Snowflake Afghan Corner to Corner Crochet Pattern
The Snowflake Afghan Corner to Corner Crochet Pattern has a vintage look with its traditional Christmas pattern and use of two contrasting colors. This blanket is a beautiful addition to your winter décor, and the design is fun to make with its corner to corner pattern. This snowflake afghan will be the perfect thing to cuddle under by the Christmas tree this holiday season, because you will be warm and endlessly cozy. Start making this afghan now as a lovely Christmas gift, either for yourself or for a friend!
Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet GaugeRows 1-11 = 6" (15 cm) across straight edge.
Finished SizeBlanket measures 50 x 43" (127 x 109 cm)
Materials List
- RED HEART® Super Saver®: 7 skeins 319 Cherry Red A, 6 skeins 311 white B
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5 mm [US H-8]
- Yarn needle
Instructions
Notes:
1. Blanket is worked in a diagonal from corner to corner.
2. All right side (odd numbered rows) are worked from top right to bottom left, and all wrong side (even numbered rows) are worked from bottom left to top right.
3. Change colors on the last yarn-over of the last st of the square to the next color indicated by chart.
4. There will be many yarn ends to weave in; you may want to weave some in as you go.
Blanket
With A, ch 6
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Row 1 (right side): Skip 3 ch, hdc in 4th ch from hook and in each of 2 remaining ch, turn – 1 square made.
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Row 2 (wrong side): Ch 6, skip 3 ch, hdc in 4th ch from hook and in each of next 2 ch, (sc, ch 3, 3 hdc) in ch-3 space of Row 1, turn – 2 squares.
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Row 3: Ch 6, skip 3 ch, hdc in 4th ch from hook and in each of next 2 ch, (sc, ch 3, 3 hdc) in each ch-3 space of previous row, turn – 3 squares.
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Rows 4-75: Repeat Row 3, changing colors as indicated by chart, turn – 75 squares across last row.
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Row 76: Ch 6, skip 3 ch, hdc in 4th ch from hook and in each of next 2 ch, (sc, ch 3, 3 hdc) in each ch-3 space to last space changing colors as indicated by chart, sc in last space, turn – 75 squares.
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Row 77: Slip st in each of first 3 sts, (sc, ch 3, 3 hdc) in each ch-3 space of previous row changing colors as indicated by chart, including last space, turn – 75 squares.
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Rows 78-87: Repeat Rows 76 and 77 five more times.
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Row 88: Slip st in each of first 3 sts, (sc, ch 3, 3 hdc) in each ch-3 space of previous row to last space changing colors as indicated by chart, slip st in last space, turn – 74 squares.
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Rows 89-161: Repeat Row 88, changing colors as indicated by chart – 1 square at end of Row 161.
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Fasten off.
Finishing
Weave in remaining loose ends.
Abbreviations
- A, B
- Color A, Color B
- ch
- chain
- hdc
- half double crochet
- sc
- single crochet
- st(s)
- stitch(es)
- * or **
- repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated
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