 sts per side including 24sc and 4 popcorns] \$Round 12: join yarn with a standing hdc in any corner space, (hdc, ch2, 2 hdc) in same ch2 corner space, \*bpdc in the next 6 sts, {dc in the ch1 space from rnd 10 (behind the popcorn), bpdc in the next 4 sts} 4 times, bpdc in the next 2 sts, (2hdc, ch2, 2hdc) in next ch2 corner space,\* repeat from \* to \* three more times, omitting the corner on the final repeat, join to first st with an invisible join [128 sts and 4 ch2 corner spaces: 32 sts per side including 24 bpdc, 4 dc, 8 hdc] \$Round 13: : join yarn with a standing hdc in any corner space, (hdc, ch2, 2 hdc) in same ch2 corner space, \*bpdc in the next st, {fpdc in the next 2 sts, bpdc in the next 2 sts} 7 times, fpdc in the next 2 sts, bpdc in the next st, (2 hdc, ch2, 2 hdc) in the next ch2 corner space,\* repeat from \* to \* three more times, omitting the corner on the final repeat, join to first st with an invisible join [144 sts and 4 ch2 corner spaces: 36 sts per side including 16 fpdc, 16 bpdc, and 4 hdc] \$Round 14: join yarn with a standing sc in any corner space, (sc, ch2, 2 sc) in same ch2 corner space, \*fpdc in the next st, {bpdc in the next 2 sts, fpdc in the next 2 sts} 8 times, bpdc in the next 2 sts, fpdc in the next st, (2 sc, ch2, 2 sc) in next ch2 corner space,\* repeat from \* to \* three more times, omitting the corner on the final repeat, join to first st with an invisible join [160 sts and 4 ch2 corner spaces: 40 sts per side including 18 fpdc, 18 bpdc, and 4 sc] \$Round 15: join yarn with a standing sc in any corner space, (ch1, sc) in the same space, sc in the blo of the next 40 sts, (sc, ch1, sc) in the next ch2 corner space,\* repeat from \* to \* three more times, omitting the corner on the final repeat, join to beg standing sc with an invisible join, weave in ends [168 sts and 4 ch1 corner spaces: 42 sts per side] ocking this pattern as the post stitches tend to pull the middle of the square
Wait, I'm still not at 12"!
If I didn't end at 12," I would grow the square with a round of bphdc or bpdc to get to the proper size (round 16), and I would have done it in butterscotch (to repeat the round 8/9 coloring). Another suggestion to gain more surface area, if needed, would be to use front and back post treble crochet in the basket weave portion of the pattern.
