3.75-Inch Raised Center Easy Crochet Afghan Square

This easy crochet afghan square has a nice curled-up center for a nice texture. It begins to curl a bit at the first round, and curls over even more once you do the back post double crochet stitches in the second round. It’s a pretty floral-centered look that you can use to embellish or make a cozy blanket.

You can work this square pattern up in pretty floral colors for a budding spring flower. Fall colors would look very nice too. Or, choose any color combinations to match your home or your favorite holiday. Either way, it makes for a nice gift idea for anyone.

My favorite thing about this square is that you can use up your odds and ends for a bright and beautiful crochet blanket. A square blanket would be great for babies, or make a rectangular blanket for a lapghan or throw.

And with it being just under four inches, the uses are endless. With two squares back to back, you can make a cute little bag for a toddler. Or piece multiple squares for a bigger bag, or a pillow to match your blanket.

For this square crochet pattern, I used a worsted-weight yarn, Vanna’s Choice, with a 5.00 mm crochet hook. The gauge for this pattern does not matter, so you can basically use any yarn and hook size, provided you stay consistent throughout the project.

Easy Crochet Afghan Square Pattern Information

Skill Level: Easy

Materials

• Yarn: Lion Brand Yarns – Vanna’s Choice (Worsted Weight, #4; 100% acrylic; 3.5oz/100g; 170 yds/156 m) 3 colors.
• Crochet Hook: H/8-5.00mm
• Other: Measuring Tape, Scissors, Yarn Needle.

Measurements

3.75″.

Abbreviations

• CA = Color A – Lamb
• CB = Color B – Mint
• CC = Color C – Bluebell
• Bpdc = Back Post Double Crochet
• Ch = Chain/Chains
• Dc = Double Crochet
• FO = Fasten Off
• Rep = Repeat
• Sc = Single Crochet
• Sl St = Slip Stitch
• Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
• St/Sts = Stitches
• Standing bpdc = Standing Back Post Double Crochet – Refer To This Tutorial

Special Stitch Instructions

Standing Back Post Double Crochet (Standing bpdc): Place a slip knot on your hook, Yarn over, and insert the hook from behind your work around the post of the stitch indicated. Yarn over and pull up a loop (3 Loops on hook); (Yarn over and pull through 2 loops) twice.

3.75″ Easy Crochet Afghan Square Pattern Instructions

Rnd 1: With CA, make a magic ring, ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another 11 dc into the ring. Pull tight and join with sl st in first dc (ch 3). FO. [12 sts]

Rnd 2: With CB, work a standing bpdc around the base of the first dc, ch 1, (bpdc, ch 1) around the base of the next st and around each st around; join with sl st in first bpdc. FO. [12 sts and 12 ch-1 sps]

Rnd 3: With CC, work a standing dc in first ch-1 sp, work another 6 dc in same sp, *1 dc into each of next 2 ch-1 sps**, 7 dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * around, ending last rep at **; join with sl st in first dc. [36 sts]

Rnd 4: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and into next 2 sts, [3 sc into next st, sc in next 8 sts] 3 times; 3 sc into next st, sc in last 5 sts; join with sl st in first sc. FO. [44 sts]

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