Cute and Colorful Granny Square Afghan

Materials

• 135-099 Lion Brand Hometown USA Yarn: Los Angeles Tan
  • 1 Ball (A)
• 135-136 Lion Brand Hometown USA Yarn: Portsmouth Pumpkin
  • 1 Ball (B)
• 135-159 Lion Brand Hometown USA Yarn: Madison Mustard
  • 2 Balls (C)
• 135-176 Lion Brand Hometown USA Yarn: Galveston Green
  • 3 Balls (D)
• 135-175 Lion Brand Hometown USA Yarn: Montpelier Peacock
  • 4 Balls (E)
• 135-148 Lion Brand Hometown USA Yarn: Portland Wine
  • 5 Balls (F)
• Lion Brand Crochet Hook - Size N-13 (9 mm)
• Lion Brand Large-Eye Blunt Needles (Set of 6)

Notes:

1. A Granny Square is made first for corner of Afghan. Work then proceeds back and forth in rows across only 2 sides of the Square.
2. To change color, work last st of old color to last yarn over. Yarn over with new color and draw through all loops on hook to complete st. Proceed with new color. Cut old color.

Afghan
Granny Square
With A, ch 5; join with sl st in first ch to form a ring.
Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 2 dc in ring, (ch 2, 3 dc in ring) 3 times, ch 2; join with sl st in top of beg ch – you will have four 3-dc groups and 4 ch-2 sps at the end of Rnd 1.
Rnd 2: Sl st in next 2 dc, (sl st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp (corner made), *ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp (corner made); rep from * 2 more times, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – Eight 3-dc groups, 4 corner ch-2 sps, and 4 ch-1 sps.
Rnd 3: Sl st in next 2 dc, (sl st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, *ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * 2 more times, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – Twelve 3-dc groups, 4 corner ch-2 sps, and 8 ch-1 sps.
Rnd 4: Sl st in next 2 dc, (sl st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) twice, *ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) twice; rep from * 2 more times, ch 1; join with sl st in top of beg ch – Sixteen 3-dc groups, 4 corner ch-2 sps, and 12 ch-1 sps.
Fasten off A.

Band I
Row 1 (RS): From RS, join B with sl st in any corner ch-2 sp, ch 3, dc in same corner ch-2 sp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) to next corner ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in corner ch-2 sp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) to next corner ch-2 sp, ch 1, 2 dc in corner ch-2 sp; leave other 2 sides of Center Square unworked – Eight 3-dc groups, two 2-dc groups, 1 corner ch-2 sp, and 8 ch-1 sps.
Row 2: Ch 3, turn, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) to corner ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in corner ch-2 sp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) to end of side, dc in top of beg ch – Ten 3-dc groups, 2 dc, 1 corner ch-2 sp, and 8 ch-1 sps.
Row 3: Ch 3, turn, dc in first dc, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) to corner ch-2 sp, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch-2 sp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp) to end of side, ch 1, 2 dc in top of beg ch – Ten 3-dc groups, two 2-dc groups, 1 corner ch-2 sp, and 10 ch-1 sps.
Rows 4 and 5: Rep Rows 2 and 3 – at the end of Row 5 you will have twelve 3-dc groups.
Row 6: Rep Row 2 and change to C in last st – Fourteen 3-dc groups.
 

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Band II
Row 7: With C, rep Row 3 – Fourteen 3-dc groups.
Rows 8-13: With C, rep Rows 2 and 3 three times – Twenty 3-dc groups in Row 12.
Row 14: With C, rep Row 2 and change to D in last st – Twenty-two 3-dc groups.

Band III
Row 15: With D, rep Row 3 – Twenty-two 3-dc groups.
Rows 16-23: With D, rep Rows 2 and 3 four times and change to E in last st of Row 23 – Thirty 3-dc groups in Row 22.

Band IV
Rows 24-33: With E, rep Rows 2 and 3 five times and change to F in last st of row 33 – Forty 3-dc groups in Row 32.

Band V
Rows 34-43: With F, rep Rows 2 and 3 five times – Fifty 3-dc groups in Row 42.
Row 44: With F, rep Row 2 – Fifty-two 3-dc groups.
Fasten off.

Finishing
Weave in ends.

Abbreviations
beg = begin(s)(ning)
ch(s) = chain(s)
ch-space = space previously made
dc = double crochet
rep = repeat(s)(ing)
rnd(s) = round(s)
RS = right side
sl st = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)