Moroccan Window 12" Afghan Square
This pattern is @ designed by Heather C Gibbs 2015 and is for Personal use only, not for resale. However, you are welcome to donate, gift as well as sell any of your finished items (if you are an Individual Crafter). If you sell your work online, please credit the work as appropriate and link to my pages where you can: http://keepcalmandcrochetonuk.wordpress.com/ http://facebook.com/KeepCalmAndCrochetOnUk http://ravelry.com/designers/heather-c-gibbs http://designers.loveknitting.com/#/designs http://craftsy.com/user/pattern/store/833712 http://pinterest.com/KCACOuK/ http://twitter.com/KCACOUK http://tinyurl.com/KCACOUK-on-Google http://kcacouk.storenvy.com/ http://mummymakers.co.uk/kcacouk/
Materials:
Yarn: Weight #4 Worsted / Aran in at least 2 different colours. There are many options for how you can arrange your colours on this square. For ease I have noted colour changes on each round referred to in this pattern as YARN A, B, C and D Hook: 5.5 mm / US size I You will also need: A Yarn Needle
Gauge:
Size: 12 inch x 12 inch / 30.5cm x 30.5cm 7 tr/dc = 2 inches / 5 cm These measurements are approximated, and actual subjects may vary. Pattern will work in other yarns though gauge/size will be different. CHECK YOUR GAUGE, use any size hook to obtain gauge.
Abbreviations:
st(s) = stitch(es) sp = space sl st = slip stitch ch(s) = chain dc/sc = UK double / US single crochet htr/hdc = UK half treble / US half double crochet fpdc/fpsc = UK Front Post double crochet / US Front Post single crochet tr/dc = UK treble / US double crochet dtr/tr = UK double treble / US treble
Stitch Guidance:
Slip Stitch (sl st): Insert hook in st indicated, yarn over and draw through all loops. UK Double Crochet/US Single Crochet (dc/sc): Insert hook in st indicated and draw up a loop (two loops on hook), yarn over, draw through both loops on hook. UK Front Post Double Crochet / US Front Post Single Crochet (fpdc/fpsc): Yarn over and insert hook from the frontto the back around the post of the st on the previous row. Complete as for regular dc/sc
UK Half Double Treble / US Half Double
Crochet (htr/hdc): Yarn over, insert hook in next st and draw up a loop (three loops on hook), yarn over, draw through all three loops on hook. UK Treble / US Double Crochet (tr/dc): Yarn over, insert hook in next st and draw up a loop (three loops on hook), yarn over, draw through two loops, yarn over, draw through remaining two loops on hook. UK Double Treble / US Treble (dtr/tr): Yarn over twice, insert hook in next st and draw up a loop (four loops on hook), yarn over, draw through two loops, yarn over, draw through two loops, yarn over, draw through remaining two loops on hook.
Pattern:
Rnd 1: With YARN A; either make a magic ring (adjustable ring) to start or ch 3, (doesn't count as a st), crochet 16 htr/hdc into the ring / 3rd ch from hook then sl st to top of 1st htr/hdc to join, use tail yarn to tighten centre ring closed if necessary. Finish off and weave in ends (16 sts). Rnd 2: With a sl st attach YARN B to any st then ch 3 (counts as a tr/dc), add a [tr/dc, ch 2, 2 tr/dc] in the same st as your beginning ch 3, \* ch 1, skip the next st, 1 tr/dc in the next st, ch 1, skip the next st, [2 tr/ dc, ch 2, 2 tr/dc] in the next st \* repeat from \* to \* twice, ch 1, skip the next st, 1 tr/dc in the next st, ch 1, then finish off with an invisible join to top of 1st tr/ dc to join and weave in ends. (20 sts + (4x)ch 2 sps and (8x)ch 1 sps). Rnd 3: With a sl st attach YARN A to any ch 2 sp corner; ch 3 (counts as a tr/dc), add a [tr/dc, ch 2, 2 tr/dc] in the same sp, \* 1 tr/dc in the next 2 sts, 1 dtr/tr in the skipped st of rnd 1, 1 tr/dc in the next st, 1 dtr/tr in the skipped st of rnd 1, 1 tr/dc in the next 2 sts, work [2 tr/dc, ch 2, 2 tr/dc] in the next ch 2 sp \* repeat from \* to \* twice, 1 tr/dc in the next 2 sts, 1 dtr/tr in the skipped st of rnd 1, 1 tr/dc in the next st, 1 dtr/tr in the skipped st of rnd 1, 1 tr/dc in the next 2 sts, then finish off with an invisible join to top of 1st ch 3 to join and weave in ends. (44 sts + (4x)2ch sps).
Rnd 4: With a sl st attach YARN B to any ch 2 sp corner; ch 1, 1 dc/sc in same sp, ch 2, 1 dc/sc in same sp, \* 1 dc/sc in the next 4 sts, 1 fpdc/fpsc in the next st, 1 dc/sc in the next st, 1 fpdc/fpsc in the next st, 1 dc/sc in the next 4 sts, [1 dc/sc, ch 2, 1 dc/ sc in the next ch 2 sp], \* repeat from \* to \* twice, then 1 dc/sc in the next 4 sts, 1 fpdc/fpsc in the next st, 1 dc/sc in the next st, 1 fpdc/fpsc in the next st, 1 dc/sc in the next 4 sts, then finish off with an invisible join to top of 1st dc/sc to join and weave in ends. (52 sts + (4 x)ch 2 sps). Rnd 5: With a sl st attach YARN A to any ch 2 corner; ch 2 (counts as first htr/hdc), 1 htr/hdc in same ch 2 corner, ch 2, 2 htr/hdc in the same ch 2 corner \* 1 htr/hdc in the next 13 sts, [2 htr/hdc, ch 2, 2 htr/hdc in the next ch 2 corner], \* repeat from \* to \* twice, 1 htr/hdc in the next 13 sts, then finish off with an invisible join to top of 1st ch 2 to join and weave inends.
(68 sts + (4 x)ch 2 sps).
Rnd 6: With a sl st attach YARN C to any ch 2 sp corner; ch 3 (counts as first tr/dc), 1 tr/dc in same sp, ch 2, 2 tr/dc in the same sp \* 1 tr/dc in the next 2 sts, \*\* ch 1, skip next st, 1 tr/dc in next st \*\* repeat from \*\* to \*\* five times, ch 1, skip next st, 1 tr/dc in the next 2 sts, [2 tr/dc, ch 2, 2 tr/dc in the next sp], \* repeat from \* to \* twice, then 1 tr/dc in the next 2 sts, then repeat from \*\* to \*\* six times ch 1, skip next st, then work 1 tr/dc in the next 2 sts, then finish off with an invisible join to top of 1st ch 3 to join and weave in ends. (56 sts + 28 x ch 1 sps and 4 x ch 2 sps). Rnd 7: With a sl st attach YARN A to any ch 2 corner; ch 3 (counts as first tr/dc), 1 tr/dc in same ch 2 corner, ch 2, 2 tr/dc in the same ch 2 corner \* 1 tr/ dc in the next 4 sts, \*\* 1 dtr/tr in the skipped st of rnd 6, 1 tr/dc in the next st \*\* repeat from \*\* to \*\* five times, 1 dtr/tr in the skipped st of rnd 6, 1 tr/dc in the next 4 sts, [2 tr/dc, ch 2, 2 tr/dc in the next sp] \* repeat from \* to \* twice, 1 tr/dc in the next 4 sts, then repeat \*\* to \*\* six times, 1 dtr/tr in the skipped st of rnd 6, 1 tr/dc in the next 4 sts, then finish off with an invisible join to top of 1st ch 3 to join and weave in ends. (100 sts + (4x) ch 2 sps). Rnd 8: With a sl st attach YARN C to any ch 2 sp corner; ch 1, 1 dc/sc in same sp, ch 2, 1 dc/sc in same sp, \* 1 dc/sc in the next 6 sts, \*\* 1 fpdc/fpsc in the next st, 1 dc/sc in the next st \*\* repeat from \*\* to \*\* six times, 1 dc/sc in the next 5 sts, [1 dc/sc, ch 2, 1 dc/sc in the next ch 2 sp] \* repeat from \* to \* twice, then 1 dc/sc in the next 6 sts, next repeat from \*\* to \*\* seven times, 1 dc/sc in the next 5 sts, then finish off with an invisible join to top of 1st dc/sc to join and weave in ends. (108 sts + (4x) ch 2 sps). Rnd 9: With a sl st attach YARN A to any ch 2 corner; ch 2 (counts as first htr/hdc), 1 htr/hdc in same ch 2 corner, ch 2, 2 htr/hdc in the same ch 2 corner \* 1 htr/hdc in the next 28 sts, [2 htr/hdc, ch 2, 2 htr/hdc in the next ch 2 corner], \* repeat from \* to \* twice, 1 htr/hdc in the next 28 sts, then finish off with an invisible join to top of 1st ch 2 to join and weave in ends. (128 sts + (4x) ch 2 sps). Rnd 10: With a sl st attach YARN D to any ch 2 corner; ch 3 (counts as first tr/dc), 1 tr/dc in same ch 2 corner, ch 2, 2 tr/dc in the same ch 2 corner \* 1 tr/ dc in the next 4 sts, \*\* ch 1, skip next st, 1 tr/dc in next st \*\* repeat from \*\* to \*\* 10 times, ch 1, 1 tr/ dc in the next 4 sts, [2 tr/dc, ch 2, 2 tr/dc in the next sp], \* repeat from \* to \* twice, then 1 tr/dc in the next 4 sts, next repeat \*\* to \*\* eleven times, ch 1, skip next st, 1 tr/dc in the next 4 sts, then finish off with an invisible join to top of 1st ch 3 to join and weave in ends. to join. (92 sts + (48x) ch 1 sps and (4x) ch 2 sps). Rnd 11: With a sl st attach YARN A to any ch 2 corner; ch 3 (counts as first tr/dc), 1 tr/dc in same ch 2 corner, ch 2, 2 tr/dc in the same ch 2 corner \* 1 tr/ dc in the next 6 sts, \*\* 1 dtr/tr in in the skipped st of rnd 10, 1 tr/dc in the next st \*\* repeat from \*\* to \*\*
eleven times, 1 dtr/tr in the skipped st of rnd 10, 1 tr/ dc in the next 5 sts, [2 tr/dc, ch 2, 2 tr/dc in the next sp] \* repeat from \* to \* twice, then 1 tr/dc in the next 6 sts, next repeat \*\* to \*\* 12 times, 1 tr/dc in the next 5 sts, then finish off with an invisible join to top of 1st ch 3 to join and weave in ends. to join. (156 sts + (4x) ch 2 sps). Rnd 12: With a sl st attach YARN D to any ch 2 sp corner; ch 1, 1 dc/sc in same sp, ch 2, 1 dc/sc in same sp, \* 1 dc/sc in the next 8 sts, \*\* 1 htr/hdc in the next st, 1 dc/sc in the next st \*\* repeat from \*\* to \*\* 11 times, 1 dc/sc in the next 7 sts, [1 dc/sc, ch 2, 1 dc/sc in the next ch 2 sp] \* repeat from \* to \* twice, then 1 dc/sc in the next 8 sts, next repeat \*\* to \*\* 12 times, 1 dc/sc in the next 7 sts, [1 dc/sc, ch 2, 1 dc/sc in the next ch 2 sp], then finish off with an invisible join to top of 1st dc/sc to join and weave in ends. (164 sts).
This square will need blocking to pull it into the 12 inch x 12 inch square;
Blocking afghan squares:
To steam block an afghan square pin the square evenly on a flat surface. Set your steam iron (or hand held steamer) on the lowest setting that will produce steam. Once you have a good steam going, hold the iron or steamer close to the crochet and work in a circular motion over the entire piece until every inch is evenly dampened. DO NOT touch the iron on the yarn! If you find that you must lightly press the square cover it with a cloth first to protect the yarn from the hot metal plate. Allow the pieces to dry thoroughly before unpinning.
Invisible join
The last st of your work (where relevant) should be finished off using the invisible join method: After the last stitch is completed do not join; cut your yarn and pull the tail all the way through the stitch Then using a hook or a yarn needle thread insert under the loops of the stitch you wish to join to. Pull yarn through gently. Then, insert your hook or needle into the centre of the last stitch. Pull yarn through gently and weave in ends as usual.
