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)

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@gmail.com.

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)

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@gmail.com.

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)

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

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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)

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@gmail.com.

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)

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@gmail.com.

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)

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@gmail.com.

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

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

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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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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.