Scrap Happy Quilter's Afghan

The swirls of color in this Scrap Happy Quilter's Afghan will brighten up any room in your home. This crochet throw blanket pattern may look like a quilt, but it's actually an ingenious way to use up leftover yarn. Once you get a handle on the motif, the time you spend making this afghan will fly by. This blanket would look right at home in a little girl's room or draped across your sofa this spring.

Intermediate

Crochet HookJ/10 or 6 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Materials:

RED HEART® “Super Saver®” Yarn
- 5 Skeins of 942 Melonberry (A)
- 1 Skein 668 Honeydew (B)
- 1 Skein 360 Café (C)
- 1 Skein 579 Pale Plum (D)
- 1 Skein 726 Coral (E)
- 1 Skein 320 Cornmeal (F)
- 1 Skein 528 Medium Purple (G)
- 1 Skein 774 Light Raspberry (H)
Size J-10 crochet hook
Size I-9 crochet hook (for border only)
Yarn needle
Diagram

Size: 45½” x 58”

Gauge: 17 sts = 5½’’; 12 rows = 4’’ in pattern

Abbreviations:
ch-2 join = Ch 1, drop loop from hook, insert hook in corresponding ch-2 loop on previous motif, pick up dropped loop, ch 1.
ch-4 join = Ch 2, drop loop from hook, insert hook in corresponding ch-4 loop on previous motif, pick up dropped loop, ch 2.

Instructions:

Motif (5 with B and C; 4 with D, E, F, G and H)
Starting at bottom edge, with larger hook and G, ch 19.
Row 1 (Right Side): Working in back loops of each ch, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in next 16 ch, turn, leaving last ch unworked—17 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 1, skip next sc, sc in next sc; repeat from * across, turn—9 sc and 8 ch-1 spaces.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each sc and in each ch-1 space across, turn—17 sc.
Rows 4-29: Repeat 2 and 3 (13 times). Fasten off.
Weave in ends.

First Edging
Work around any motif worked with H.
Round 1 (RS): With right side facing, working across foundation ch, with larger hook, join A in first ch to the left of center ch on bottom edge, ch 1, sc in each ch across to next corner, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner st, *working across side edge, sc in each row-end st across skipping row-end st at end of row 14, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner st*, sc in each sc across top edge, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner st; repeat from * to * across side edge; sc in each ch across bottom edge to beginning; join with a slip st in first sc.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 1, skip next sc, [sc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc] across to next corner, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-2 space; repeat from * 3 times; ch 1, skip next sc, [sc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc] across to beginning; join with slip st in first sc.
Round 3: Slip st in next ch-1 space, ch 1, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-1 space across to next corner, (sc, ch 4, sc) in next ch-2 corner space; repeat from * 3 times; (sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-1 space across to beginning; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.

Arrange motifs following Diagram with right sides facing and all bottom edges on bottom. Join together across one or 2 sides while completing round 3 of edging in order indicated by Diagram.

Edging for Motifs 2-5 (joining across top edge)
Work same at first motif through round 2 of edging.
Round 3 (joining round): Slip st in next ch-1 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-1 space across to next corner, (sc, ch 4, sc) in next ch-2 corner space, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-1 space across to next corner, (sc, ch-4 join, sc) in next corner ch-2 space, (sc, ch-2 join, sc) in each ch-2 space across to next corner, (sc, ch-4 join, sc) in next corner ch-2 space, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-1 space across to next corner, (sc, ch 4, sc) in next ch-2 corner space, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-1 space across to beginning; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.

Edging for Motifs 6, 11, 16, 21 and 26 (joining across left side edge)
Work same at first motif through round 2 of edging.
Round 3 (joining round): Slip st in next ch-1 space, ch 1, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-1 space across to next corner, (sc, ch 4, sc) in next ch-2 corner space; repeat from * once, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-1 space across to next corner, (sc, ch-4 join, sc) in next corner ch-2 space, (sc,
ch-2 join, sc) in each ch-2 space across to next corner, (sc, ch-4 join, sc) in next corner ch-2 space, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-1 space across to beginning; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.

Edging for Motifs 7-10, 12-15, 17-20, 22-25 and 27-30 (joining across top edge and left side edge)
Work same at first motif through round 2 of edging.
Round 3 (joining round): Slip st in next ch-1 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-1 space across to next corner, (sc, ch 4, sc) in next ch-2 corner space, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-1 space across to next corner, *(sc, ch-4 join, sc) in next corner ch-2 space, (sc, ch-2 join, sc) in each ch2 space across to next corner; repeat from * once, (sc, ch-4 join, sc) in next corner ch-2 space, (sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-1 space across to beginning; join with slip st in first sc.
Fasten off.

Border
Round 1: With right side facing and smaller hook, join A in center ch-2 space on bottom edge of motif 30 (bottom right corner), ch 1, sc in same space, *(ch 1, sc) in each ch-1 space across to next corner, ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in next ch-2 corner space; repeat from * 3 times; (ch 1, sc) in each ch-1 space across to beginning, ch 1; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Round 2: Slip st in next ch-1 space, ch 1, *(sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-1 space across to next corner, (sc, ch 4, sc) in next ch-2 corner space; repeat from * 3 times; (sc, ch 2, sc) in each ch-1 space across to beginning; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Round 3: Slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, *(sc, ch 3, sc) in each ch-2 space across to next corner, (sc, ch 3, sc, ch 4, sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-4 corner space; repeat from * 3 times; (sc, ch 3, sc) in each ch-1 space across to beginning; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Weave in ends. Block lightly with wrong side facing.