Suzy Snowflake's Favorite Afghan
Here comes Suzy Snowflake! Stay warm all winter long with Suzy Snowflake's Favorite Afghan. Granny squares are joined together to work up this beautiful crocheted afghan, which measures 45 inches by 64 inches when complete. Grab your favorite book and a cup of hot cocoa and cozy up on the couch this season with this comforting winter afghan. Red Heart Super Saver yarn is used for this free crochet afghan pattern.
Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
MATERIALS:
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RED HEART® Super Saver®:
3 skeins 311 White A and 4 skeins 886 Blue B - Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9]
- Yarn needle
GAUGE: Square measures 9”x 9” (23 x 23 cm). CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
SIZE: Throw measures 45” x 64” (114 x 163 cm)
Reminder: dtr = [yo] 3 times, insert hook where indicated and draw yarn through, [yo and draw through 2 loops] 4 times.
Special Abbreviations
beg shell = ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) all in indicated st or space.
shell = (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) all in st or space indicated.
THROW
Square (Make 35)
With A, ch 8; join with a slip st in first ch to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring; join with a slip st in top of ch-3 – 24 sts.
Round 2: Beg shell in same st as joining, skip next 2 dc, * shell in next dc, skip next 2 dc; repeat from * around; join – 8 shells.
Round 3: Slip st in next dc, slip st in space, beg shell in same space, ch 2, * shell in next ch-2 space, ch 2; repeat from * around; join.
Round 4: Slip st in next dc, (slip st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in next ch-2 space, ch 2, skip next space, * (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in next ch-2 space, ch 2, skip next space; repeat from * around; join. Fasten off.
Round 5: Join B in next ch-2 space after joining; ch 1, * 3 sc in ch-2 space, sc in next 3 dc, sc in next space, ch 2, sc in ch-2 space of Round 3, ch 2, sc between shells of Round 2, ch 2, sc in same ch-2 space of Round 3, ch 2, sc in same space of Round 4, sc in next 3 dc; repeat from * around; join with a slip st in first sc.
Round 6: (Slip st, ch 1, sc) all in next sc, ch 3, * 3 dc in ch-2 space of Round 4 between 2 sc, ch 3 **, sc in center sc of 3-sc group, ch 3, (3 dtr, ch 3, 3 dtr) all in next ch-2 space of Round
4 between 2 sc, ch 3; repeat from * around, end at **; join.
Round 7: Ch 3, * 2 dc in next ch-3 space, dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next ch-3 space, dc in next sc, 2 dc in next ch-3 space, dc in next 3 dtr, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) all in next ch-3 space, dc in next 3 dtr, 2 dc in next ch-3 space **, dc in next sc; repeat from * around, end at **; join.
Fasten off.
FINISHING
Border
Sew squares together: 5 squares wide by 7 squares long. With right side facing, join B in any dc; ch 3, dc evenly around and work (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) all in each corner ch-3 space; join. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Abbreviations
A, B = Color A, Color B; ch = chain; dc = double crochet; dtr = double treble crochet; mm = millimeters; st(s) = stitch (es); yo = yarn over; * or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated; [] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified.
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