Endless Summer Afghan Square – Free Crochet Pattern

This is a free crochet pattern for how-to make my Endless Summer Afghan Square.

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This afghan square was originally designed for and published in the March 2019 issue of Knotions Magazine as part of a tote bag. I will be publishing the tote bag here soon, but I wanted to share the square first because there are endless possibilities of what you can create with just this square alone!

If you have a request of a project made using these squares, leave a comment below or send me a message 🙂

The flower itself is my take on a Hydrangea. For many projects that I want the Hydrangea look, I use my Frilly Flower pattern, but for this project, I wanted to create the same look but by working in the round so I could easily transform it into a square, rather than sew it on later.

Frilly Flowers – Free Crochet Pattern. These will make up my wedding bouquet!

Turqua Spring Wreath – Free Crochet Pattern. I also made the Pastel Hydrangea Wreath using this basic idea.

While there are so many different colorways that are simply stunning, I think what I like the most about them is the texture I see when I look at the bunch of little flowers all together. 

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Materials:

• Small Amount of Worsted Weight #4 Yarn – I used Red Heart’s Super Saver in Soft White, Turqua (Blue) and Tea Leaf (Green)
• H8/5mm Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Needle for Weaving in Ends

Material Notes:

I used Red Heart Super Saver, however, you can work this square up in any yarn with respective hook.

Yarn Alternatives similar to Super Saver: Bernat’s Super Value Yarn, Caron’s One Pound, Hobby Lobby’s Crafters Secret.

Measurements:

4.75″

Abbreviations:

• WS – Wrong Side
• SC – Single Crochet
• TR – Treble (or Triple) Crochet
• RS – Right Side
• DC – Double Crochet
• HDC – Half Double Crochet

Pattern Notes:

When working in the round, traditionally, you hold your initial tail to the back of the ring, and then crochet over it. In these squares, the side you see while you are working is actually the wrong side, so to hide the tail, you will work the first stitch as usual, then pull the tail over to the side facing you, and work over like this.

Slip stitch join to the first stitch, not the beginning chain, unless otherwise noted.

I like to split my beginning increases to help keep my seam more unnoticeable. If done a traditional way, you will see a move visible seam, and separation in the raised part of the flowers. For the square, you will work the first stitch of the first increase as usual, and then the last stitch of the first increase into the same as the first stitch, working over the beginning chain.

Pattern:

R1 (WS): In Turqua, chain 5. Slip stitch to the first chain to form a ring. Turn to RS. [(SC, TR) into the ring] 5x. Join. (10 stitches)

R2: Chain 1. SC into the 1st stitch, [(TR, SC) into the next stitch] 9x, TR into the 1st stitch. Join. (20 stitches)

R3: Chain 1. SC into the 2nd stitch, TR into the next stitch, [(SC, TR) into the next stitch, SC into the next stitch, (TR, SC) into the next stitch, TR into the next stitch] 4x, (SC, TR) into the next stitch, SC into the next stitch, TR into the 1st stitch. Join. (30 stitches) 

R4: Chain 1. SC into the 2nd stitch, TR into the next stitch, SC into the next stitch, [(SC, TR) into the next stitch, SC into the next stitch, TR into the next stitch] 9x, TR into the 1st stitch. Join Tea Leaf, and Fasten Off Turqua. (40 stitches)

R5: In Tea Green, chain 2, and turn. (2 DC, chain 3, 3 DC) into the 1st stitch, chain 2, skip 4, 3 HDC into the next stitch, chain 2, skip 4, [(3 DC, chain 3, 3 DC) into the next st, chain 2, skip 4, 3 HDC into the next stitch, chain 2, skip 4] 3x. Join to the 2nd chain with Soft White, and Fasten Off Tea Leaf.

R6: In Soft White, chain 1. HDC into the 1st 3 DC, [(2 HDC, chain 3, 2 HDC) into the next chain space, HDC into the next 3 DC, 2 HDC into the next chain space, HDC into the next 3 HDC, 2 HDC into the next chain space, HDC into the next 3 DC] 3x, (2 HDC, chain 3, 2 HDC) into the next chain space, HDC into the next 3 DC, 2 HDC into the next chain space, HDC into the next 3 HDC, 2 HDC into the next chain space. Join. (68 stitches)

Fasten off, and weave in ends.

Here is what the back looks like when complete.

Now, what will you make?

Please feel free to make and sell your own Endless Summer Afghan Square using this pattern, but please DO NOT claim this pattern as your own nor should you sell my pattern, and DO NOT re-publish my photos as your own. DO NOT copy and paste my pattern anywhere, link to it instead.

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