Lacy 12″ Popcorn Stitch Afghan Square

Crochet this stashbuster popcorn stitch afghan square in any colors to match your home decor or your favorite season.

This 12″ crochet afghan square is perfect for decorating your home from the living room to the bedroom. It has a pretty flowery look that will go great in any summer or winter afghan, or in decorative pillows.

And if you love bags, simply piece two squares together, add a handle and a simple lining and away you go!

The pattern recommends a medium worsted weight yarn, but depending on where and what you want to use this for, you might be able to substitute other yarns and hook sizes as well.

This afghan square is part of the Moogly CAL of 2016. And this year we also have a French Version available for you. Hope you enjoy!

You can pair this beauty with other 12″ patterns such as this picot square and the bullion stitch square. If you enjoy the popcorn stitch, you might also enjoy this 3″ crochet flower afghan square.

Lacy 12″ Popcorn Stitch Afghan Square

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials:
Yarn: Vanna’s Choice (100% acrylic, worsted weight #4, 3.5 oz/100g – 170yds/156m) – 4 colors: (A) White, (B) Eggplant, (C) Aqua, and (D) Magenta.
Crochet Hook: I/9-5.50mm

Gauge: 3.5″ over first 3 rounds.

Finished Size: 12″ after blocking.

Abbreviations:

Beg Pc = Beginning Popcorn
Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
Dc = Double Crochet
Hdc = Half Double Crochet
Hk = Hook
Lp/Lps = Loop/Loops
Pc = Popcorn
Rep = Repeat
Rnd = Round
Sc = Single Crochet
Sk = Skip
Sl St = Slip Stitch
Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches

Special Stitch Instructions:

Beginning Popcorn (Beg Pc): Ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another 2 dc in same st, remove hk from lp and insert from front to back into first dc made, pick up the lp and pull through.

Popcorn (Pc): Work 3 dc into st indicated, remove hk from lp and insert from front to back into first dc made, pick up the lp and pull through.

Notes:

1. New colors are joined in the joining slip stitch of the round.

2. Change colors as desired.

3. Carry unused colors up at beginning/end of each round.

4. Alternatively, for a clean backside, fasten off each color as you finish it, and then begin the next round (new color) with a standing crochet stitch. Refer to this tutorial on standing crochet stitches.

Crochet Pattern Instructions:

Rnd 1: With A, ch 2, work 8 sc in 2nd ch from hk. With B, join with sl st in first sc. [8 sts]

Rnd 2: Work (beg pc, ch 3) in same st as join, (pc, ch 3) in next st and into each st around. With A, join with sl st in first pc. [8 pc sts and 8 ch-3 sps]

Rnd 3: Sl st into first ch-3 sp, ch 1, 4 hdc into same ch-3 sp and into each ch-3 sp around. With C, join with sl st in first hdc. [32 sts]

Rnd 4: (Beg pc, ch 3) in same st as join, *sk next st, (pc, ch 3) in next st; rep from * around. With A, join with sl st in first pc. [16 pc and 16 ch-3 sps]

Rnd 5: Sl st into first ch-3 sp, ch 1, 4 hdc into same ch-3 sp and into each ch-3 sp around. With D, join with sl st in first hdc. [64 sts]

Rnd 6: Rep Rnd 4. [32 pc and 32 ch-3 sps]

Rnd 7: Sl st into first ch-3 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 3) into same ch-3 sp and into each ch-3 sp around. Join with sl st in first sc. [32 ch-3 sps and 32 sc]

Rnd 8: Continuing with A, sl st into first ch-3 sp, ch 1, (sc, ch 5) into same ch-3 sp, *(sc, ch 3) in next 7 ch-3 sps**, (sc, ch 5) into next ch-3 sp; rep from * around ending last rep at **. With B, join with sl st in first sc. [4 ch-5 sps and 28 ch-3 sps]

Rnd 9: Sl st into ch-5 sp, ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another 8 dc in same sp, *3 dc in next ch-3 sp, 3 hdc each of next 5 ch-3 sps, 3 dc in next ch-3 sp**, 9 dc in next ch-5 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at **. With C, join with sl st in first dc. [120 sts]

Rnd 10: Ch 1, hdc in same st as join and into each st around, working 5 hdc into each corner (5th st of the 9 sts made in corner of previous rnd). With D, join with sl st in first hdc. [136 sts]

Rnd 11: Ch 1, hdc in same st as join and into each st around, working 5 hdc into each corner (3rd st of the 5 sts made in corner of previous rnd). With A, join with sl st in first hdc. [152 sts]

Rnd 12: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into each st around, working 3 sc into each corner (3rd st of the 5 sts made in corner of previous rnd). Join with sl st in first sc. Fasten Off and weave in all ends. [160 sts]

Did you enjoy this pattern? Then why not check out more awesome 12″ Crochet Afghan Squares at CPB.