Volume One Afghan Square – Free Crochet Pattern | Stitch Sampler Afghan Square

This is a free crochet pattern and video tutorial showing how to crochet the Volume One Afghan Square, which is fun, textured afghan square that combines 6 stitch patterns.

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What is Volume One? Well, I’ve published these three eBooks: Soap Cozy or Small Gift Bag Volume 1, Let’s Crochet Some Washcloths Volume 1 and Let’s Crochet Some Scarves Volume 1. Each of them feature the same 6 stitch patterns, and I thought it would be fun to combine all 6 of those in one design.

My Volume One Hand Towel was the test run, and I love it so much, especially in one solid color.

I’ve joined The Unraveled Mitten, and 17 other crochet designers in the 2023 Stash Busting Crochet Along, and I’m so excited to be a part of it! Every other week, a new 12″ afghan square design will be released by a different designer, and in the end, there will be 20 different afghan squares to sew together to create a one of a kind afghan. Get more details, and get all the links to the squares as they’re released by visiting with The Unraveled Mitten!

If you aren’t interested in making an afghan, you could always turn them into throw pillows or add a strap and you have a tote bag! Sew 4-5 in a rectangle, and use as a shawl. Use as the star of the show in a sweater, and build around it, or work in a super bulky yarn, and use as an accent rug – so many great options!

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Materials:

• 160 Yards of Worsted Weight Yarn – I used Red Heart Super Saver
• H8/5mm Crochet Hook
• Tapestry Needle

Material Notes:

For this square, I used the Aran colorway.

For this square, I used 15 yards of Shocking Pink, 22 yards of Bright Yellow, 19 yards of Tea Leaf, 19 yards of Pumpkin, 26 yards of Turqua, 19 yards of Spring Green and 33 yards of White.

For this square, I used 15 yards of Spring Green, 22 yards of Pool, 19 yards of Carrot, 19 yards of Cherry Red, 26 yards of Gold, 19 yards of Bright Yellow and 33 yards of Buff.

Some great yarn alternatives I recommend are {wools} WeCrochet Swish, Lion Brand Wool Ease, {non-wool} WeCrochet Brava.

Time Spent:

I had my square ready to go in just under 1 hour, 45 minutes.

Measurements:

12″ Square

Gauge:

In Pattern, at the end of Row 4 = 11.13″ (11 1/8″) Wide by 1.88″ (1 7/8″) Tall

Gauge is not essential unless the finished size of the square is to you.

Abbreviations (US Terms):

• HDC – Half Double Crochet (Photo Tutorial)
• SC – Single Crochet (Photo Tutorial)
• TR – Treble Crochet [yarn over twice, insert hook into the stitch, yarn over and pull through, (yarn over, and pull through 2 loops) 3x]
• DC – Double Crochet (Photo Tutorial)
• BPDC – Back Post Double Crochet
• FPDC – Front Post Double Crochet
• SC2tog – Single Crochet Two Stitches Together to Decrease

Pattern Notes:

There are several stitch multiples to make this design happen. I started with a stitch multiple of 3, and it gave me an odd number, which is exactly what I needed for the Little Pebbles stitch pattern. I then adjusted the stitch pattern to work with the Grace Tinley aka Granny Stitch pattern, and then adjusted the repeat pattern to work evenly for both the Octavia and Bobblish stitch patterns based on the stitch count that I had. So if you’re wondering how to make this larger or smaller, my honest answer is: take it one step at a time, and have patience as you’ll most likely need to adjust along the way.

None of the names given to the stitch patterns are official, except for Suzette – they are the names I’ve given my designs.

Beginning chain 1 does not count as a stitch, but beginning chain 2 does.

Volume One Afghan Square Video Tutorial, Part 1:

Volume One Afghan Square Video Tutorial, Part 2:

Volume One Afghan Square Crochet Pattern:

Haylee Stitch Pattern – 1 7/8″ (1.88″) Tall:

Chain 40. HDC into the 3rd chain from the hook, and each chain across. (39 HDC)

R2 – 4: Chain 1, turn. HDC into the 1st stitch, and each stitch across. (39 HDC)

Little Pebbles Stitch Pattern – 3 7/8″ (3.88″) Tall:

R5: Chain 1, turn. SC into the 1st stitch, (TR into the next stitch, SC into the next stitch) 19x. (39 stitches)

R6: Chain 1, turn. SC into the 1st stitch, and each stitch across.

R7 – 11: Repeat Rows 5 + 6, ending with a Row 5.

Grace Tinley Stitch Pattern – 5 1/2″ (5.5″) Tall:

R12: Chain 2, turn. 2 DC into the 1st stitch, skip each of the next 2 stitches, 3 DC into the next stitch, (skip each of the next 2 stitches, 3 DC into the next stitch) 11x, skip the next stitch, DC into the last stitch. (40 DC)

R13 – 15: Chain 2, turn. 2 DC into the 1st space, (3 DC into the next space) 12x, skip the next 2 DC, DC into the last stitch. (40 DC)

Octavia Stitch Pattern – 7 5/8” (7.63”) Tall:

R16: Chain 1, turn. HDC into the 1st 2 stitches, FPDC around the next stitch, (HDC into each of the next 4 stitches, FPDC around the next stitch) 7x, HDC into each of the last 2 stitches. (40 stitches)

R17: Chain 1, turn. HDC into the 1st 2 stitches, BPDC around the next stitch, (HDC into each of the next 4 stitches, BPDC around the next stitch) 7x, HDC into each of the last 2 stitches, (40 stitches)

R18 – 20: Repeat Rows 16 + 17, ending with a Row 16.

Bobblish Stitch Pattern – 9 3/8” (9.38”) Tall:

How to Crochet a Bobble: All in the same stitch (Yarn over, insert hook into stitch, yarn over, pull through 2 loops) 4x, yarn over, pull through all 5 loops

R21: Chain 1, turn. SC into the 1st stitch, bobble into the next stitch, (SC into each of the next 5 stitches, bobble into the next stitch) 6x, SC2tog. (39 stitches)

R22: Chain 1, turn. SC into the 1st stitch, and into each stitch across. (39 stitches)

R23: Chain 1, turn. SC into each of the 1st 4 stitches, bobble into the next stitch, (SC into each of the next 5 stitches, bobble into the next stitch) 5x, SC into each of the last 4 stitches. (39 stitches)

R24: Chain 1, turn. SC into the 1st stitch, and into each stitch across. (39 stitches)

R25: Chain 1, turn. SC into the 1st stitch, bobble into the next stitch, (SC into each of the next 5 stitches, bobble into the next stitch) 6x, SC into the last stitch. (39 stitches)

R26: Chain 1, turn. SC into the 1st stitch, and into each stitch across. (39 stitches)

R27: Chain 1, turn. SC into each of the 1st 4 stitches, bobble into the next stitch, (SC into each of the next 5 stitches, bobble into the next stitch) 5x, SC into the next stitch, 2 SC into the next stitch, SC into each of the last 2 stitches. (40 stitches)

Suzette Stitch Pattern – 11 1/8 (11.13”) Tall:

R28 – 32: Chain 1, turn. (SC, DC) into the 2nd stitch, [skip the next stitch, (SC, DC) into the next stitch] 19x. (40 stitches)

Border:

Chain 1, turn. SC into each of the 1st 39 stitches, (SC, HDC, SC) into the last stitch, evenly SC 41 stitches down the side of the square (split by section, that’s: 6 + 7 + 7 + 8 + 7 + 6), (SC, HDC, SC) into the last stitch, then pull the tail end to close up the hole, and move it to the wrong side, SC 36 stitches across the opposite side of the foundation chain, 2 SC into the next stitch, (SC, HDC, SC) into the last stitch, evenly SC 41 stitches up the side of the square (split by section, that’s: 6 + 7 + 8 + 7 + 7 + 5 + SC2tog), (SC, HDC) into the same stitch as the 1st. Slip stitch join to the 1st stitch. (170 SC)

R2: Chain 1, turn. SC into the 1st stitch, (SC, HDC, SC) into the next stitch, SC 43 stitches down the side of the square, (SC, HDC, SC) into the next stitch, SC 40 stitches across the bottom of the square, (SC, HDC, SC) into the next stitch, SC 43 stitches up the side of the square, (SC, HDC, SC) into the next stitch, SC 39 stitches across the top of the square. Slip stitch join to the 1st stitch. (178 SC)

Fasten Off, and Weave in Ends.

Please feel free to make and sell your own Volume One 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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