Fun and Fancy Double Crochet Afghan

Show off a new crochet skill when you try Roseanna Beck's Fun and Fancy Double Crochet Afghan. Crochet afghan patterns explain how to crochet an afghan so anyone can understand and create an astounding gift or keepsake.

SIZE: 38” x 40”
 

Materials:

• 235 yds. Hushabye Red Heart 4-ply yarn (H)
• 190 yds. Pale Blue Red Heart 4-ply yarn (B)
• 180 yds. Lily Pink Red Heart 4-ply yarn (P)
• 180 yds. Pale Green Red Heart 4-ply yarn (G)
• 180 yds. Maize Red Heart 4-ply yarn (Y)
• 180 yds. White Red Heart 4-ply yarn (W)
• G crochet hook or size needed for gauge
   

GAUGE:
4 rows = 2 ½”
7 dc = 2”
 

Instructions:

Chain (ch), Single Crochet (sc), Double Crochet (dc), Slip Stitch (sl st)
Row 1 – With blue ch 118, 2 dc in 4th ch from hook, *skip 1 dc, 2 dc in next ch, rep from * across ending skip 1 ch, dc in last ch, ch 3 and turn. (116 dcs)
Row 2 – Work 2 dc between each 2 dc across ending 1 dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.
Row 3 – Rep Row 2.
Row 4 – Rep Row 2.
Row 5 – Rep Row 2 and fasten off.
Row 6 – Join hushabye with a sl st in first dc, ch 2, work 1 dc in each dc across, fasten off and
turn. (116 dcs)
Row 7 – Join pink with a sl st in first dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next dc, *skip 1 dc, 2 dc in next dc, rep from * across ending skip 1 dc, dc in last dc, ch 3 and turn.

COLOR PATTERN:
Five 2 dc Rows (color) and One dc Row (hushabye) as follows:
B H P H G H Y H W H B H P H G H Y H W (59 rows) 

EDGING:
Work along top edge and hushabye (sc, ch 1, 3 dc) in corner side edge dc, *ch 1, sc between next 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc between next 2 dc, rep from * across ending sc between 2 dc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1, sc) in corner side edge dc.
Work along side edge *ch 1, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1, sc in next dc, rep from * across ending ch 1, (sc, ch 1, 3 dc) in corner side edge dc.
Work along bottom edge *ch 1, sc in ch st below 2 dc, ch 1, 3 dc in ch st below next 2 dc, rep from * across ending sc between 2 dc, ch 1 (3 dc, ch 1, sc) in corner side edge dc.
Work along side edge *ch 1, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1, sc in next dc, rep from * across ending ch 1, join to beg sc and fasten off.