Bev's Soft Flower Square copyright Bev Qualheim 1996

    This is a little more difficult (at first), but lovely square for making an afghan for "Bears and Blankets" perhaps even a cape or shawl for a little girl. I made an afghan for my Aunt Maggie using this pattern, as well as a lapghan for another sweet lady.  It's one I adapted from an old original, and once you get the knack of it, you can whip off those squares in no time at all!

    Each square is approximately 5 1/4" (or sc around once for the last round to make a 6" square) and for an afghan you will need about 10 across and 12 down = 120 squares
    Materials:
    Size H crochet hook
    I used Carron 'Simply Soft" worsted weight yarn-- 6 oz skeins.
    6 skeins white, 2 skeins each of light blue, light pink, light yellow, and light green (I had some let over yarn, but I never mind that, as I make mittens and baby hats from it.)


    SQUARE: Start here
    (On right side of square) PINK YARN: Ch 6, sl st to 1st ch to close the ring. Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 3 dc in the ring and turn - 4 dc made.
    Row 2 of the first petal (this is the wrong side of the petal): Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each st across, ch 4; turn, carrying the last ch 4 made- across the wrong side of square.
    You've made 1 PETAL - you need a total of 8 petals to form flower... cont...

    ROW 1 (on the right side again)
    Work 4 dc in the ring; turn
    Row 2: Rep row 2 of first petal.
    After 8 pink petals are complete, join last ch-4 with a sl st to top of beg ch-3 of First Petal. (8 ch-4 loops made) Fasten off
    .

    RND 2: Make sure the right side of the square is facing you. Join Green with a sl st in a of the ch-4 loops, (Beg ~cluster (see below),
    ch 5, cl) in same space, ch 3, sc in next ch-4 lp, ch 3, *(cl, ch 5, cl) in next ch-4 lp, ch 3, sc in next ch 4 lp, ch 3; repeat from * around, join with a sl st in the top of beg cluster - 8 cls made. Fasten off.

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    Beginning cluster:
    Ch 3 (counts as dc), holding last loop of each stitch on the hook, work 3 dc in the specified space, yarn over, then pull through all 4 loops on hook.

    RND 3: With the right side facing join white in any ch-5 lp, [ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc] in same lp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-3 space, ch 1) twice; * (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-5 lp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 1) twice; repeat from * around; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3; turn - 48 dc made.

    RND 4 (Wrong side of square):
    Ch 3 (counts as first dc), 2 dc in first ch-1 sp, ch 1, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) twice; *(3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, ch 1 **, (3 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) 3 times; repeat from * around, ending last rep at **; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3 turn -- 60 dc made.

    RND 5 (Right Side) Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc around entire square, making 3 sc in each corner space. Join with sl st in beginning sc. Fasten off.

    Finishing
    Lay squares out in any pattern you wish. Sew together (using whip stitch) in rows of 10 squares across and 12 squares down.

    After the afghan is put together, you can sc around entire afghan to make it all even around.



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