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Circles of Hearts Checkerboard Baby Afghan
G hook, just took a bunch of scrap yarn & put them together. Very easy to mix & match as you go. I used brighter & duller colors to accent ea other. Bordered ea sq with white.
Glossary: st-stitch, sc-single, hdc-half double, dc-double, tr-treble, dbtr-double treble, ss-slip stitch, ch-chain, rep-repeat, ( )-put in 1 st, [ ]-# of sts in rnd
Large circles—Make 8
Some I made 3 colors + white & some I made 2 colors + white.
Rnd 1: Magic ring, ch 3, 11 dc inside ring, ss into beginning ch. [12 dc]
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc is same as joining, 2 dc in ea dc st round, ss into beginning ch. [24 dc]
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in same as joining, dc, *2 dc in next st, dc*, rep * to * round, ss into beginning ch. [32 dc]
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in same as joining, 3 dc, *2 dc in next st, 3 sts*, rep * to * round, ss into beginning ch. [40 dc]
Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in same as joining, 4 dc, *2 dc in next st, 4 dc, rep * to * round, ss into beginning ch. [48 dc]
Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in same as joining, 5 dc , *2 dc in next st, 5 dc*, rep * to * round, change to WHITE yarn as you ss into beginning ch. [56 dc]
Rnd 7: Ch 1, *2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 tr, (dbtr, ch, dbtr) corner made, 2 tr, 2 dc, 2 hdc, sc*, rep * to * 2 x’s, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 tr, (dbtr, ch dbtr) last corner made, 2 tr, 2 dc, 2 hdc, ss into ch 1 beginning of round.
Rnd 8: Ch 3, dc in next 7 sts, (2 dc, tr, ch, tr, 2 dc) corner made, *dc in next 15 sts, (2 dc, tr, ch, tr, 2dc) corner made*, rep * to * 2 x’s, dc in next 7 sts, ss into ch 3. [89 total sts]
Small circles—Make 16
I made some 2 colors + white & some 1 color + white.
Rnd 1: Magic ring, ch 2, 5 dc in ring ss into beginning ch. [6 dc]
Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in same as joining, hdc, 2 hdc in ea st round, ss into beginning ch. [12 dc]
Rnd 3: Ch 2, hdc in same as joining, hdc, *2 hdc in next st, hdc*, rep * to * round, ss into beginning ch. [18 dc]
Rnd 4: Ch 2, hdc in same as joining, hdc in next 2 sts, *2 hdc in next st, dc in next, change to WHITE yarn while ss into beginning ch. [24 dc]
Rnd 5: Ch 2, hdc, dc, (tr, ch, tr) corner made, dc, hdc in next 3 sts, *dc, (tr, ch, tr) corner made, dc, hdc in next 3 sts*, rep * to * 2 x’s, dc hdc, ss into beginning ch.
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in same as joining, sc, *2 hdc, (2dc, ch, 2dc) corner made, 2 hdc, 3 sc* rep * to * 2 x’s, 2 hdc, (2 dc, ch, 2 dc), 2 hdc, sc, ss into 1st sc.
Heart Granny Squares—Make 16
Red & white yarn, G hook—mine measured 4 ¾
Row 1: W/ red, magic ring, ch 2, 2 hdc in ring, ch 2, turn [3 hdc]
Row 2: hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc, sk next st, hdc in next 2 sts, ch 2, turn [5 hd])
Row 3: hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc in last st, ch 2, turn [7 hdc]
Row 4: hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next 3 sts, ss in the front of of hdc in row 2 (caught myself splitting 2 sc diff edges & putting tog, looked good), hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in last st, ch 2, turn [4 hdc-ss-4 hdc]
Row 5: hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next 3 sts, sk next st, ss in front of ss from row 4, sk next st, hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in last st, ch 3, turn [4 hdc, sk st, ss, sk st, 4 hdc]
Row 6: dc in next st, hdc in next, sc in next, ss in front of ss from row 4, sc in next, hdc in next, 2 dc in last st [2 dc, hdc, sc, ss, sc, hdc, 2 dc]
Rnd 7: W/ white join on last pull thru of row 6’s last dc, ss in next 4, sc in next 2, hdc, 2 dc in next, 2 hdc in next, 3 sc in next {bottom tip st of heart}, 2 hdc in next, 2 dc in next, hdc, sc in next 2, ss in next 7, sc, hdc, dc in next 2, hdc, sc, ss, ss in 1st ss
Rnd 8: ch 1, sc, sc2tog, sc, hdc, hdc2tog, dc2tog, (dc, ch, hdc) corner made, sc in next 5, (hdc, ch, dc) corner made, dc2tog, hdc2tog, hdc, sc2tog, sc, (sc2tog, ch, sc) corner made, sc2tog, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, sc2tog, ([sc2tog] 2 x’s, ch1, sc) corner made, ss in 1st ss of beginning rnd
Rnd 9: ch 2, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts, hdc, dc, (dc, ch, hdc) corner made, hdc, sc in next 5 sts, hdc, (hdc, ch, dc) corner made, dc, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, (hdc, ch, sc) corner made, sc in next 8 sts, (sc, ch, hdc) corner made, ss into 2nd ch of beginning ch, finish off.
Edging
Got the idea off this website, felt it was perfect for a border! http://crochetforyou.weebly.com/blog/crochet-hearts-collar-patternedging-crochet-for-you
Mine was 22 sts from corner st to corner st on ea block x 4 blocks = 88 sts. Multiple of 4 so I skipped every 3 sts.
Rnd 1: Join yarn in corner w/ ss, (ch 3, hdc, sc, hdc, dc) in 1st st, sk next 3 sts, *(ch 3, hdc, sc, hdc, dc) in next st, sk next 3 sts*, rep * to* round the entire edge of afghan, ss into beginning ch 3—DO NOT TURN
Rnd 2: *ch 1, hdc2tog, ch 1, ss in 1st st from hook, ss into last st worked on rnd, ch 1, hdc2tog, ch 1, ss in 1st ch from hook, ss in next st*, rep * to * round the entire afghan, after you make the last ss in the rnd ss into the 1st ss of rnd for more security, fasten off & weave in ends.
G hook, just took a bunch of scrap yarn & put them together. Very easy to mix & match as you go. I used brighter & duller colors to accent ea other. Bordered ea sq with white.
Glossary: st-stitch, sc-single, hdc-half double, dc-double, tr-treble, dbtr-double treble, ss-slip stitch, ch-chain, rep-repeat, ( )-put in 1 st, [ ]-# of sts in rnd
Large circles—Make 8
Some I made 3 colors + white & some I made 2 colors + white.
Rnd 1: Magic ring, ch 3, 11 dc inside ring, ss into beginning ch. [12 dc]
Rnd 2: Ch 3, dc is same as joining, 2 dc in ea dc st round, ss into beginning ch. [24 dc]
Rnd 3: Ch 3, dc in same as joining, dc, *2 dc in next st, dc*, rep * to * round, ss into beginning ch. [32 dc]
Rnd 4: Ch 3, dc in same as joining, 3 dc, *2 dc in next st, 3 sts*, rep * to * round, ss into beginning ch. [40 dc]
Rnd 5: Ch 3, dc in same as joining, 4 dc, *2 dc in next st, 4 dc, rep * to * round, ss into beginning ch. [48 dc]
Rnd 6: Ch 3, dc in same as joining, 5 dc , *2 dc in next st, 5 dc*, rep * to * round, change to WHITE yarn as you ss into beginning ch. [56 dc]
Rnd 7: Ch 1, *2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 tr, (dbtr, ch, dbtr) corner made, 2 tr, 2 dc, 2 hdc, sc*, rep * to * 2 x’s, 2 hdc, 2 dc, 2 tr, (dbtr, ch dbtr) last corner made, 2 tr, 2 dc, 2 hdc, ss into ch 1 beginning of round.
Rnd 8: Ch 3, dc in next 7 sts, (2 dc, tr, ch, tr, 2 dc) corner made, *dc in next 15 sts, (2 dc, tr, ch, tr, 2dc) corner made*, rep * to * 2 x’s, dc in next 7 sts, ss into ch 3. [89 total sts]
Small circles—Make 16
I made some 2 colors + white & some 1 color + white.
Rnd 1: Magic ring, ch 2, 5 dc in ring ss into beginning ch. [6 dc]
Rnd 2: Ch 2, hdc in same as joining, hdc, 2 hdc in ea st round, ss into beginning ch. [12 dc]
Rnd 3: Ch 2, hdc in same as joining, hdc, *2 hdc in next st, hdc*, rep * to * round, ss into beginning ch. [18 dc]
Rnd 4: Ch 2, hdc in same as joining, hdc in next 2 sts, *2 hdc in next st, dc in next, change to WHITE yarn while ss into beginning ch. [24 dc]
Rnd 5: Ch 2, hdc, dc, (tr, ch, tr) corner made, dc, hdc in next 3 sts, *dc, (tr, ch, tr) corner made, dc, hdc in next 3 sts*, rep * to * 2 x’s, dc hdc, ss into beginning ch.
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in same as joining, sc, *2 hdc, (2dc, ch, 2dc) corner made, 2 hdc, 3 sc* rep * to * 2 x’s, 2 hdc, (2 dc, ch, 2 dc), 2 hdc, sc, ss into 1st sc.
Heart Granny Squares—Make 16
Red & white yarn, G hook—mine measured 4 ¾
Row 1: W/ red, magic ring, ch 2, 2 hdc in ring, ch 2, turn [3 hdc]
Row 2: hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc, sk next st, hdc in next 2 sts, ch 2, turn [5 hd])
Row 3: hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next 3 sts, 2 hdc in last st, ch 2, turn [7 hdc]
Row 4: hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next 3 sts, ss in the front of of hdc in row 2 (caught myself splitting 2 sc diff edges & putting tog, looked good), hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in last st, ch 2, turn [4 hdc-ss-4 hdc]
Row 5: hdc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next 3 sts, sk next st, ss in front of ss from row 4, sk next st, hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in last st, ch 3, turn [4 hdc, sk st, ss, sk st, 4 hdc]
Row 6: dc in next st, hdc in next, sc in next, ss in front of ss from row 4, sc in next, hdc in next, 2 dc in last st [2 dc, hdc, sc, ss, sc, hdc, 2 dc]
Rnd 7: W/ white join on last pull thru of row 6’s last dc, ss in next 4, sc in next 2, hdc, 2 dc in next, 2 hdc in next, 3 sc in next {bottom tip st of heart}, 2 hdc in next, 2 dc in next, hdc, sc in next 2, ss in next 7, sc, hdc, dc in next 2, hdc, sc, ss, ss in 1st ss
Rnd 8: ch 1, sc, sc2tog, sc, hdc, hdc2tog, dc2tog, (dc, ch, hdc) corner made, sc in next 5, (hdc, ch, dc) corner made, dc2tog, hdc2tog, hdc, sc2tog, sc, (sc2tog, ch, sc) corner made, sc2tog, sc2tog, sc, sc2tog, sc2tog, ([sc2tog] 2 x’s, ch1, sc) corner made, ss in 1st ss of beginning rnd
Rnd 9: ch 2, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 2 sts, hdc, dc, (dc, ch, hdc) corner made, hdc, sc in next 5 sts, hdc, (hdc, ch, dc) corner made, dc, hdc in next 2 sts, sc in next 3 sts, hdc in next 2 sts, (hdc, ch, sc) corner made, sc in next 8 sts, (sc, ch, hdc) corner made, ss into 2nd ch of beginning ch, finish off.
Edging
Got the idea off this website, felt it was perfect for a border! http://crochetforyou.weebly.com/blog/crochet-hearts-collar-patternedging-crochet-for-you
Mine was 22 sts from corner st to corner st on ea block x 4 blocks = 88 sts. Multiple of 4 so I skipped every 3 sts.
Rnd 1: Join yarn in corner w/ ss, (ch 3, hdc, sc, hdc, dc) in 1st st, sk next 3 sts, *(ch 3, hdc, sc, hdc, dc) in next st, sk next 3 sts*, rep * to* round the entire edge of afghan, ss into beginning ch 3—DO NOT TURN
Rnd 2: *ch 1, hdc2tog, ch 1, ss in 1st st from hook, ss into last st worked on rnd, ch 1, hdc2tog, ch 1, ss in 1st ch from hook, ss in next st*, rep * to * round the entire afghan, after you make the last ss in the rnd ss into the 1st ss of rnd for more security, fasten off & weave in ends.
