Grassy Moss Crocheted Afghan Pattern

This light green Grassy Moss Crocheted Afghan Pattern is the perfect way to decorate your home for spring.  Worked up in a pattern of crocheted diamonds, this free crochet afghan pattern is not only cozy, but visually appealing as well.  Perfect for adults and babies alike, this afghan makes a great project for the intermediate crochet fan, and even though it's worked up in one color here, you could easily mix and match colors to suit your needs or style. 

Materials:

• 4 skeins Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Honeydew                                    
• 5.0 mm (US H-8) crochet hook or size needed for gauge

Gauge: 

• 4 rows – 3”
• Diamond, 3 dcs – 2 ¼”

Special Stitch: 

• Diamond - dc as indicated in instructions, ch 3, 3 fpdc around last dc made.

Instructions:
Throw is crocheted in multiples of 8 plus 5.
Throw Measures 43” x 55”

1. Row 1 (RS): Ch 149, dc in 4^th ch from hook, dc in next ch, [skip 2 chs, Diamond in next ch, skip 2 chs, dc in each of next 3 dcs] across, turn.
    
2. Row 2: Ch 3, dc in each of next 2 dcs, [ch 2, sc in upper corner of Diamond, ch 2, dc in each of next 3 dcs] across, turn.
    
3. Row 3: Ch 3, dc in each of next 2 dcs, [skip next ch 2 space, Diamond in next sc, skip next ch 2 space, dc in each of next 3 dcs] across, turn.
    
4. Repeat Rows 2 and 3 for a total of 68 rows ending with Row 2, turn and do not fasten off.

Edging

1. Round 1: Work along top edge (sc, ch 3, sc) in first corner dc, ch 3, skip 2 dcs, [sc in next ch 2 space, ch 3, sc in next ch 2 space, ch 3, skip 3 dcs] across ending (sc, ch 3, sc) in last dc.

• Work along side edge [ch 3, sc in space between next 2 rows] across ending (sc, ch 3, sc) in first bottom ch.
• Work along bottom edge ch 3, skip 2 dcs, [sc in next ch 2 space, ch 3, sc in next ch 2 space, ch 3, skip 3 dcs} across ending (sc, ch 3, sc) in last ch.
• Work along side edge [ch 3, sc in space between next 2 rows] ending join to beginning sc.

2. Round 2: Slip stitch in next corner ch 3 space, (ch 3, 2 dcs, ch 2, 3 dcs) in same space, *ch 1, 3 dcs in next ch 3 space, repeat from * to next corner, (3 dcs, ch 2, 3 dcs) in corner ch 3 space, repeat pattern around entire throw, join to top of beginning ch 3.
    
3. Round 3: Slip stitch in next 2 dcs, (sc, ch 2, dc, ch 1, sc, ch 2, dc) in ch 2 corner space, *skip 3 dcs, (sc, ch 2, dc, ch 1) in ch 1 space, repeat from * to corner, (sc, ch 2, dc, ch 1, sc, ch 2, dc) in corner ch 3 space, repeat pattern around entire throw ending join to beginning sc and fasten off.