Pink and White Dreams Afghan

These beginner crochet afghan patterns from Roseanna Beck are the perfect way to spend an evening. Grab your hooks and make this Pink and White Dreams Afghan, perfect for a little girl's room.

Size: 38” x 42”

Materials:

• 620 yds. Baby Pink Red Heart 4-ply yarn
• 425 yds. White Red Heart 4-ply yarn
• H crochet hook or size needed for gauge

Gauge: V St, Cluster Stitch, V St – 3 ¼”
4 rows – 3”

Stitch Guide:

Chain (ch), Single Crochet (sc), Double Crochet (dc), Slip Stitch (sl st)
Special Stitches: Cluster Stitch (Cl St) – 5 dc
V St – dc, ch 1, dc

Instructions:
Row 1 – With pink and H hook ch 124, work 2 dc in 4th ch from hook, skip 3 ch, V St in next ch, *skip 3 ch, Cl St in next ch, skip 3 ch, V St in next ch, rep from * across to last 4 ch, skip 3 ch, 3 dc in last ch, ch 3 and turn.
Row 2 – Dc in same sp, Cl St in ch 1 sp of V St, V St in center dc of Cl St, rep across ending 2 dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.
Row 3 – 2 dc in same sp, V St in center dc of Cl St, Cl St in ch 1 sp of V St, rep across ending  3 dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.
Row 4 – Rep Row 2, fasten off and turn.
Row 5 – Join white with a sl st in first dc, ch 2, 2 dc in same sp, cont. with Row 3 ending ch 3  and turn.
Row 6 – Rep Row 2, fasten off and turn.

Work color pattern as follows:
4 rows pink 2 rows white (8 times) 4 rows pink for a total of 52 rows

Rnd 1 – With white work along top edge (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner dc, *ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in center dc of Cl St, ch 1, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in ch 1 sp, rep from * across ending (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner dc, work along side edge *ch 1, sc in sp between rows, ch 1, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in sp between rows, rep from * across ending (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner ch, work along bottom edge *ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch 3 sp, ch 1, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in next ch 3 sp, rep from * across ending (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in corner ch, work along side edge as for  other edge, join to beg dc.
Rnd 2 - Sl st into corner ch 2 sp, (sc, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, sc) in sp, (sc, ch 2, 3 dc) in each ch 2 and ch 1 sp across ending (sc, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, sc) in corner ch 2 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc) in each sc and ch 1 sp across ending (sc, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, sc) in corner ch 2 sp, (sc, ch 2, 3 dc) in each ch 2 and ch 1 sp across ending (sc, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, sc) in corner ch 2 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc) in each sc and ch 1 sp across, join to beg sc and fasten off.