Picot Flower 12" Afghan Square

Here is my second 12″ afghan square pattern. This one wasn’t any easier to design than the last, but I’ve got a few more that I need to get out of the way. I don’t know, I think it’s trying to make it look nice with a variety of colors that throws me off. I’m terrible at color designs.

I crocheted mine in fall colors, but any vibrant colors will look lovely in this. This will go into an afghan with a few other 12″ squares. I was hoping to have it done for the fall season, but I might just wait until next year to finish it as fall is just about over here.

And I’m super excited to tell you that this afghan square was designed for the Moogly CAL. Every couple of weeks you get a new 12″ afghan square to create one large afghan by the end of the year. It’s a fun adventure, and you have something to show for it at the end of the year.

And best of all, you can follow this CAL in both English and in Dutch! The English version is posted below, and the Dutch version is at Het Haakbeest: Picot Flower 12″Afghan Square in Dutch.

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Picot Flower 12″ Afghan Square

Skill Level: Easy/Intermediate

Materials:

Yarn: Vanna’s Choice #4 in 4 colors
Crochet Hook: I/9-5.50mm or hook needed to obtain gauge.

Measurements:

Gauge:
Measures 1.75” over first rnd.
Measures 4” over first 3 rnds.
Measures 6” over first 6 rnds

Finished Size: Measures just over 11.5” before blocking and 12” after blocking.

Abbreviations:

CA = Color A – Tan
CB = Color B – Red
CC = Color C – Orange
CD = Color D – Green
Bptr = Back Post Triple Crochet
Ch/Chs = Chain/Chains
Dc = Double Crochet
FO = Fasten Off
Rep = Repeat
Sc = Single Crochet
Sk = Skip
Sl St = Slip Stitch
Sp/Sps = Space/Spaces
St/Sts = Stitch/Stitches
Stbptr = Standing Back Post Triple Crochet
Stdc = Standing Double Crochet
Stsc = Standing Single Crochet
V-St = V Stitch

Notes & Special Stitch Instructions:

Picot: Ch 3, sl st in 3rd ch from hook.

Each new color is started with a standing crochet stitch. Please refer to this tutorial for Standing Crochet Stitches.

This is your work of art, so feel free to change up your colors as desired.

This square measures just over 11.5” by 11.5” inches before blocking, so you’ll have to block it to 12”.

I crochet loose, so check your measurements against measurements given in gauge and switch to a larger hook if needed.

Pattern Instructions:

With CA, Ch 3,

Rnd 1: Work 12 dc in 3rd ch from hook (skipped chs do not count as st), join with sl st in first dc. (12 dc) FO CA.

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

Rnd 3: With CC, work a stbptr around same st as join, ch 2, work another bptr in same st, (bptr, ch 2, bptr) in next sc and into each sc around; join with sl st in first bptr. (24 bptr, 12 ch-2 sps) FO CC.

Rnd 4: With CB, work a stsc in first ch-2 sp, (picot, sc) in same first sp, sc in the space between the posts of the next two bptr – refer to ill 1 below pattern, *(sc, picot, sc) in next ch-2 sp, sc in the space between the posts of the next two bptr; rep from * around; join with sl st in first sc. (36 sc, 12 picots) FO CB.

Rnd 5: In this round, work only into the sc that are placed between the fptr stitches, skipping the (sc, picot, sc) worked into the ch-2 sps. With CD, work a stdc in last sc made in rnd 4 – the sc between the posts; refer to ill 2 below pattern – ch 5, (dc, ch-1) in same st (corner made), *[sk next (sc, picot, sc), (dc, ch 1) twice in next sc] twice, sk next (sc, picot and sc)**, (dc, ch 5, dc, ch 1) in next sc; rep from * around ending last rep at **; join with sl st in first dc. (24 dc, 4 ch-5 sps and 20 ch-1 sps) Do NOT FO.

Rnd 6: Sl st into first corner ch-5 sp, ch 3 (counts as first dc), work another 9 dc in same sp, *(sk dc, work 2 dc in each ch-1 sp) 5 times, sk dc**, 10 dc in ch-5 sp; rep from * around ending last rep at **; join with sl st in first dc. (80 dc sts) FO CD.

Rnd 7: With CB, (stsc, picot) in same st as join, *sk next st, (sc, picot) in next st; rep from * around; sk last st and join with sl st in first sc. (40 sc, 40 picots) FO CB.

Rnd 8: In this round, skip the picots and work only in the sc’s. With CA, (stdc, ch 1) in same st as join, (dc, ch 1) in next sc, *(dc, ch 1) 4 times in next sc, (dc, ch 1) in next 9 sc; rep from * twice, (dc, ch 1) 4 times in next sc; (dc, ch 1) in last 7 sc; join with sl st in first dc. (52 dc sts, 52 ch-1 sps) FO CA.

Rnd 9: In this round, skip the ch-1 sps, except the corner ch-1 sps. With CC, (stsc, picot) in same st as join, (sc, picot) in next 3 dc, *(sc, picot) in corner ch-1 sp, (sc, picot) in next 13 dc; rep from * twice; (sc, picot) in corner ch-1 sp, (sc, picot) in last 9 dc; join with sl st in first sc. (56 sc, 56 picots) FO CC.

Rnd 10: In this round, skip the picots and work only in the sc’s. With CA, (stdc, ch 1) in same st as join, (dc, ch 1) in next 3 sc, *(dc, ch 1) 4 times in next sc, (dc, ch 1) in next 13 sc; rep from * twice, (dc, ch 1) 4 times in next sc; (dc, ch 1) in last 9 sc; join with sl st in first dc. (68 dc sts, 68 ch-1 sps)

Rnd 11: Ch 1 (does not count as st), hdc in same st as join and into each st and ch-1 sp around, working 3 hdc in each corner ch-1 sp; join with sl st in first hdc. (144 sts)

Rnd 12: Ch 1 (does not count as st), hdc in same st as join and into each st around, working 4 hdc in each corner st; join with sl st in first hdc. FO. (156 sts)

To Block: Dip the square in water and gently squeeze out any excess water. Lay the block out to 12” and pin in place to dry.

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