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Garden State Afghan CAL – Week Eight

May 21, 2016Garden State CALjulieyeagerdesigns

Garden State Afghan

by Julie Yeager Designs

Final Week – Join and Border

I had planned to hold this clue until next Friday to let you all catch up but some people are restless to finish.

Joining Motifs

The blocks will be joined according to this layout. Arrange blocks in any pleasing manner. Join with whip stitch, slip stitch or single crochet through the front loops, back loops or both loops. I joined with slip stitch through the front loops. I found it easiest to lay out all the blocks then join in strips. First join 2 small blocks, then (join the 2 to a medium) x 2, etc., down the row. After you have 4 strips it is easy to just slip the strips to each other.

Red = 12” blocks, Blue = 8” blocks, Black = 4” blocks

Border 1

MC – Main Color

Shell – (sc, ch 3, sc) in same st or sp

Round 1: Join MC with sc in any corner sp, (ch 3, shell) in same sp for corner. [Sk 2 st, shell in next st] to next corner sp, (shell, ch 3, sc) in corner sp. (You may have to sk 1 or sk 3 for last repeat to adjust to corner.) Repeat for all sides, sl st to beg st, fasten off. (Long sides 57 shells, short sides 49 shells)

Border 2

Use any and all leftover yarn for this round.

Round 1: Same as Round 1 in Border 1.

Round 2: Work a long side first. With Carnelian, join with sc in first ch-3 sp of corner. Ch 3, sc in same sp, [ch 3, (shell in next ch-3 sp) x 57, ch 3, (shell in next ch-3 sp) x 49] x 2, omitting last shell. Sl st to first sc, fasten off. ( Long sides 57 shells, short sides 49 shells, with a ch-3 in each corner.)

Round 3: With Pink Quartzite, join with sc in any corner ch-3 sp. Ch 3, sc in same sp, shell in same sp. [Shell in next ch-3 sp) x 57, (shell in corner ch-3 sp) x 2, (shell in next ch-3 sp) x 49, (shell in corner ch-3 sp) x 2] x 2, omitting last shell. Sl st to first sc, fasten off. (Long sides 59 shells, short sides 51 shells.)

Round 4: With Canada Jade, join with sc in first ch-3 sp of corner. Ch 3, sc in same sp, [ch 3, (shell in next ch-3 sp) x 59, ch 3, (shell in next ch-3 sp) x 51] x 2, omitting last shell. Sl st to first sc, fasten off. (Long sides 59 shells, short sides 51 shells, with a ch-3 in each corner.)

Round 5: With Rose Quartz, join with sc in any corner ch-3 sp. Ch 3, sc in same sp, shell in same sp. [Shell in next ch-3 sp) x 59, (shell in corner ch-3 sp) x 2, (shell in next ch-3 sp) x 51, (shell in corner ch-3 sp) x 2] x 2, omitting last shell. Sl st to first sc, fasten off. (Long sides 61 shells, short sides 53 shells.)

Round 6: Join MC with sl st in first ch-3 sp of any corner, ch 3, (2 dc, tr) in same sp, (tr, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp for corner. (3 dc in next ch-3 sp) x 59, (3 dc, tr) in next ch-3 sp, (tr, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, (3 dc in next ch-3 sp) x 51] x 2, omitting last corner. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. (185 st per long side, 161 st per short side)

Round 7: Ch 3, dc in next 2 st, (2 dc, tr) in next st, (tr, 2 dc in next st), {dc in next 183 st, [(2 dc, tr) in next st, (tr, 2 dc) in next st] for corner, dc in next 159 st} x 2, omitting last corner. Sl st to top of beg ch-3, fasten off. (189 st per long side, 165 st per short side)

Border 3 – Butterfly border

Butterfly Stitch – Insert hook from front to back in skipped space before previous 2 dc and single crochet around the posts of last 2 st made, gathering the two st together.

Round 1: Join MC in any corner stitch, ch 2 (counts as hdc), 2 hdc in same st, hdc in each st around, with 5 hdc in corners, finishing with 2 hdc in same st as beg. When you come to a “dip” between blocks, dc2tog over the last st of one block and the first st of the next block. Fasten off or hold MC to the back. ( 172 st on long sides, 148 st on short sides, total of 640 st)

Round 2: Join D with sl st in any corner st, ch 4, 2 dc in same st, sk 1 st. (Sk 1 st, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1 st, dc in next st, butterfly stitch) around, with (sk 2, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc), sk 2) in corners and ending with dc in same st as beg st. May need to fudge by skipping 1 or 3 st at end of round instead of skipping 2. Sl st to 3^rd ch of beg ch-4. Fasten off. ( 42 butterfly st per long side, 36 butterfly st per short side)

Round 3: Join MC in corner st, ch 3, 2 hdc in same st. 2 hdc in each sp between butterflies and in each ch-1 sp around, with (2 hdc, ch 1, 2 hdc) in corners and ending with hdc in same st as beg st. Sl st to 2^nd ch of beg ch-3. (174 hdc on long sides, 148 hdc on short sides)

Round 4: Dc in each st around, with 5 dc in corners.

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Garden State Afghan CAL – Week 7

May 11, 2016Garden State CALjulieyeagerdesigns

Hope everyone is enjoying the pattern and CAL. Please post photos on Facebook and Ravelry – love to see what you come up with! As always, if you need help, please contact me via comments here, or email, but if I am not around at the moment, I encourage you to interact with fellow CALers on my Ravelry Board or my Facebook CAL group. Another suggestion for help would be the wonderful tutorial photos and VIDEO put together by Iris van Meer on her blog . The video is in Dutch only but for those who need a visual it may be helpful no matter your language. Thanks, Iris! And just a reminder that Yarn Packs in the Suggested Scheepjes Stone Washed XL are still available atDeramores.

For week 7 we have four 4″ motifs – Easy Sun, Mini Mum, Mini Daisy, and Simple Circle Flower and you will work each 4 times in different colorways. The pattern is posted here and can be printed with the Print Friendly button. You can also download the pattern for free to store in your Ravelry library with coupon code #JULIEYEAGERGARDEN (expires June 30, 2016) at the Ravelry pattern page. Please make a Ravelry project page and share your photos there. Please do not share the code anywhere on the internet, but encourage people to come here to see the code. If anyone sees the code shared online please let me know.

As always, thanks to my wonderful testers and to Iris van Meer for her Dutch translation and Dutch language video. Thanks also to Eunbi in Colorado Springs for her Korean translation .

Week 7 – Easy Sun, Mini-Mum, Mini Daisy, and Simple Circle Flower

Make 4 of each motif in designated colorways.

Abbreviations and Special Stitches

Ch – chain sl – slip st – stitch dc – double crochet beg – beginning sc – single crochet sk – skip sp – space hdc – half double crochet BCL3 (Beginning Cluster of 3 dc) CL3 (Cluster of 3 dc) MC – Main Color FPsc – front post single crochet FLO – front loop only BLO – back loop only

BCL3 (Beginning Cluster of 3 dc): Ch 2, (dc in same st until last step leaving one loop on hook) twice, yo and pull through all three loops on hook

CL3 (Cluster of 3 dc): (Dc in same st until last step leaving one loop on hook) x 3, yo and pull through all four loops on hook

FPsc – front post single crochet – Insert hook from front to back to front around post of next st, yo and pull to height of current row, yo and pull through 2 loops

Easy Sun 4” Motif

Round 1: With A (B, C, D), ch 4, sl st to first st to form ring. Ch 3, 11 dc in ring, sl st to top of beg ch-3.

Fasten off. (12 dc)

Round 2: Join D (E, A, B) with sc in any st. 2 sc in next st and in each st around, ending with sc in same st as beg sc. Sl st to first sc of round. Fasten off. (24 sc)

Round 3: Join C (D, E, A) with sc in any st. (Ch 4, sk 1 st, sc in next st) x 11, ch 4, sk 1 st, sl st to first sc of round. Fasten off. (12 sc, 12 ch-4 sp)

Round 4: All stitches are placed behind the Round 3 loops in the unused stitches of Round 2. Join MC with sl st in any st. Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch-1), dc in same st. [(Hdc, sc) in next st, ch 1, (sc, hdc) in next st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next st for corner] x 4, omitting last 2 st. Sl st to top 3^rd ch of beg ch-4. (32 st)

Round 5: Ch 3, hdc in each st around, including chains, with (2hdc, ch 1, 2 hdc) for corners. (48 st)

Mini-Mum 4” Motif

Round 1: With E (A, B, C,), ch 4, sl st to first st to form ring. Ch 3, 11 dc in ring, sl st to top of beg ch-3.

(12 dc)

Round 2: Ch 3, dc in same st as join. 2 dc in each st around, sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (24 dc)

Round 3: All stitches worked around front posts of Round 1. Join A (B, C, D) with sl st around front post of any st in Round 1. BCL3 around same front post, (sk 1 st, sl st and BCL3 around front post of next st) x 5, sl st to first sl st of round. Fasten off. (6 BCL3)

Round 4: All stitches worked around front posts of Round 2. Join A (B, C, D) with sl st around front post of 2^nd dc of any 2 dc group in Round 2. BCL3 around same front post, (sk 1 st, sl st and BCL3 around front post of next st) x 11, sl st to first sl st of round. Fasten off. (12 BCL3)

Round 5: Join MC with sl st in any st in Round 2. Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch-1), dc in same st. (Hdc in next st, sc in next 3 st, Hdc in next st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next st for corner) x 4, omitting last 3 st, sl st to 3^rd ch of beg ch-4. (32 st)

Round 6: Ch 2, hdc in each st around, with (2 hdc, ch 1, 2 hdc) for corners. Fasten off. (48 st)

Mini Daisy 4” Motif

Round 1: With C (D, E, A), ch 4, sl st to first st to form ring. Ch 1, 8 sc in ring, sl st to first sc. Fasten off. (8 sc)

Round 2: Join D (E, A, B) with sl st in any st. BCL3 in same st, (ch 3, CL3 in next st) x 7. Ch 3, sl st to top of BCL3. Fasten off. (8 CL3, 8 ch-3 sp.)

Round 3: Join MC with sc in any ch-3 sp. (FPsc around tip of CL3, 2 sc in ch-3 sp) x 8, omitting last sc. Sl st in first st of round. (24 st)

Round 4: Ch 2 (counts as hdc), [(dc, ch 1, dc) in next st for corner, hdc in next st, sc in next 3 st, hdc in next st] x 4, omitting last hdc. Sl st to top of beg ch-2. (32 st)

Round 5: Ch 2, hdc in each st around, with (2 hdc, ch 1, 2 hdc) for corners. Fasten off. (48 st)

Simple Circle Flower 4” Motif

Round 1: With B (C, D, E), ch 5, sl st to first st to form ring. Ch 1, 12 sc in ring, sl st to first sc. (12 sc)

Round 2: Ch 1, (sc, dc) in same st as join and in each st around. Sl st to beg sc. Fasten off (24 st)

Round 3: Work all st in FLO of Round 2. Join D (E, A, B) with sc to FLO of any st of Round 2. Ch 1, sc in same st. (Sc, ch 1, sc) in each st around. Sl st to first sc. Fasten off, invisible join recommended.

Round 4: Work all st in BLO of Round 2. Join MC with sl st to BLO of any st of Round 2. Ch 2 (counts as hdc), [(dc, ch 1, dc) in next st for corner, hdc in next st, sc in next 3 st, hdc in next st] x 4, omitting last hdc. Sl st to top of beg ch-2. (32 st)

Round 5: Ch 3, hdc in each st around, with (2hdc, ch 1, 2hdc) for corners. Fasten off. (48 st)

Copyright 2013, 2016 Julie Yeager Designs – Please do not post this pattern on the internet, even if it was obtained as a “free pattern.” Post the link to my website – https://julieyeagerdesigns.com, or my Ravelry store – where you can see all my patterns – http://www.ravelry.com/stores/Julie-yeager-designs. Contact me via e-mail at julieyeagerdesigns

Garden State Afghan CAL – Week 6

May 6, 2016Garden State CALjulieyeagerdesigns

For week 6 we have the 8″ motif, Nubby Flower, and the 4″ motif, Turn Around, and you will work each 4 times in different colorways. The pattern is posted here and can be printed with the Print Friendly button. You can also download the pattern for free to store in your Ravelry library with coupon code #JULIEYEAGERGARDEN (expires June 30, 2016) the Ravelry pattern page. Please make a Ravelry project page and share your photos there. Please do not share the code anywhere on the internet, but encourage people to come here to see the code. If anyone sees the code shared online please let me know.

As always, thanks to my wonderful testers and to Iris van Meer for her Dutch translation. Thanks also to Eunbi in Colorado Springs for her Korean translation .

8″ Pattern – Nubby Flower

Abbreviations

Ch- chain sl – slip st – stitch sc – single crochet dc – double crochet tr – treble crochet BLO – back loop only hdc – half double crochet beg – beginning sp – space sk – skip MC – Main Color tr – treble crochet FLO – front loop only fpsc – front post single crochet

Make 4 in 4 Colorways.

All stitches are worked on the Right Side (RS) except for Rounds 7 and 8 which are worked on the Wrong Side (WS.)

Round 1: With E (A, B, C), ch 4, join with sl st to form ring. Ch 1, 10 sc in ring, sl st to first sc. (10 sc)

Round 2: Ch 1, (sc, dc) in each st around. Sl st to beg sc. (20 st)

Round 3: Ch 3, (sc in next dc, dc in next sc) x 9, sc in next dc, sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (20 st)

Round 4: Join D (E, A, B) with sc in any sc, sc in same st. 2 sc in each st around. Sl st to beg sc. (40 sc)

Round 5: Ch 1, sc in same st as join, (dc in next st, sc in next st) x 19, dc in next st. Sl st to FLO of beg sc. (40 st)

Round 6: Ch 3, (sc in next dc, dc in next sc) x 19, sc in next dc, sl st to top of beg ch-3. Turn work. (40 st)

Round 7 (WS) All stitches worked in BLO (back loop as you work, but front loop of the piece.)

Ch 4 (counts as tr), sc in same st as join. *(Tr in next st, sc in next st) x 2,** (tr, sc) in next st.*

Repeat * to * x 6 and * to ** once. Sl st to top of beg ch-4. (48 st)

Round 8 : (WS) Ch 1, sc in same st as join. (Tr in next st, sc in next st) x 23, tr in next st, sl st to beg sc. Fasten off. Turn work. (48 st)

Round 9: (RS) Join MC with sl in BLO of any st of Round 6. (Ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same st. (Dc in next st, hdc in next 2 st, 2 sc in next st, sc in next st, 2 sc in next st, hdc in next 2 st, dc in next st, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next st for corner)x 4, omitting last corner. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. (64 st)

Round 10 – 11: Ch 3, dc in each st around, with (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) for corners. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off at end of Round 11. (80, 96 st)

4” Pattern – Turn Around

Make 4 in 4 colorways.

All rounds worked on RS (right side) except for Round 3 which is worked on WS (wrong side.)

Round 1: With B (C, D, E), ch 4, sl st to first st to form ring. Ch 3 (counts as hdc and ch-1), (hdc in ring, ch 1) x 7, sl st to 2^nd of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (8 hdc, 8 ch-1 sp)

Round 2: Join D (E, A, B) with sc in any ch-1 sp. (Fpsc around next hdc, 2 sc in ch-1 sp) x 8, omitting last sc. Sl st to beg sc. Turn work. (24 st)

Round 3: (WS) Ch 1, sc in same st as join, (tr in next st, sc in next st) x 11, tr in next st, sl st to first sc, fasten off. Turn work. (24 st)

Round 4: (RS) Join MC with sc in any sc. Hdc in same st, [sk 1 st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next sc for corner, sk 1 st, (hdc, sc) in next sc, ch 1, sk 1 st, (sc, hdc) in next sc] x 4, omitting last 2 st. Sl st to beg sc. (32 st)

Round 5: Ch 2, hdc in each st (including chains) around, with (2 hdc, ch 1, 2 hdc) in ch-1 sp for corner. Fasten off. (48 st)

Garden State Afghan CAL – Week 5

April 29, 2016Garden State CALjulieyeagerdesigns

This week’s patterns are a little late; my apologies. Hope everyone is enjoying the pattern and CAL. As always, if you need help, please contact me via comments here, or email, but if I am not around at the moment, I encourage you to interact with fellow CALers on my Ravelry Board or my Facebook CAL group. We also love to see photos of work in progress! Another suggestion for help would be the wonderful tutorial photos and VIDEO put together by Iris van Meer on her blog . The video is in Dutch only but for those who need a visual it may be helpful no matter your language. Thanks, Iris! And just a reminder that Yarn Packs in the Suggested Scheepjes Stone Washed XL are still available at Deramores.

For week 5 we have the 8″ motif, Pretty Posy, and the 4″ motif, Simple Loops, and you will work each 4 times in different colorways. The pattern is posted here and can be printed with the Print Friendly button. You can also download the pattern for free to store in your Ravelry library with coupon code #JULIEYEAGERGARDEN (expires 6/30/2016) at the Ravelry pattern page. Please make a Ravelry project page and share your photos there. Please do not share the code anywhere on the internet, but encourage people to come here to see the code. If anyone sees the code shared online please let me know.

As always, thanks to my wonderful testers and to Iris van Meer for her Dutch translation. Thanks also to Eunbi in Colorado Springs for her Korean translation .

Pretty Posy 8″ Square

Special Stitches

V – Group – (2 hdc, ch 1, 2 hdc) in same sp or st

Dc2tog – Double Crochet 2 stitches together – (Dc in next st to last step) x 2, yo and pull through all 3 loops on hook.

Dc3tog – Double Crochet 3 stitches together – (Dc in next st to last step) x 3, yo and pull through all 4 loops on hook.

Fpsc – Front post single crochet- Insert hook from front to back to front around post of next st, yo and pull to height of current row, yo and pull through 2 loops.

Ch- chain sl – slip st – stitch hdc – half double crochet beg – beginning sp – space sk – skip MC – Main Color sc – single crochet tr – treble crochet FLO – front loop only dc – double crochet

Make 4 in 4 Colorways.

(The petals have a jaunty tilt.)

Round 1: With A (B, C, D), ch 4, join with sl st to form ring. Ch 2 (counts as hdc), 11 hdc in ring, sl st to top of beg ch-2. Fasten off. (12 hdc)

Round 2: Join B(C, D, E) with sl st in any sp between stitches, ch 2 (counts as hdc), hdc in same sp, ch 1, 2 hdc in same sp. [Sk 2 st, (V-group in sp between next st)] x 5. Sl st to top of beg ch-2.

Fasten off. (6 V-groups)

Round 3: Join D (E, A, B) with sl st in any ch-1 sp, ch 2, 2 hdc in same sp. (Sk 2 st, 3 hdc in sp between groups, sk 2 st, 3 hdc in ch-1 sp) x 5, sk 2 st, 3 hdc in sp between groups. Sl st to top of beg ch-2. (36 hdc)

Round 4: Ch 3, dc2tog over next 2 st, ch 3. (Dc3tog, ch 3) x 11. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (12 dc3tog, 12 ch-3 sp)

Round 5: Join MC with sc in any ch-3 sp. *Fpsc around top of next st, sc in next ch-3 sp. Tr in FLO of 2^nd hdc of 2-hdc group in Round 2 below. Sc in same sp as last sc. * Repeat * to * 11 times, omitting last sc. Sl st to beg sc. (48 st)

Round 6: Ch 2, hdc in next st, (dc in next st, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next st for corner, dc in next st, hdc in next 2 st, sc in next 5 st, hdc in next 2 st) x 4, omitting last 2 hdc. Sl st to top of beg ch-2. (64 st)

Round 7, 8: Ch 3, dc in each st around, with (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) for corners. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off at end of Round 8. (80, 96 st)

Simple Loops 4″ Square

Make 4 in 4 colorways.

Ch – chain sl – slip st – stitch dc – double crochet FLO – front loop only ch – chain sk – skip fpsc – front post single crochet sc – single crochet BLO – back loop only dc – double crochet MC – Main Color hdc – half double crochet beg – beginning

Round 1: With A (B, C, E), ch 4, sl st to first st to form ring. Ch 3, 11 dc in ring, sl st to FLO of 3^rd ch of beg ch-3. (12 dc)

Round 2: Ch 4 (counts as sc and ch-3), (sk st, sc in FLO next st, ch 3) x 5, sk st. Do not join. (6 sc, 6 ch-3 sp)

Round 3: (5 sc in ch-3 sp, fpsc around post of sc) x 5, 5 sc in ch-3 sp, fpsc around beg ch of Round 2, sl st to first sc of Round 3, fasten off. (36 sc)

Round 4: All st worked in BLO of Round 1. Join D (E, A, B) with sl st in BLO of any st. Ch 3, dc in same st. 2 dc in each st around, sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (24 dc)

Round 5: Join MC in any st with sc. Sc in next st, (Hdc in next st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next st for corner, hdc in next st, sc in next 3 st) x 4, omitting last 2 sc. Sl st to beg st. (32 st)

Round 6: Ch 2, hdc in each st around, with (2 hdc, ch 1, 2 hdc) in center st of each corner. Fasten off. (48 st)

Garden State Afghan CAL – Week 4

April 21, 2016Garden State CALjulieyeagerdesigns

Hope everyone is enjoying the pattern and CAL. As always, if you need help, please contact me via comments here, or email, but if I am not around at the moment, I encourage you to interact with fellow CALers on my Ravelry Board or my Facebook CAL group. We also love to see photos of work in progress! Another suggestion for help would be the wonderful tutorial photos and VIDEO put together by Iris van Meer on her blog . The video is in Dutch only but for those who need a visual it may be helpful no matter your language. Thanks, Iris! And just a reminder that Yarn Packs in the Suggested Scheepjes Stone Washed XL are still available at Deramores.

For week 4 we just have the one motif, the 12″ Happy Flower, that you will work 4 times in different colorways. The pattern is posted here and can be printed with the Print Friendly button. You can also download the pattern for free to store in your Ravelry library with coupon code #JULIEYEAGERGARDEN (expires June 30, 2016) at the Ravelry pattern page. Please make a Ravelry project page and share your photos there. Please do not share the code anywhere on the internet, but encourage people to come here to see the code. If anyone sees the code shared online please let me know.

As always, thanks to my wonderful testers and to Iris van Meer for her Dutch translation. Thanks also to Eunbi in Colorado Springs for her Korean translation .

Happy Flower, 12″ Square

Make 4.

BPsc – Back post single crochet – Insert hook from back to front to back around post of stitch, yo, pull through, bring up even with last stitch completed, yo, pull through 2 loops (1 loop on hook)

TR5Tog – Treble Crochet 5 Stitches Together – Treble crochet to the last step over 5 designated stitches; yo and pull through all 6 loops on hook. One rounded petal made.

Beg TRC (Beginning Treble Crochet Cluster): Ch 4 (counts as tr), (tr until last step leaving one loop on hook) two times, yo and pull through all three loops on hook

TRC (Treble Crochet Cluster): (Tr until last step leaving one loop on hook) three times, yo and pull through all four loops on hook

Join new color with BPSC: Loop yarn on hook and insert from back to front to back around post of designated stitch. Yo and draw through, bring up even with last stitch completed. You have 2 loops on hook. Yo and draw through. You have joined the yarn with a BPSC.

Instructions:

Round 1: With C (D, E, A), ch 4, sl st to first ch to form ring. Ch 1, 10 sc in ring. Do not join until end of Round 5. Place marker (PM) to keep track of end of round.(10 sc)

Round 2: 2 sc in each st. PM. (20 sc)

Round 3: (2 sc in next st, sc in next st) x 10. PM. (30 sc)

Round 4: (2 sc in next st, sc in next 2 st) x 10. PM. (40 sc)

Round 5: (2 sc in next st, sc in next 4 st) x 8. Sl st in next st, fasten off. Invisible join recommended. (48 sc)

Round 6: Join D (E, A, B) with bpsc around post of any st. Bpsc in each st around, sl st to BLO of first st. (48 st)

Round 7: (All st worked in BLO.) Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, (dc in next 3 st, 2 dc in next st) x 11, dc in next 3 st. Sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (60 st)

Round 8: Working this Round in FLO of Round 6, TR5Tog over the last st of Round 6 and the following 4 st. (Ch 5, TR5Tog over last st used and the following 4 st) x 11. (Last tr of the round will be worked in same st as the first tr of the round.) Ch 5, sl st to top of beg petal. Fasten off. (12 petals, 12 ch-5 sp)

Round 9: Note: All stitches will be worked in Round 7, working around and enclosing the ch-5 sp of Round 8. It will be helpful to mark each 5th stitch in Round 7 after you join your new color. Join A (B, C, E) with sl st to any st in Round 7 centered between the petals of Round 8, working around and enclosing the ch-5 sp. (BTRC, ch 6, TRC) in same st. [Sk 4 st, (TRC, ch 6, TRC) in next st] x 11. Sl st to top of BTRC. Fasten off. (24 TRC, 12 ch-6 sp)

Round 10: Join MC with sc in any ch-6 sp, 2 sc in same sp. (Fpsc around top of each of next 2 TRC, 5 sc in next ch-6 sp) x 11, fpsc around top of each of next 2 TRC, 2 sc in same sp as beg sc, sl st to first sc. (84 st)

Round 11: Ch 4 (counts as tr),(tr, ch 1, 2 tr) in same st as join. *Tr in next st, dc in next 2 st, hdc in next 3 st, sc in next 8 st, hdc in next 3 st, dc in next 2 st, tr in next st,** (2 tr, ch 1, 2 tr) in next st for corner.* Repeat * to * twice and * to ** once. Sl st to top of beg ch-4. (100 st)

Round 12: Sl st in next st and in ch-1 sp. (Ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in ch-1 sp. *Sk 1 st, dc in next 23 st,** (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in ch-1 sp for corner.* Repeat * to * twice and * to ** once. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. (112 st)

Round 13: Sl st in next st and in ch-1 sp. (Ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in ch-1 sp. *Dc in next 27 st,** (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in ch-1 sp for corner.* Repeat * to * twice and * to ** once. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. (128 st)

Round 14: Sl st in next st and in ch-1 sp. (Ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in ch-1 sp.. *Dc in next 31 st,** (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in ch-1 sp for corner.* Repeat * to * twice and * to ** once. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off.(144 st – 35 dc, 1 ch per side)

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Garden State Afghan CAL – Week 3

April 14, 2016Garden State CALjulieyeagerdesigns

Happy to see we are gathering more participants each week and so many are successfully Crocheting Along! As always, if you need help, please contact me via comments here, or email, but if I am not around at the moment, I encourage you to interact with fellow CALers on my Ravelry Board or my Facebook CAL group. We also love to see photos of work in progress! Another suggestion for help would be the wonderful tutorial photos and VIDEO put together by Iris van Meer on her blog . The video is in Dutch only but for those who need a visual it may be helpful no matter your language. Thanks, Iris! And just a reminder that Yarn Packs in the Suggested Scheepjes Stone Washed XL are still available at Deramores.

For week 3 we have one 8″ motif, Amazing Flower (my favorite motif of the whole project,) and one easy 4″ motif, Star. The patterns are posted here and can be printed with the Print Friendly button. You can also download the pattern for free to store in your Ravelry library with coupon code #JULIEYEAGERGARDEN (expires June 30, 2016) at the Ravelry pattern page. Please make a Ravelry project page and share your photos there. Please do not share the code but encourage people to come here to see the code. If anyone sees the code shared online please let me know.

As always, thanks to my wonderful testers and to Iris van Meer for her translation. I have a new Korean translation in the works – more info to come.

Amazing Flower 8″ Motif

Special Stitches
FPdc (Front Post Double Crochet): Insert hook from the front side of work from right to left around post of indicated stitch on a previous row, yo, pull up a loop and work dc as usual.
FPtr (Front Post Triple Crochet): Yo twice, insert hook from the front side of work from right to left around post of indicated stitch on a previous row, yo, pull up a loop and work tr as usual.
FPsc (Front Post Single Crochet): Insert hook behind post of stitch (from front to back), yo, pull through, bring up even with last stitch completed, yo, pull through 2 loops (1 loop on hook)
Join new color with SC: Loop yarn on hook and insert into designated stitch. Yo and draw through, you have 2 loops on hook. Yo and draw through. You have joined the yarn with a sc.
V-Group – (2 hdc, ch 1, 2 hdc) in same st or designated sp
Dc3Tog (Double Crochet three stitches Together) – Double crochet to last step in each of three stitches, yo and draw through all 4 loops.
Instructions

Make 4 in 4 Colorways.

Round 1: With E (A, B, C), ch 4, join with sl st to form ring. Ch 3, 11 dc in ring, sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (12 dc)
Round 2: Join A (B, C, D) with sl st around front post of any dc. Ch 5 (counts as dc and ch-2.) (FPdc around post of next dc, ch 2) x 11. Sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-5. Fasten off. (12 FPdc, 12 ch-2 sp)
Round 3: Join D (E, A, C) with sl st in any ch-2 sp. Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp. (3 dc in next ch-2 sp) x 11. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (36 dc)
Round 4: Join A (B, C, D) with sl st in 2nd dc of any 3 dc group, ch 3. Dc in next st, (FPtr around post of FPdc in Round 2 below, dc in next 3 st in Round 3) x 11, FPtr around post of FPdc in Round 2 below, dc in next st. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (36 dc, 12 FPtr)
Round 5: Join D (E, A, C) with sl st around the front of post of first dc of any 3-dc group in Round 3. Ch 3, FPtr around front post of this same st. (2 FPtr around front post of next dc in Round 3, (FPtr, FPdc) around front post of next dc in Round 3, (FPdc, FPtr) around front post of next dc in Round 3) x 12, omitting last 2 st. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (72 st)
Round 6: (All stitches worked into Round 4.) Join MC with sl st in any FPtr of Round 4. (Ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc in same st.) (Dc in next st, hdc in next 2 st, sc in next 5 st, hdc in next 2 st, dc in next st, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next st for corner) x 4, omitting last corner. Sl st to top of beg ch3. (64 st)
Round 7: Ch 3, dc in each st around, with (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) for corners. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. (80 st)

Round 8: Ch 3, dc in each st around, with (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) for corners. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (96 st)

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Star 4″ Motif

Special Stitches

BCL3 (Beginning Cluster of 3): Ch 2, (dc in same st until last step leaving one loop on hook) twice, yo and pull through all three loops on hook

CL3 (Cluster of 3): (Dc in same st until last step leaving one loop on hook) x 3, yo and pull through all four loops on hook

Instructions:

Make 4 in 4 Colorways.

Round 1: With A (B, C, D), ch 5, sl st to first ch to form ring. BCL3 (ch 3, CL3) x 5, ch 3, sl st to top of BCL3, fasten off. (6 CL3, 6 ch-3 sp)

Round 2: Join MC with sc in any ch-3 sp, 2 sc in same sp, (fpsc around top of next CL3, 3 sc in next ch-3 sp) x 5, fpsc around top of next CL3, sl st to beg sc. (24 st)

Round 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as join and in next st. (Hdc in next st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next st for corner, hdc in next st, sc in next 3 st) x 4, omitting last 2 sc. Sl st to beg st. (32 st)

Round 4: Ch 3, dc in each st around, with (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in center st of each corner. Fasten off. (48 st)

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Garden State Afghan CAL – Week 2

April 7, 2016Garden State CALjulieyeagerdesigns

I’m happy to see you all Crocheting Along! As always, if you need help, please contact me via comments here, or email, but if I am not around at the moment, I encourage you to interact with fellow CALers on my Ravelry Board or my Facebook CAL group. We also love to see photos of work in progress! Another suggestion for help would be the wonderful tutorial photos and VIDEO put together by Iris van Meer on her blog. The video is in Dutch only but for those who need a visual it may be helpful no matter your language. Thanks, Iris! And just a reminder that Yarn Packs in the Suggested Scheepjes Stone Washed XL are still available at Deramores.

I hope by now it is clear that each motif is repeated 4 times in different colorways. When I say use Color A (B, C, D) it means your first motif in A, second in B, etc. These guidelines are used to conform with the amounts of yarn in the kit. If you are using your own stash yarn and are less concerned with amounts, use any colors. Use MC when called for. When I made my sample, I unfortunately did not think about yarn amounts so my photos do not match assigned colors, but do as I say, not as I did. 🙂

For week 2 we have one 8″ motif, Loopy, and one 4″ motif, Small Daisy. The patterns are posted here and can be printed with the Print Friendly button. You can also download the pattern for free to store in your Ravelry library with coupon code #JULIEYEAGERGARDEN (expires June 30, 2016) at the Ravelry pattern page. Please make a Ravelry project page and share your photos there. The schedule for the remaining installments is as follows:

Week 3, 4/15 – 4” Star and 8” Amazing
Week 4, 4/22 – 12” Happy Flower
Week 5, 4/29 – 4” Simple Loops and 8” Pretty Posy
Week 6, 5/6 – 4” Turn Around and 8” Nubby
Week 7, 5/13 – 4” Easy Sun, 4” Mini Mum, 4” Mini Daisy, 4” Circle Flower
Week 8, 5/20 – catch up week
Week 9, 5/27 – Border

Loopy 8″ Square

by Julie Yeager Designs

Make 4 in 4 colorways

Abbreviations and Special Stitches

Yo – yarn over tr – treble crochet ch – chain dc – double crochet sl – slip st – stitch sc – single crochet PM – place marker flo – front loop only blo – back loop only sp – space hdc – half double crochet sk – skip

V-Stitch: (dc, ch 1, dc) in same st.

Round 1: With D (E, A, B), ch 6, join with sl st to form ring. Ch 3, 11 dc in ring, sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (12 dc) (I made the center hole large for better fit later so if you are using magic circle leave it open as pictured.)

Round 2: Join B (C, D, E) with sl st in space between any two dc. Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch-1), dc in same sp as join. (V-stitch in sp between next 2 st) x 11. Sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-4. Fasten off. (12 V-stitches)

Round 3: Join A (B, C, D) with sc in any ch-1 sp. Ch 5, sc in same sp. [(Sc, ch 5, sc) in next ch-1 sp] x 11. Sl st to beg sc. (24 sc, 12 ch-5 sp)

Round 4: (5 sc in ch-5 sp) x 12. Sl st to beg sc. Fasten off. (60 sc)

Round 5: Working behind Rounds 3 and 4, join MC with sl st in ch-1 sp in Round 2. Ch 2, hdc in same sp. (ch 2, 2 hdc in next ch-1 sp of Round 2) x 11, ch 2. Sl st to top of beg ch-2. (48 st)

Round 6: Sl st in next st and in ch-2 sp. Ch 3, 3 dc in same sp. (4 dc in next ch-2 sp) x 11. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. (48 st)

Round 7: (Ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same st. [Dc in next st, hdc in next 2 st, sc in next 5 st, hdc in next 2 st, dc in next st, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next st for corner] x 4, omitting last corner. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. (64 st, 16 st per side including ch)

Round 8: Sl st in next st and in ch-1 sp. (Ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in ch-1 sp. Dc in each st around, with (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) for corners. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. (80 st, 20 per side including ch)

Round 9: Sl st in next st and in ch-1 sp. (Ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in ch-1 sp. Dc in each st around, with (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) for corners. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (96 st, 24 st per side including ch)

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Small Daisy 4″ Square

by Julie Yeager Designs

Make 4 in 4 Colorways

Special Stitches

BCL3 (Beginning Cluster of 3): Ch 2, (dc in same st until last step leaving one loop on hook) twice, yo and pull through all three loops on hook

CL3 (Cluster of 3): (Dc in same st until last step leaving one loop on hook) x 3, yo and pull through all four loops on hook

Spkdc – Spike DC – (Also called Long Double Crochet) – Double crochet worked into designated row below and brought to the height of current row

Round 1: With A(B, C, D), ch 4, sl st to first st to form ring. Ch 3, 11 dc in ring, sl st to 3^rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (12 dc)

Round 2: All clusters are worked in the space between stitches in this round. Join B (C, D, E) with sl st between any 2 dc, BCL3, ch 2. [Sk one sp, (CL3, ch 2) in next sp] x 5. Sl st to top of BCL3. Fasten off. Motif will cup a little. (6 CL3, 6 ch-2 sp)

Round 3: Join C (D, E, A) with sc in any ch-2 sp. 2 Spkdc in the sp betw 2 dc in Round 1 below (while enclosing the Round 2 ch-2 sp.) Sc in same ch-2 sp as beg st. [(Sc, 2 spkdc in Round 1, sc) in next ch 2 sp] x 5. Sl st to beg sc. Fasten off. (24 st)

Round 4: Join MC in any st with sc. Sc in next st, (Hdc in next st, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next st for corner, hdc in next st, sc in next 3 st) x 4, omitting last 2 sc. Sl st to beg st. (32 st, 8 st per side including ch)

Round 5: Ch 2, hdc in each st around, with (2 hdc, ch 1, 2 hdc) in ch-1 sp for corner. Fasten off. (48 st, 12 st per side including ch)

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Welcome to The Garden State Afghan CAL – Week 1

March 31, 2016Garden State CALjulieyeagerdesigns

Welcome to The Garden State Afghan Crochet A Long. I designed this afghan in 2013 but recently made some minor changes and added a new border suggestion. The pattern will be released for free over a period of 8 weeks here on the blog and on Ravelry with coupon code #JULIEYEAGERGARDEN (expires June 30, 2016.) Please use #JULIEYEAGERGARDEN to tag your photos as well. Please chat about the pattern on my Ravelry Board and on my Facebook CAL page. (If this link doesn’t work, please put “Crochet A Long with JulieAnny” in your Facebook search box.) We have over 6000 members and all are welcome! See all my designs in my Ravelry Store, Etsy shop, and on Loveknitting.com. Yarn Pack in the Suggested Scheepjes Stone Washed XL still available at Deramores. Thanks to Iris van Meer for her Dutch Translation of the pattern which you can follow on her blog and will also be available on Ravelry.

The Garden State Afghan

By Julie Yeager Designs

Pattern uses American crochet terms.

The Garden State Afghan reflects a profusion of flowers scattered across the grass. Constructed in three sizes of portable squares, crocheting your afghan will provide you with hours of enjoyment as you let your creative powers flow.

There are 14 separate patterns, and each pattern is repeated four times. If you are using the suggested yarn, follow instructions for color changes, but if you are using stash and less concerned with amounts, just use Main Color (MC) when called for. Since the last revision, a few changes were made to help the blocks fit together more easily. Stitch counts are designed to fit together perfectly.

Materials

Suggested Yarn: Scheepjes Stone Washed XL (75 meters per 50 g skein)

A: Carnelian, 4 skeins B: Canada Jade, 3 skeins C: New Jade, 2 skeins D: Rose Quartz, 3 skeins E: Pink Quartzite, 3 skeins MC: Amazonite, 20 skeins

Suggested Hook Size: Size J (6.0 mm), or whatever size gives you a pleasing fabric; Stitch Marker

Ch-3 at the beginning of a round counts as a dc; ch-4 at the beginning of a round counts as a tr, ch-2 at the beginning of a round counts as a hdc. Magic ring and standing stitches may be substituted per “crocheter’s choice.” Chains are counted as stitches in stitch counts.

Abbreviations and Special Stitches

SunBurst 12” Square

Make 4.

BCL2 (Beginning Cluster of 2 stitches): Ch 2, dc in same st

CL2 (Cluster of 2 stitches): (Dc in same st until last step leaving one loop on hook) twice, yo and pull through all three loops on hook.

Fpdc (Front post double crochet): Insert hook from the front side of work from right to left around post of indicated stitch on a previous row, yo, pull up a loop and work dc as usual.

Fpsc (Front post single crochet): Insert hook behind post of stitch (from front to back), yo, pull through, bring up even with last stitch completed, yo, pull through 2 loops (1 loop on hook.)

Join new color with SC: Loop yarn on hook and insert into designated stitch. Yo and draw through, you have 2 loops on hook. Yo and draw through. You have joined the yarn with a sc.

TR4CL – Treble Crochet Cluster with 4 trebles – (Tr in same st until last step leaving one loop on hook) four times, yo and pull through all 5 loops on hook.

Instructions

Round 1: With E (A,B,C), ch 4, join with sl st to form ring. BCL2, (ch 1, CL2) x 7 into ring. Ch 1, sl st to top of BCL2. Fasten off. (8 CL2, 8 ch-1 sp)

Round 2: Join B (C,D,E) with sl st in any ch-1 sp. (BCL2, ch 1, CL2) in same sp, ch 1. (CL2, ch 1) x 2 in each ch-1 sp around. Sl st to top of BCL2. (16 CL2, 16 ch-1 sp)

Round 3: Sl st in ch-1 sp. (BCL2, ch 1, CL2) in same sp, ch 1. [(CL2, ch 1) in next ch-1 sp, (CL2, ch 1) x 2 in next ch-1 sp] x 7, (CL2, ch 1) in next ch-1 sp. Sl st to top of BCL2. (24 CL2, 24 ch-1 sp)

Round 4: Sl st in ch-1 sp. (BCL2, ch 1, CL2) in same sp, ch 1. [(CL2, ch 1) in next 2 ch-1 sp, (CL2, ch 1) x 2 in next ch-1 sp] x 7, (CL2, ch 1) in next 2 ch-1 sp. Sl st to top of BCL2. Fasten off. (32 CL2, 32 ch-1 sp)

Round 5: Join D (E,A,B) with sl st in any ch-1 sp. Ch 3, (fpdc around top of next CL2, dc in next ch-1 sp) x 31, fpdc around top of next CL2, sl st to top of beg ch-3. (64 dc)

Round 6: Ch 1, sc in same st and in next st. (TR4CL in the space between two clusters below in Round 4, skipping and enclosing one stitch of Round 5, sc in next 3 st) x 16, omitting last 2 st. Sl st to first sc of round. Fasten off. (16 TR4CL, 48 sc) Push clusters to the front if needed.

Round 7: Join MC with sc in any st. Sc in same st. (Sc in next 7 st, 2 sc in next st) x 8, omitting last 2 st. Sl st to first sc of round. (72 sc)

Round 8: Ch 5 (counts as tr and ch-1), tr in same st, (dc in next 2 st, hdc in next 3 st, sc in next 7 st, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts, (tr, ch 1, tr) in next st for corner) x 4, omitting last 3 st, sl st in 4^th ch of beg ch-5. (80 st, 20 per side incl ch)

Round 9: Sl st in ch-1 sp, (ch 4, tr, ch 1, 2 tr) in same sp, (tr in next st, dc in next 2 st, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 7 st, hdc in next 3 st, dc in next 2 sts, tr in next st, (2 tr, ch 1, 2 tr) in ch-1 sp for corner) x 4, omitting last 5 st. Sl st to top of beg ch-4. (96 st, 24 per side incl ch)

Round 10- 12 : Sl st in next st and in ch-1 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in same sp, dc in each st around, with (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in corners. Sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off after Round 12. (112 st – 28 per side; 128 – 32 per side; 144 st – 36 per side)

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Yarn Packs Available for next CAL

February 18, 2016Garden State CALjulieyeagerdesigns

If you are planning on participating in our upcoming CAL for The Garden State Afghan, the pattern will be released FREE here on the blog over a period of about 8 weeks starting April 1, 2016. There is still time to purchase the suggested yarn at Deramores, where yarn packs in 35 skeins of the lovely Scheepjes Stone Washed XL are ready for dispatch. If you buy through these links or get to the Deramores site through a link or banner on this blog I will receive a small commission that keeps the business going and allows me to offer more free patterns in the future. Direct Link for US buyers, Direct Link for UK buyers. For other countries, use either link and change your country in the pull-down menu on the Deramores site. Thanks for your support. The pattern will be free with code on Ravelry throughout the CAL only, but will remain free on my blog thereafter. If you’d like to chat about the pattern, please join my Facebook group called “Crochet-A-Long with JulieAnny” or chime in on my Ravelry board, Julie Yeager Designs.

Crochet – A – Long to The Garden State Afghan

February 11, 2016Garden State CALjulieyeagerdesigns

Our next CAl (Crochet-A-Long) will be The Garden State Afghan, and we will be starting April 1, 2016. The pattern will be free and released over a period of about eight weeks here on the blog and also on Ravelry. Yarn packs in the delicious Scheepjes Stone Washed XL are available on the Deramores site and will include 35 skeins of Stone Washed XL in a pretty pastel colorway designed to bring on the Springtime here in the Northern Hemisphere. If you purchase through any of my links to Deramores, I will receive a commission, and I thank you! For US buyers, here’s the link: http://tidd.ly/81aeb5a2 For UK buyers, here’s the link: http://tidd.ly/2d7c26 . For other countries, use any of my links and choose your country from the pull-down menu. The pattern will be free with code on Ravelry throughout the CAL only, but will remain free on my blog thereafter. If you’d like to chat about the pattern, please join my Facebook group called “Crochet-A-Long with JulieAnny” or chime in on my Ravelry board, Julie Yeager Designs.