Petal Pink Floral Baby Afghan

Make this lovely Petal Pink Floral Baby Afghan as a fun crochet project. With the easy to follow instructions, you'll be able to create a beautiful keepsake that will add color to your home.

Materials:

610 yds. White Red Heart 4-ply yarn
580 yds. Petal Pink Red Heart 4-ply yarn
H and I hooks or size needed for guage
Tapestry Needle

Guage: Square measures 5 ½ “ across

Size: 36” x 41”

Stitch Guide:

Chain (ch), Single Crochet (sc), Half Double Crochet (hdc), Double Crochet (dc), Slip Stitch (sl st)
Special Stitch: Cluster – 5 dc in same sp

Squares: (make 42)

Rnd 1 – With white and H hook ch 5 and form a ring, ch 3, dc in ring, ch 1, (2 dc in ring, ch 1)
7 times, join to top of beg ch 3 and fasten off.
Rnd 2 – Join pink with a sl st in any ch 1 sp, ch 2, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same sp, *(2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in
next ch 1 sp, ch 1, rep from * around, join to top of beg ch 2.
Rnd 3 – Sl st in next dc and ch 1 sp, sc in same sp, *cluster in next ch 1 sp, sc in next ch 1 sp, rep
from * around, join to beg sc and fasten off.
Rnd 4 – Note: Work all sts in back loop only.
With white and I hook join with a sl st in any sc, ch 2, (dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in same sp, *dc in
next dc, hdc in next dc, work 1 sc in each of next 7 st, hdc in next dc, dc in next dc, (2 dc,
ch 3, 2 dc) in next sc, rep from * around, join to top of beg ch 2 and fasten off.

Joining:

With right side facing and white, whipstitch squares together with 7 rows of 6 squares each.

Edging:

Rnd 1 – With white and H hook (sc, ch 3, sc) in any ch 3 corner sp, ch 2, skip 1 st, sc in next st,
*ch 2, skip 2 st, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next st, ch 2, skip 2 st, sc in next st, rep from * until
joining, (sc, ch 3, sc) in joining, cont. established pattern around entire afghan, join to
beg sc.
Rnd 2 – Sl st into ch 3 corner sp, (ch 3, 4 dc) in sp, *sc in next ch 2 sp, **cluster in next sc, sc in
ch 3 sp, rep from ** until last ch 2 sp before next corner sp, sc in ch 2 sp, cluster in next
ch 3 corner sp, rep from * around entire afghan, join to top of beg ch 3 and fasten off.
Rnd 3 – With white (sc, ch 3, sc) in sc before any corner cluster, ch 3, skip 2 dc (of next cluster),
sc in next st, ch 3, skip 2 dc (sc, ch 3, sc) in next sc, rep pattern as established in each sc
and cluster around entire afghan, join to beg sc and fasten off.