KISS-FIST

9" Afghan Block Crochet

by Shelbyshea c. 2012

Materials:

Worsted weight acrylic yarn Crochet hook size: suggested size I Finished size: 9

Example done with three Vannas Choice colors:

Color A: Eggplant Color B: Pink Color C: Lamb (Baby VC)

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Notes:

Corners: starting with round 2, even-numbered rounds use a (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) corner pattern, and odd-numbered rounds use (3 sc) corner pattern. All Colors are fastened off at the end of each round. Personal preference can be used to modify joining color and fastening off methods, such as air stitches and invisible joins. When join with a dc is indicated, use either join w/sl st and ch-3 or air crochet. Pattern is written to join and start in corners for each round. All corners and sides are completed to be symmetrical, so you could start and stop at different locations if desired. Make sure you keep your tension very loose on dc stitches going into prior rounds to avoid pulling the side of the square inward.

Stitch key (North American standard)

Sk 1 is skip one stitch

Special stitch:
X-Stitch 4 stitch pattern as described below (Use either dc or trc depending on your stitching style. It might be better for tighter crocheters to consider using trc here. Margaret thinks they should all be trc, and so does Amy lol) Skip 2 dc stitches in previous round, keeping yarn in front create a loose dc into the second stitch that was skipped two rounds back (NOTE: the stitch is made in the gap from the sk st and ch 1 of the previous round), return back up to current round and sc in next 2 st (the two dc that were skipped at start of X-Stitch), create a loose dc back across into the first stitch that was skipped two rounds back (making an X with the two dc stitches) (NOTE: You will have to insert your hook from back to front to catch the top of the stitch in the lower round and then yo and pull it back up to finish off your dc.)

Instructions:
With Color A, Ch 5, join with a sl st to form ring (or use adjustable ring method) Round 1: Ch 3 as dc, 3 dc in ring, ch 2, (4 dc in ring, ch 2) 3 times; join w/ sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off Color A. (or tighten adjustable ring). [16 dc, 4 ch-2 sp] Round 2: Join Color B w/dc (see NOTES) in any corner sp, (1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp; [ch 1, sk 1, dc in next 2 st, sk 1, ch 1, (dc cornersee notes)] 3 times; (ch 1, sk 1, dc in next 2 st, sk 1, ch 1); join w/ sl st to top of beg dc. Fasten off Color B. (24 dc, 4 ch-2 sp, 8 ch-1 sp])

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Round 3: Join Color A w/sc in any corner sp, 2 sc in same sp; [(sc in next 2 st, X-stitch, sc in next 2 st) (sc cornersee notes)] 3 times; (sc in next 2 st, X-stitch, sc in next 2 st); join w/ sl st to top of beg sc. Fasten off Color A. (4 X-st, 28 visible sc, 8 sc in the 4 X-st) Round 4: Join Color C w/dc in any corner sp, (1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp; [ch 1, sk 1, dc in next 2 st, sk 1, ch 1, dc in next 2 st, sk 1, ch 1, dc in next 2 st, sk 1, ch 1, (dc cornersee notes)] 3 times; (ch 1, sk 1, dc in next 2 st, sk 1, ch 1, dc in next 2 st, sk 1, ch 1, dc in next 2 st, sk 1, ch 1,); join w/ sl st to top of beg dc. Fasten off Color C. [48 dc, 4 ch-2 sp, 16 ch-1 sp] Round 5: Join Color A w/sc in any corner st, 2 sc in same sp; [( sc in next 2 st, X-stitch, sc in next 2 st, Xstitch, sc in next 2 st) (sc corner)] 3 times; (sc in next 2 st, X-stitch, 2 sc, X-stitch, sc in next 2 st); join w/ sl st to top of beg sc. Fasten off Color A. (36 visible sc, 16 sc in the 8 X-st) Round 6: Join Color B w/dc in any corner sp, (1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp; [Ch 1, sk 1 st, (dc in next 2 st, sk 1, ch 1) 5 times; (dc corner)] 3 times; Ch 1, sk 1, (dc in next 2 st, sk 1, ch 1) 5 times; join w/ sl st to top of beg dc. Fasten off Color B.( 56 dc, 4 ch-2 sps, 24 ch-1 sps) Round 7: Join Color A w/sc in any corner st, 2 sc in same sp;[ (sc in next 2 st, 1 dc inserted in stitch below gap into Round 5) 6 times; sc in next 2 st, (sc corner)] 3 times; (sc in next 2 st, 1 dc inserted in stitch below gap into Round 5) 6 times; sc in next 2 st; join w/ sl st to top of beg sc. Fasten off Color A. (68 sc, 24 dc) Round 8: Join Color C w/dc in any corner st, (1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp; [ch 1, sk 1 st, (dc in next 2 st, sk 1, ch 1) 7 times; (dc corner)] 3 times; ch 1, sk 1, ( dc in next 2 st, sk 1, ch 1) 7 times; join w/ sl st to top of beg dc. Fasten off Color C. (72 dc, 4 ch-2 sps, 32 ch-1 sp) Round 9: Join Color A w/sc in any corner sp, 2 sc in same sp;[ (sc in next 2 st, 1 dc inserted in stitch below gap into Round 5) 8 times; sc in next 2 st, (sc corner)] 3 times; (sc in next 2 st, 1 dc inserted in stitch below gap into Round 5) 8 times; sc in next 2 st; join w/ sl st to top of beg sc. Fasten off Color A. (84 sc, 32 dc) Optional Rounds: Depending on size of square after Round 9, you can add Rounds 10 and 11 in same fashion as Rounds 8 and 9 using Colors B and A. Or, you can also surround with a simple sc, hdc, or dc border in any of your colors to reach desired size. Picture shown uses a Color B dc border done in BLO, with 28 dc on each side and (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) corners.

Thank you so much to Jill Russell (jmrphish) and Julie Hamlin (JH-) and JoJo99 for last minute testing! Thank you Maria Summers/Queenbug. NICE WORK. All your help was invaluable. Jill provided the Tutorial photos too. Also, ToddlerMagnet (amyschwab). Almost left you out!

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