Simple 10-Petal Afghan Square

By Joyce D. Lewis

This 9 inch square was made using Red Heart Super Saver (Lilac, Dark Plum and Light Raspberry) worsted
weight yarn and a size H hook. Super tester, Muffetsmom, used Red Heart Holiday and a size G hook for her 9
inch square. Your size will vary depending upon your yarn, hook and tension. This pattern uses US terms
throughout.
Special Stitches:
V-stitch - (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in ch-2 space
Petal Point Picot Following dc; chain 2, slip hook through top front horizontal loop of dc just formed AND
through front vertical loop of same dc, yarn over and pull through two loops, yarn over and pull through two
loops
Long double crochet (ldc) double crochet worked into stitch one round below current round
Half Double Crochet Tack (hdc tack) - yo, slip hook through two vertical loops on back of picot then under
chain, yo and pull loop to front, yo and pull through all loops on hook
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Double Triple crochet stitch (dtr) yarn over (yo) three times, insert hook in top of indicated stitch, yarn over
and pull through stitch, [yo and pull through two loops] 4 times
Front Post Single Crochet (fpsc) insert hook from front, right to left, under the post of the indicated stitch,
yarn over and pull loop to front, yo and pull through both loops on hook.

Instructions:
Round 1: With Color A, form a sliding circle, ch 3 (counts as first dc), 19 dc into circle, close the circle, sl st to
top of beginning ch to join (20 dc).
Round 2: Ch 6, [trc in each of next 2 dc, ch 2] 9 times, trc in next dc, sl st to fourth st of beginning ch to join
(10 pairs of trc, 10 ch-2 spaces) Place a stitch marker at the top of the beginning ch for use in the final
round, which is worked on the surface of the finished block.
Round 3: Sl st into next ch-2 space, ch 3, (dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in same space, [(2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next ch-2 space]
9 times, sl st to top of beginning ch-3 to join (10 V-stitches).
Round 4: See Special Stitches for Petal Point Picot [(4 dc, petal point picot, 4 dc) in next ch-3 space, sl st in
between V stitches] 10 times (10 petals) Cut and weave in ends.
Round 5: Attach Color B with sl st in space between two of the petals, [ldc into space below between V
stitches in Round 3, ch 6 behind petal] 10 times, sl st to beginning st to join (10 ldc, 10 ch-6).
Round 6: See Special Stitches for hdc tack Ch 2, [(3 hdc, hdc tack, 3 hdc) in next ch-6 space, hdc in next
ldc] 10 times, sl st to beginning ch to join (80 hdc).
Round 7: Ch 5, trc in same st, trc in next 2 sts, dc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3
sts, dc in next 3 sts, trc in next 2 sts, (trc, dtr) in next st, ch 2, [(dtr, trc) in next st, trc in next 2 sts, dc in next 3
sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 3 sts, trc in next 2 sts, (trc, dtr) in next st, ch 2]
3 times, sl st to beginning ch to join (22 sts per side and 4 ch-2 corners) Cut and weave in ends.
Round 8: Attach Color C with sl st to dtr following any corner ch-2 space, ch 2, sc in each of next 21 sts, (2 sc,
ch 2, 2 sc) in ch-2 corner space, [sc in each of next 22 sts, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in ch-2 corner space] 3 times, sl st to
beginning ch to join (26 sts per side and 4 ch-2 corner spaces).
Round 9: Attach Color B with sl st to sc following any ch-2 corner space, ch 3, dc in each of next 25 sts, (dc,
ch 2, dc) in ch-2 corner space, [dc in each of next 26 sts, (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 corner space] 3 times, sl st to
beginning ch to join (28 sts per side and 4 ch-2 corner spaces). Cut and weave in ends.
Round 10: With right side facing, attach Color C with sl st around the post of the marked beginning chain in
Round 2, ch 2 (counts as first sc), 4 sc in Rnd 2 ch sp, fpsc around dc at base of chain, rotate the block and work
5 sc up the post of next trc, sc in space between this trc and the next one, [rotate block, 5 sc around post of next
trc, fpsc around dc at base of trc, rotate block, 5 sc around post of next trc, sc between trc] 9 times, sl st to
beginning chain to join. Cut and weave in ends.

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Simple 10-Petal Afghan Square by Joyce Lewis

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