Retro Zag Mystery CAL Week 5 - Julie Yeager Designs

Retro Zag Afghan By Julie Yeager Designs
Loops and Threads Impeccable (#4 yarn with 4.5 ounce/127.5g skeins with 285 yards/260 m) Hook Size H ( 5.0 mm)
MC (Main Color): Aran 5 skeins Color A: Grass 2 skeins
Color B: Deep Forest 2 skeins Color C: Forest 2 skeins
Color D: Sphagnum 2 skeins Color E: Vanna’s Choice Espresso (discontinued) or Red Heart Super Saver Coffee 1 skein
Abbreviations and Special Stitches
beg – beginning BegPC – beginning popcorn Ch – chain dc – double crochet PC – popcorn sl- slip stitch sc – single crochet st – stitch sts – stitches sp – space
Beginning Popcorn: (Ch 3, 4 dc in designated st or sp.) Remove hook from 5th st. Place hook into the top of the beginning ch-3 from front to back, then into the working loop that was left hanging on the fourth dc, and pull that loop through the first st. The ch-2 that follows includes a ch-1 to tighten the popcorn.
Popcorn: (5 dc in designated st or sp.) Remove hook from 5th st. Place hook under the two loops of the first of 5 dc from front to back, then into the working loop that was left hanging on the fifth dc, and pull that loop through the first st. The ch-2 that follows includes a ch-1 to tighten the popcorn.

Space between groups: The 3-dc granny group is almost square, so when I say “space between groups” it either means a group of 3 dc whether they are lying vertically or horizontally. So we can work along the edge of rows in the same ratio as working in rows or rounds.

Ch-3 or Ch-2 at the beginning of a round counts as a dc. “Standing dc” can be substituted for the chain start.

Motif 5: Round Flower Rectangle Granny (Make 6)

Round 1: With E, ch 4, join with sl st to form a ring. Ch 3, (dc in ring) fifteen times, sl st to top of beg ch-3. Fasten off.(16 dc)

Round 2: Join A with sl st between 2 dc, Beg PC in same sp, [ch 2, sk 2 dc, PC in next sp between dc] seven times, ch 2, sl st to Beg PC, fasten off. (8 PC, 8 ch-2 sp)

Round 3: Join B with sl st in any ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 1, 2 dc, ch 1) in same sp. [(2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc, ch 1) in next ch-2 sp] seven times, sl st to top of beg ch-3, fasten off. (32 dc, 16 ch-1 sp)

Round 4: Join C with sl st in any ch-1 sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp. (3 dc in next ch-1 sp) fifteen times, sl st to top of beg ch-3, fasten off. (48 dc)

Round 5: (Sp refers to a space between groups of 3-dc.) Join MC with sl st in any sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp. [3 hdc in next sp, 3 sc in next sp, 3 hdc in next sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next sp] three times, 3 hdc in next sp, 3 sc in next sp, 3 hdc in next sp, 3 dc in same sp as beginning, join to top of beg ch-3 with an hdc (counts as a ch-2 sp). Do not fasten off. (60 dc, 4 ch-2 sp)

Row 6 (Right Side): Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, (3 dc in next sp between groups) five times, turn. (18 dc)

Row 7 (Wrong Side): Ch 2 or 3 (counts as dc), (3 dc in next sp between groups) five times, dc in top of beg ch-3, turn. (17 dc)

Row 8 (RS): Repeat Row 6. (18 dc)

Row 9 (WS): Repeat Row 7, fasten off. (17 dc)

Row 10 (RS): Rotate piece so flower is on the right side. Join Color D with sl st in upper right space (corner ch-2 sp of Round 5.) Ch 3, 2 dc in ch-2 sp, (3 dc in next sp between groups) seven times, turn. (24 dc)

Row 11 (WS): Ch 2 or 3 (counts as dc), (3 dc in next sp between groups) seven times, dc in top of beg ch-3, turn. (23 dc)

Row 12 (RS): Ch 3, 2 dc in sp between dc and next 3-dc group, (3 dc in next sp between groups) seven times, turn. (24 dc)

Rows 13 (WS): Repeat Row 11, fasten off D. (23 dc)

* After a number of motifs are finished, they will be joined together using a Continuous Granny Join as you Go which is described in many You tube videos. More Info Later. If you do not wish to use the Continuous Granny Join as you Go, you can add a final round here to the motif, and then join later with whipstitch, slip stitch, single crochet, or any preferred method. I recommend slip stitch through the front loops OR Flat Slip Stitch Join.

Final Round (If Desired):

Join MC with sl st in any corner sp, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp. [(3 dc in next sp between groups) six times, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next sp for corner] three times, (3 dc in next sp between groups) six times, 3 dc in same sp as beg, hdc join to top of beg ch-3, fasten off. (96 dc, 4 ch-2 sp)