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Buds-a-Blooming 12 inch Afghan Square Crochet Pattern

April 21, 2017 · Rhelena · 2 Comments

Buds-a-Blooming 12 inch Afghan Square Crochet Pattern
Buds-a-Blooming 12″ Afghan Square ~ FREE Crochet Pattern

Spring is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with a 12″ afghan square. I love the light purple and mint green; they go well together and give the perfect compliment to any spring decor.

I used three colors for this design. But looking at it now, I think a light yellow, or maybe even a pinkish tone would lovely in addition to the above colors.

With that said, choose any colors to match your home decor or any season throughout the year. This afghan square was designed for the Moogly CAL 2017, and I absolutely love what Tamara did with the colors. She chose 6 vibrant colors and brought the square to life.

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Buds-a-Blooming 12 inch Afghan Square Crochet Pattern

Skill Level: Intermediate

Materials:

Yarn: Vanna’s Choice (Worsted Weight (#4) 100% acrylic, 3.5 oz/100 g – 170 yds/156 m) – CA = Fisherman, CB = Mint, CC = Lilac.
Crochet Hook: J/10-6.00mm
Other: Stitch Marker

Measurements:

Gauge: Approximately 2.5″ over first 2 Rounds.
Finished Size: 12″ x 12″.

Abbreviations:

Blsc = Back Loop Single Crochet
Bpsc = Back Post Single Crochet
Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
Dc = Double Crochet
FO = Fasten Off
Rep = Repeat
Sc = Single Crochet
Sk = Skip
Sl St = Slip Stitch
St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
Stsc = Standing Single Crochet – Refer to this tutorial
Sttr = Standing Triple Crochet – Refer to this tutorial
Tr = Triple Crochet

Special Stitch Instructions:

Back Post Single Crochet (Bpsc): Insert hook from behind of work around the post of stitch indicated. Yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through both loops on hook.

Notes:

For a clean look on both sides, use standing crochet stitches to begin each round. Or, you have the option of carrying the yarn up at each round and starting each round with a number of chains to correspond with the stitch height used in the round.

When working the single crochet after the triple crochet in rounds 2 and 11, make sure the bump from the triple crochet falls on the front of the fabric.

Beginning at round 8, place stitch marker in each corner where next increase will be made.

If you need to adjust the size to keep the square within 12″, substitute double crochets for the triple crochets in Rnd 14.

Crochet Pattern Instructions:

Rnd 1: With CA, Ch 5, Work 11 tr in 5th ch from hook (skipped chs count as first tr), join with sl st in top of beginning ch-5. FO. [12 tr]

Rnd 2: With CB, (stsc, tr) in same st as join, (sc, tr) in next st and into each st around; join with sl st in first sc. FO. [12 sc and 12 tr]

Rnd 3: With CC, sttr in same st as join, work another tr in same st, 2 tr in next st and into each st around; join with sl st in first tr. Do Not FO. [48 tr]

Rnd 4: Continue with CC, Ch 1, bpsc in same st as join, bpsc in next st and into each st around; join with sl st in first bpsc. FO. [48 bpsc]

Rnd 5: With CA, stsc in same st as join, sc once more in same st *sc in next 3 sts**, 2 sc in next st; rep from * around ending last rep at **; join with sl st in first sc. Do Not FO. [60 sc]

Rnd 6: Continue with CA, ch 1, 2 blsc in same st as join, *blsc in next 4 sts**, 2 blsc in next st; rep from * around ending last rep at **; join with sl st in both loops of first blsc. FO. [72 blsc]

Rnd 7: With CC, stsc in same st as join, *sk next 2 sts, 5 dc in next st, sk next 2 sts**, sc in next st; rep from * around ending last rep at **. FO. [12 sc and 60 dc]

Rnd 8: With CB, sttr in same st as join, work 8 tr in same st (first corner made), *[sk next 2 sts, sc in next st, sk next 2 sts, 5 dc in next sc] twice, sk next 2 sts, sc in next st, sk next 2 sts**, 9 tr in next sc; rep from * around ending last rep at **; join with sl st in first tr. FO. [36 tr, 12 sc and 40 dc]

Rnd 9: With CA, *stsc in same st as join, sc in next st and into each st around working 3 sc into each corner; join with sl st in first sc*. Do Not FO. [96 sc]

Rnd 10: Continue with CA, ch 1, blsc in same st as join and into each st around working 3 blsc into each corner; join with sl st in both loops of first blsc. FO. [104 blsc]

Rnd 11: With CC, stsc in same st as join, *tr in next st, [sc in next st, tr in next st]** up to corner (2nd st of the 3 sc made in corner of previous rnd); (sc, tr, sc) in next st (corner made); rep from * around ending last rep at ** when you get to first sc. FO. [56 sc and 56 tr]

Rnd 12: Rep Rnd 9. [120 sc]

Rnd 13: Rep Rnd 10. [128 sc]

Rnd 14: With CB, sttr in same st as join, tr in next st and into each st around working 5 tr into each corner; join with sl st in first tr. FO. [144 tr]

Rnd 15: With CC, rep Rnd 9 from * to *. FO. [152 sc].

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And don’t forget to check out the collection of 12″ afghan squares on CPB.

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  1. Annet Wubs says

    February 28, 2018 at 11:13 am

    I love this kind of crochet. I’m Dutch but I hope it can be translated pretty easy!

    Reply
  2. Sarah says

    August 22, 2018 at 9:36 pm

    This is a really lovely pattern. Looks very impressive but the pattern is easy to follow and beautiful. I used a variegated yarn to avoid weaving in the ends (ch2 for stsch, ch4 for st tr) and it turned out stunning. Thank you for a great pattern!

    Reply

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