Thursday, April 2, 2020

My favorite Afghan Pattern

I don't have an actual name for this. I transcribed it years ago from a lost pattern book.

Gorgeous Afghan



40 oz yarn
H hook (I recommend larger. Never again on an H!)

Strip (make 6)

Center:
ch7, join to make ring
Row 1: Ch3, 12 DC in ring; (do not join) 13 dc
Row 2: Ch 4, turn. dc in next dc (ch 1, dc in next DC) across, 12 ch-1 spaces. Mark last DC
Row 3: Ch 3 turn. DC cluster (*YO, insert hook in space, YO and pull a loop, YO, draw through 2 loops, repeat from * once more, draw through all three loops) in next ch-1 space, (ch2, dc cluster in next ch-1 sp) , dc in last dc. 11 ch2 spaces.
Row 4: Ch 5, turn. ( sc in next ch 2 sp, ch 5) 11 times, skip next cluster (sc, ch1, dc in space before last dc)
Row 5: Ch 3 do not turn. 8 dc in last space made. 9 dc
Row 6: Ch 3, slst in beginning ring. ch 1 turn.  dc in next dc (ch 1, dc in next dc) 7 times; 8 ch 1 sp
Row 7: Ch 3, turn. Dc cluster in next ch1 sp (ch 2, dc cluster in space) 7 times, sl st around DC post (end of row 2), 7 ch 2 spaces
Row 8:  Ch 3, do not turn. slst  in top of DC at end of Row 3.  ch 5 , turn (sc in next ch 2  sp, ch 5) 7 times. place marker around last ch 5. Skip next cluster.  sc ch1 dc) in sp before last DC
Row 9: Ch 3 do not turn. 8 dc in last space made. 9 dc
Row 10: Ch 3, skip next 2 rows, sl st around the post of dc at end of next row, ch 1, turn; dc  in next dc, (ch 1, dc in next dc) 7 times, 8 ch 1 spaces
Row 11: Ch 3, turn. Dc cluster in next ch1 sp (ch 2, dc cluster in space) 7 times, sl st around marked DC post, 7 ch 2 spaces
Row 12:  Ch 5, turn. ( sc in next ch 2 sp, ch 5), 7 times, place marker around last ch 5. Skip next cluster.  sc ch1 dc) in sp before last DC
Row 13-88: repeat 9-12, 19 times
Row 89: ch 3 do not turn, 12 dc in last sp made ; 13 dc
Row 90: Ch 3, sk next 2 rows, slst around post of dc at end of next row, ch 1, turn, dc in next dc ( ch 1, dc in next dc) 11 times, slst in marked ch5; 12 ch 1 sp
Row 91: Ch 3 turn. word dc cluster in next ch 1 sp, (ch 2, dc cluster) 11 times slst in marked chain 5 sp
Row 92: Ch 5 turn; (sc in next ch 2 sp, ch 5) 10 times, mark last ch 5 sp. skip cluster, sc in next ch 2 sp.  ch 5, skip next cluster, slst in sp before last DC, finish off.


Border:
Rd 1: With right side facing, join yarn in marked ch5 space. ch 3, (sc in ch5 sp, ch 3) 9 times.

Work TRCluster [(uses 2 ch 5 spaces) *YO twice, insert, Yo and pull up a loop; YO draw through  2 loops twce, repeat from * once more, YO and draw through all loops], ch 3; *(sc in ch5 sp, ch 3) 5 times, work TRC, ch 3, repeat from * 9 times% (sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 3) 16 times, repeat  from % to % once more, slst in beginning sc.

Rd 2: Slst in first ch-3 sp, ch 1 (sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc) in the same sp 5 (sc, ch 3, sc) in each of thee next 3 ch3 sp, (sc, ch3, sc, ch 5, sc) in next ch 3 sp ( sc, ch3, sc) in each of the next 69 ch -3 sp% ( sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch 3 sp. Repeat from % to %, join with sl st in first sc

Joining:
Hold 2 strips wrong side together and bottom to the right, join yarn with sc in first corner ch 5 sp on front strip, ch 3, sc in corresponding corner on back strip. ch 2, *sc in next chain 3 sp on front strip, ch 2, sc in next space on back strip, ch 2* repeat to end, finish off. Join all strips

Edging:
Rd 1: With right side of a short edge facing, join with sc  in top right ch 5; ch 7 ( sc in same sp, ch 5) twice, *(sc in next sp, ch 5) across to next corner. [ sc, ch 7 (sc, ch5) twice] in corner ch5, repeat around

Rd 2: Ch 1, sc in same sp, ch 3, (sc, ch5,sc) in next ch  space, ch 3, * ( sc in next ch 5 sp, ch 3) 3 times, (sc, ch 5, sc) in next sp, ch 3; repeat from * around to last 2 ch5 sp. sc in next ch 5 sp, ch3, sc in last ch5 sp, ch 1, hdc in first sc to form last ch3 sp.

Rd 3: Ch 1, sc in same sp, ch 3, sc in nect ch-3 sp, 9 dc in next ch5 sp, sc in next ch3 sp. *(ch 3, sc in next ch 3 sp) 3 times, 9 DC in next ch-5sp, sc in next ch3 sp; repeat fro * around to last ch3 sp. ch3, sc in last sp, ch2, sc in first sc to form last ch3 sp.

Rd 4: Ch 1, sc in same sp and in next ch 3 sp, dc in next dc (ch 1, dc in next dc) 8 times *sc in next ch-3 sp (sc, ch3, sc) in next ch 3 sp, sc in next sp, dc in next dc (ch 1, dc in next dc) 8 times, repeat from * around to last ch-3 sp.  sc in last sp and in same sp as first sc, ch1, hdc in first sc to form last ch3 sp.

Rd 5: Ch 1, sc in same sp and in enxt ch-1 sp, ch 5 (sc in next sp, ch 5) 6 timez *sc on next 3 spaces, ch 5, (sc in next sp, ch 5) 6 times; repeat from * around to lasr ch 1 sp. sc in ch1 sp, join with slst, finish off.

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