Springtime Floral Afghan

Liven up your home with this Springtime Floral Afghan from Roseanna Beck.  Made with the soft pastel colors of spring, this crocheted afghan pattern is perfect for adding a special touch to any room in your home.  This floral afghan would also make a wonderful gift for a new baby girl.  Embellished with lovely flowers and a beautiful scalloped edging, this afghan pattern is sure to please anyone who receives it!

Materials:

• Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in the following colors:
  • 2 skeins white
  • 2 skeins baby print
  • 1 skein baby pink
  • 1 skein pale green
• Red Heart Classic Yarn in the following colors:
  • 2 skeins pale blue
  • 2 skeins maize
• Crochet Hooks:  4.5mm (US G-6), 5.0mm (US H-8), 5.50mm (US I-9) or size needed for gauge
• Color Placement Diagram

GAUGE:  Square measures 5” across

SQUARES:  (make 16 pink, 16 blue, 16 green, 16 maize)

Instructions:
Afghan Measures:  42” x 42”

Flower:

1. Rnd 1:  With G hook and baby print ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join to beginning sc.
    
2. Rnd 2:  With I hook ch 2, (3 dc, ch 2, slip st) in same space, (slip st, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2, slip st) in each sc around, join to beginning, slip st to back of flower.  (6 petals)

Working behind flower:

1. Rnd 1: With G hook sc between 2 sc, ch 3, skip 1 sc, sc between next 2 sc, ch 3, skip 1 sc, sc between next 2 sc, ch 3, sc between next 2 sc, ch 3, join to beg sc and fasten off.  (4 ch 3 spaces)
    
2. Rnd 2: Join square color with a slip st in any ch 3 space, (sc, ch 3, sc) in same space, *ch 3, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch 3 space, repeat from * around, join to beginning sc.  (8 ch 3 spaces)
    
3. Rnd 3: Slip st into ch 3 space, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same space, *ch 1, dc in next ch 3 space, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch 3 space, repeat from * around, join to top of beginning ch 3.
    
4. Rnd 4: Slip st into ch 3 space, ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in same space, *ch 1, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, skip 1 dc, dc in ch 1 space, dc, and ch 1 space (3 dc made), ch 1, skip 1 dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in ch 3 space, repeat from * around, join to top of beginning ch 3 and fasten off.
    
5. Rnd 5: With H hook and white (sc, ch 3, sc) in any corner ch 3 space,*ch 3, skip 3 dc, sc in ch 1 space, ch 3, skip dc, ch 1 space, and dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, skip dc, ch 1 space and dc, sc in ch 1 space, ch 3, (sc, ch 3, sc) in corner ch 3 sp, repeat from * around, join to beginning sc and fasten off.

Joining of Squares:

1. With baby print whip stitch squares together sewing every 2nd stitch making a loop when joining the single crochets together. When whip stitching the rows together sew every 2nd stitch,  make a loop when joining  the single crochets and joinings together.  See Color Placement Diagram.

Edging:

1. With I hook and white starting at upper right corner (dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, dc) in ch 3 corner space, *(sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch 3 space, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch 3 space, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch 3 space, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch 3 space, (sc, ch 3, sc) in joining, continue pattern across ending (sc, ch 3, sc) in last ch 3 space, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, dc) in corner ch 3 space, repeat from * around entire afghan, join to beginning and fasten off.