Anticipation
UK TERMS VERSION Afghan block co-designed by Margaret Maclnnis and Donna Kay Lacey for A New Twist
Materials
Worsted Yarn in 3 Colours. As shown Vanna's Choice in Sapphire (A)—30 grams, Grey (B—50 grams), White(C)-30 grams Crochet Hook US I (5.5 mm) Yarn Needle
Stitches
Ch2Vst--in the same st, (tr, ch 2, tr) fpdc—front post double crochet—work a dc around the post of the indicated st from the front bpdc—back post double crochet—work a dc around the post of the indicated st (or around the back two vertical loops if indicated), from theback
Instructions
Colour A--Ch 5, sl st to first ch to form a ring. (or work a Magic Circle for RND 1) RND 1: Ch 3, 11 tr in ring. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. (12 tr) RND 2: Ch 3, tr in same st, 2 tr in each st, sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (24 tr) RND 3: Join Colour B with a sl st to any tr, Ch 5 and tr in same st (acts as ch2Vst), (sk next st, ch2Vst in next st) x 11, sk next st, sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-5. (12 ch2Vst) RND 4: Sl st to ch-2 sp, ch 3 (as tr),tr in same st, ch3, [2 tr in next ch2Vst, ch 3] rep to last sp and sl to top of beg ch-3. 24 tr, 12 ch-3 sp) RND 5: Sl st to ch-3 sp, ch 1, dc in same sp, ch 4, (dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 4) rep around and sl st in first dc. Fasten off. (12 dc, 12 ch-4 sp) RND 6: Sl st Colour A to any dc, ch 3 as tr, [(3 tr, ch 2, 3 tr) in next sp\*, tr in next dc] repeat around finishing last repeat at \*, and sl st into top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (84 tr, 12 ch-2 sp) RND 7: Surface Crochet Dc join Colour C to any ch-2 sp, [ch-3, fpdc around dc of RND 5, ch 3\*, dc into ch-2 sp of RND 6] x 11, work 12th repeat to \* only and sl st to beg dc. RND 8: [ch 4, dcinto 4th tr of next tr group, ch4, sl st into dc at top of peak) x12, slst to last dc of RND7. Fasten off. (24 ch-4 sp, 12 sl st, 12 dc) RND 9: Dc join Colour B in BLO of RND 6 tr (2nd of a 7tr group), [ch-3, dcto RND 6tr (6th of a7tr group), ch-3, dc to RND 6 tr (2nd of a 7 tr group)] x23, ch-3 and sl st to dc join st. (24 dc, 24 ch-3 sp) RND 10: Sl st to next ch-3 sp, ch-3 as tr, (tr, 2 dtr) in same sp, ch-2 as corner, in ch-3 sps that follow, work one upcoming set in parentheses as [(2 dtr, 2 tr), (4 htr), (4 dc), (3 dc), (4 htr), (2 tr, 2 dtr, ch-2)] x 4, sl st to top of beg ch-3. (16 dtr, 16 tr, 32 htr, 28 dc, 4 ch-2 sp) RND 11: Sl st into next tr, ch 5 and tr in same st (as ch2Vst), [sk 2 st, corner as (ch2Vst, ch-2, ch2Vst) in ch-2 sp, (sk 2 st, ch2Vst in next st) 7 times] x 3, work a 4th repeat with 6 V-st instead of 7, sl st to ch-3 of beg ch-5. (36 ch2Vst, 4 ch-2 sp) RND 12: Sl st into next ch-2 sp, ch 1, dc in same sp, (ch 3, dc in next ch-2 sp) 39 times, ch 3, sl st to beg dc. Fasten off. (40 ch-3 sp, 40 dc) (there should be a dc in each 'corner', and a ch-3 on either side of that) RND 13: Join Colour A with a sl st in any corner dc, ch 4 (as dtr), 2 dtr in same st, \*[(2 tr in next ch-3 sp, tr in next dc) 9 times, 2 tr in next ch-3 sp\*, 3 dtr in next dc] x 3, work a 4th rep to \* only, sl st to 4th ch of beg ch-4. Fasten off. (12 dtr, 116 tr) RND 14: Surface Crochet: Dc join Colour C in any corner dtr, [ch-4, sk RND 12 corner dc, fpdc around next RND 12 dc, ch 4, sk next dtr and sk 5 tr, dc in next tr, (ch 4, sk next RND 12 dc, fpdc around next RND 12 dc, ch 4, sk 5 tr, dc in next tr) 3 times, ch 4, sk next RND 12 dc, fpdc around next RND 12 dc, ch 4, sk 5 tr and next dtr\*, dc in next dtr] x 3, work a 4th repeat to \* only, sl st to beg dc. (20 dc, 20 fpdc, 40 ch4sp) RND 15: (all skipped st indicated are from RND 13) \*Ch 4, sk 3 st, dc in next tr, ch 4, sk 2 tr, dc in next RND 14 dc, (ch 4, sk 2 tr, dc in next tr, ch 4, sk 2 tr, dc in next RND 14 dc) 3 times, ch 4, sk 2 tr, dc in next tr, ch 4, sk 3 st, dc in next RND 14 dc\* rep from \* to \* 3 times more. Last dc is in corner dc of RND 14. (40 dc, 40 ch-4 sp) RND 16: (all bpdc are through vertical back two loops only of the dc from RND 15). \*(ch 3, bpdc around next dc) 40 times. Final bpdc is around corner dc back vertical loops only. Fasten off and carefully weave ends so as to not disturb the chain sequence. (40 bpdc, 40 ch-3 sp) RND 17: Join Colour B with a sl st to any ch-3 sp directly before a corner dc, ch 2 as htr, 2 tr into same sp, \*corner as (htr,tr, ch-2, tr, htr) in dc, 3 htr in next ch-3 sp, (3 dc in next ch-3 sp) 8 times\*\*, 3 htr in next ch-3 sp\* rep from \* to \* 3 times, ending at \*\* on a final rep, sl to top of beg ch-2. Fasten off. (96 dc, 32 htr, 8 tr, 4 ch-2 sp) RND 18: Join Colour A with a sl st to any corner ch-2 sp, ch-4 (as htr, ch-2), htr in same sp, \*htr in next 3 st, dc in next 28 st, htr in next 3 st\*\*, corner as (htr, ch-2, htr)\* rep from \* to \* 3 times, ending at \*\* on a final rep, sl to 2nd ch of beg ch-4. Fasten off. (112 dc, 32 htr, 4 ch-2 sp)
