Annabelle Iris Afghan Square
9"block c. 2011 Designs by Muggins; revised 2013 by Margaret MacInnis
Materials:
Vanna's Choice Solids and Heathers BlueBell: 3 yards (2 g) White: 35 yards (20 g) Sweet Pea: 6 yards (4 g) Purple: 30 yards (15 g) Yarn needle Hook5.5 mm or US I Round 1) Using Bluebell, Magic Circle 16 dc, and fasten off. (or ch 5, join in circle, ch 3 as dc, 15 dc in circle, join sl st in first ch-3, fasten off Bluebell) (16 dc) Round 2) Join White with a sl st in any dc, ch 3 as dc, ch 3 (or just ch 6 and be done with it...), dc into same st as join, [ch 3, sk dc, dc into next dc, ch 3, dc into same dc] x 7; ch 3, sl st in first ch-3 (or 3rd ch of beg ch-6). [8 groups of (dc, ch-3, dc) in same st; 8 ch-3 sp] Round 3) Continue with White, sl into next ch-3 sp, ch 1 and sc into same sp, 2 more sc in same ch-3 sp, [2 sc into next ch-3 sp, 3 sc into ch-3 sp between dc] x 7, work final 2 sc into last ch-3 sp and sl in first sc, fasten off White. (40 sc) Annabelle Iris Square Afghan Block--Page 1 Round 4) Join Sweet Pea with a sc in any middle sc of a 3 sc set. Ch 3 as dc, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same st as join, [ch 4, sk 4 st, sc in next, ch 4, sk 4 sc\*\*, corner as (2 dc, ch-2, 2 dc) in next st] x 4, work to \*\* only on 4"h rep, and sl st ch-3. Fasten off Sweet Pea. (4 corners, 8 ch-4 sp, 4 sc) Round 5) Join Purple with a sc in any corner ch-2 sp, 2 sc in same sp, [sc in next 2 dc, 4 sc in ch-4, sc in sc, 4 sc in ch-4, sc in next 2 dc, 3 sc in corner] x 4, omit corner on last rep, sl st in first sc. (64 sc) OPTION to Round 5 is to continue with same Color as Round 4, and only fasten off after Round 5. You will need slightly more Color Sweet Pea of course (about 4 yards). Round 6) Continue with Purple, ch 3 as first dc, [corner as (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next st), dc in next 15 sc] x 3, work last side as 'dc in next 14 sc' after corner, and sl st last dc in first ch-3. [76 dc, 4 ch-2 sp) Round 7) ch-1, sc in same st, sc in next 2 dc, [corner as (2 dc, ch-2, 2 dc) in next dc), sc in next 19 dc] x 3, work a last side as 'sc in next 16 dc' after corner, then sl st in first sc, and fasten off Purple. [76 sc, 16 dc, 4 ch-2 sp) Round 8) Join White with a sc in any corner ch-2 sp, 2 more sc in same sp, [sc into next 2 st, hdc into next 2 st, dc into next 15 st, hdc into next 2 st, sc into next 2 st\*\*, 3 sc in ch-2 sp] x 4, omit corner on last rep, sl st in first sc. (or work Invisible Join to fasten) (104 sc) Round 9) Work either a sc or a hdc or dc round for size. Corners of sc and hdc will have 3 st, corners of dc will have 5 st, or (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc), with 25 st each side. Count if sc or hdc (112 st); dc (116 st)
