AFGHAN BLOCK CENTER SQUARE

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1 Girders & Steel Design by Susan Solakian SKILL LEVEL FINISHED SIZE 68 inches square MATERIALS Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight yarn (7 oz/364 yds/198g per skein): 11 skeins #316 soft white 3 skeins #341 light gray Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight yarn (5 oz/ 244 yds/141g per skein): 6 skeins #400 gray heather Size L/11/8mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge Tapestry needle Safety pins GAUGE Center Square 81/2 inches; Afghan Block approximately 34 inches square PATTERN NOTES Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join rounds with a slip stitch unless otherwise stated. Work with 2 strands held together throughout. Chain-3 at beginning of row or round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-5 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated. SPECIAL STITCH Corner: (Dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-2 sp. AFGHAN BLOCK Make 4. CENTER SQUARE Rnd 1: With 2 strands soft white held tog (see Pattern Notes), ch 4, sl st in first ch to form a ring, ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 2 dc in ring, [ch 2, 3 dc in ring] 3 times, ch 2, join (see Pattern Notes) in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 dc, 4 ch-1 sps) Rnd 2: Sl st in each of next 2 dc and next ch-2 sp, ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), dc in same ch-2 sp, [fpdc (see Stitch Guide) around each of next 3 dc, corner (see Special Stitch) in next ch-2 sp] 3 times, fpdc around each of next 3 dc, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5, sl st in ch-2 sp, turn. (12 fpdc, 4 corners) Rnd 3 (RS): Ch 3, [bpdc (see Stitch Guide) around each dc and each fpdc across to next corner ch-2 sp, corner in ch-2 sp] 3 times, bpdc around each dc and each fpdc across to next corner ch-2 sp, dc in corner ch-2 sp, ch 2, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (20 bpdc, 4 corners) Rnd 4: Sl st in corner ch-2 sp, ch 5, dc in same ch-2 sp, [fpdc around each dc and each bpdc across to next corner, corner in ch-2 sp] 3 times, fpdc around each dc and each bpdc across to corner, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5. (28 fpdc, 4 corners) Rnds 5 & 6: Rep rnds 3 and 4. (44 fpdc, 4 corners) Rnd 7: Rep rnd 3. Fasten off. (52 bpdc, 4 corners) STRIP 1 Row 1 (RS): With 1 strand each soft white and light gray held tog, sl st in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in same corner ch-2 sp, bpsc (see Stitch Guide) in each st across side of Center Square, sc in next corner ch-2 sp, turn. (17 sts) Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, [tr in next st, sc in next st] across, turn. (8 tr, 9 sc) Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each of next 2 sts, [tr in next st, sc in next st] across to last 2 sts, sc in each of next 2 sts, turn. (7 tr, 10 sc) Rows 4 & 5: Rep rows 2 and 3. Row 2: Rep row 2, do not STRIP 2 Row 1 (WS): Ch 1, sc in end of each row of Strip 1, working across Center Square, sc in next ch-2 sp, fpsc (see Stitch Guide) in each st across to next corner ch-2 sp, sc in ch-2 sp, turn. (7 sc, 15 fpsc) Rows 2 5: Working sc in marked ch-2 sp on row 2, [rep rows 2 and 3 of Strip 1] twice. (23 sts) Row 6: Rep row 2 of Strip 1. STRIP 3 Row 1: With 2 strands soft white held tog, sc in ch-2 sp, bpsc (see Stitch Guide) in each st across 3rd side of Center Square, sc in row ends of Strip 2, turn. (15 bpsc, 7 sc) Rows 2 6: [Rep rows 2 and 3 of Strip 1] twice. Rep row 2, ch 2, do not STRIP 4

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3 Row 1 (WS): Sc in row ends of Strip 3, sc in ch-2 sp of Center Square, fpsc in each st across 4th side of Center Square, sc in ch-2 sp, sc in row end of Strip 1, turn. (13 sc, 15 fpsc) Rows 2 6: [Rep rows 2 and 3 of Strip 1] twice, rep row 2, working sc in marked ch-2 sp on row 2. Fasten off. (29 sts) STRIP 5 Row 1 (RS): With 2 strands light gray held tog, sc evenly across row ends of Strip 2, sc in ch-2 sp, sc across Strip 1, sc in row ends of Strip 4, turn. (29 sc) Row 2: Ch 1, (sc, ch 1, sc) in first sc, [sk next sc, (sc, ch 1, sc) in next sc] across to last 2 sts, sk next st, sc in last st, turn. (14 ch-1 sps) Row 3: Ch 2, sk first 2 sc, (sc, ch 1, sc) in each ch-1 sp across, sc in last sc on row 3 and top of ch-2 at end of rows 4 6, turn. Rows 4 6: Rep row 3. At the end of row 6, do not STRIP 6 Row 1: With WS facing, sc even across row ends of Strip 5, sc across Strip 2, sc in row ends of Strip 3, turn. (35 sc) Row 2: Rep row 2 of Strip 5, sc in marked ch-2 sp. (17 ch-1 sps) At end of row 6, STRIP 7 strands soft white held tog, sc Strip 4, sc across Strip 3, sc in marked ch-2 sp, sc in row ends of Strip 6, turn. (35 sc) Row 2: Rep row 2 of Strip 5. (17 ch-1 sps) At the end of row 6, do not STRIP 8 Row 1: With WS facing, sc even across row ends of Strip 7, sc in each st across Strip 4, sc in row ends of Strip 5, turn. (40 sc) Row 2: Rep row 2 of Strip 5, sc in marked ch-2 sp. (20 ch-1 sps) At the end of row 6, STRIP 9 Row 1: With RS facing and 1 strand each light gray and gray heather held tog, sc evenly sp across row ends of Strip 6, sc in marked ch-2 sp, sc in each sc across Strip 5 (do not sc in ch-1 sps), sc in row end of Strip 8, turn. (42 sc) Row 2: Ch 2, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] across to last sc, dc in last st, turn. (42 sts) Row 3: Ch 2, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] across to last st, dc in last st, turn. Rows 4 & 5: Rep rows 2 and 3. Row 6: Ch 1, sc in each st across, do not STRIP 10 Row 1: With WS facing, ch 2, sc Strip 9, sc in each sc of Strip 6 (do not sc in ch-1 sps), sc in row ends of Strip 7, turn. (47 sc) Strip 9, working dc in marked ch-2 sp at beg of row 2. At the end of row 6, (48 sc) STRIP 11 strands soft white held tog, sc Strip 8, sc in marked ch-2 sp, sc in each sc across Strip 7 (do not sc in ch-1 sps), sc in row end of Strip 10, turn. (48 sc) Strip 9. At the end of row 6, do not STRIP 12 Row 1: With RS facing, sc evenly sp across row ends of Strip 11, sc in marked ch-2 sp, sc in each sc across Strip 8 (do not sc in ch-1 sps), sc in row end of Strip 9, turn. (52 sc) Strip 9 on 53 sts. STRIP 13 strands gray heather held tog, sc Strip 10, sc in marked ch-2 sp, sc across Strip 9, sc in row ends of Strip 12, turn. (53 sc) Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [tr in next sc, sc in next sc] across, turn. Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each sc Row 8: Rep row 2, do not fasten off. STRIP 14 Row 1: With RS facing, ch 2, sc evenly sp across row ends of Strip 13, sc across Strip 10, sc in row ends of Strip 11, turn. (61 sc) Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sc, [tr in next sc, sc in next sc] across, turn. (62 sts) Row 8: Rep row 2. Fasten off. STRIP 15

4 strands soft white held tog, sc Strip 12, sc in marked ch-2 sp, sc across Strip 11, sc in row ends of Strip 14, turn. (63 sc) Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, [tr in next st, sc in next st] across, turn. Row 8: Rep row 2. Do not STRIP 16 Row 1: With WS facing, sc Strip 15, sc in marked ch-2 sp, sc across Strip 12, sc in row ends of Strip 13, turn. (69 sc) Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first st, [tr in next st, sc in next st] across to last 2 sts, sc in each of last 2 sts, turn. (70 sts) Row 8: Rep row 2. Fasten off. ASSEMBLY With RS facing and matching colors, whipstitch (see illustration) 2 Blocks tog sewing Strip 13 to Strip 14, rep with rem 2 Blocks. With RS facing and with matching colors (gray Strips should make an X in center and all soft white Strips are on the outer perimeter of Afghan), whipstitch Afghan section tog across center. Whipstitch BORDER Rnd 1: With RS facing and 2 strands soft white held tog, join with sl st in any corner, ch 1, 3 sc in corner, 7 sc across ends of Strip rows, sc in each sc and tr, do not work sc in sp between where Blocks are stitched tog, sl st to join in front lp (see Stitch Guide) of first sc, do not turn. (139 sc each side, 3 sc each corner) Rnd 2: Sl st in front lp of each st around working 1 sc in center of each corner, join in beg sl st, do not turn. Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in back lp (see Stitch Guide) of each sc on row 1, working 3 sc in center of each corner, join in beg sc, turn. Rnd 4: Ch 2 (counts as first hdc), hdc in each st around, work 3 hdc in each center corner sc, join in 2nd ch of beg ch-2. Fasten off. cw Now... get INSTANT digital access to Crochet World! Center Square Girders & Steel Placement Diagram Sign up for a one-year digital subscription and you ll get... the current issue instantly!... the next five issues as they come out, one every other month.... two years of back issues (instantly accessible and easily searchable!).... all of the articles and patterns with enlargeable type and images. Find out more at Digital.Crochet-World.com

5 STITCH GUIDE S T I T CH ABBREVI ATI ONS beg... begin/begins/beginning bpdc... back post double crochet bpsc...back post single crochet bptr...back post treble crochet CC...contrasting color ch(s)...chain(s) ch-... refers to chain or space previously made (i.e., ch-1 space) ch sp(s)...chain space(s) cl(s)... cluster(s) cm...centimeter(s) dc...double crochet (singular/plural) dc dec double crochet 2 or more dec...decrease/decreases/decreasing dtr...double treble crochet ext...extended fpdc...front post double crochet fpsc... front post single crochet fptr... front post treble crochet g... gram(s) hdc... half double crochet hdc dec... half double crochet 2 or more inc...increase/increases/increasing lp(s)...loop(s) MC...main color mm...millimeter(s) oz... ounce(s) pc... popcorn(s) rem... remain/remains/remaining rep(s)...repeat(s) rnd(s)...round(s) RS... right side sc...single crochet (singular/plural) sc dec...single crochet 2 or more sk...skip/skipped/skipping sl st(s)... slip stitch(es) sp(s)... space(s)/spaced st(s)... stitch(es) tog...together tr...treble crochet trtr...triple treble WS...wrong side yd(s)...yard(s) yo... yarn over Y A R N CONVERSION OUNCES TO GRAMS UNI TED STATES sl st (slip stitch) sc (single crochet) hdc (half double crochet) dc (double crochet) tr (treble crochet) dtr (double treble crochet) skip GRAMS TO OUNCES ¾ ½ UNI TED KI N GDO M sc (single crochet) dc (double crochet) htr (half treble crochet) tr (treble crochet) dtr (double treble crochet) ttr (triple treble crochet) miss FOR MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION, VISIT FREEPATTERNS.COM Reverse Single Crochet (reverse sc): Ch 1. Skip first st. [Working from left to right, insert hook in next st from front to back, draw up lp on hook, yo, and draw through both lps on hook.] Chain (ch): Yo, pull through lp on hook. Single crochet (sc): Insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through both lps on hook. Double crochet (dc): Yo, insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, [yo, pull through 2 lps] twice. Front loop (front lp) Back loop (back lp) Front Loop Back Loop Front post stitch (fp): Back post stitch (bp): When working post st, insert hook from right to left around post st on previous row. Back Front Post of Stitch Half double crochet (hdc): Yo, insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, yo, pull through all 3 lps on hook. Double treble crochet (dtr): Yo 3 times, insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, [yo, pull through 2 lps] 4 times. Slip stitch (sl st): Insert hook in st, pull through both lps on hook. Chain Color Change (ch color change) Yo with new color, draw through last lp on hook. Double Crochet Color Change (dc color change) Drop first color, yo with new color, draw through last 2 lps of st. Treble crochet (tr): Yo twice, insert hook in st, yo, pull through st, [yo, pull through 2 lps] 3 times. Single crochet decrease (sc dec): (Insert hook, yo, draw lp through) in each of the sts indicated, yo, draw Half double crochet decrease (hdc dec): (Yo, insert hook, yo, draw lp through) in each of the sts indicated, yo, draw Double crochet decrease (dc dec): Yo, insert hook, yo, draw loop through, draw through 2 lps on hook) in each of the sts indicated, yo, draw Treble crochet decrease (tr dec): Holding back last lp of each st, tr in each of the sts indicated, yo, pull through all lps on hook. Example of 2-sc dec Example of 2-hdc dec Example of 2-dc dec Example of 2-tr dec