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Saturday 18 August 2012

Floral Garden Trellis Afghan Crochet Pattern....



Materials: 

  • Worsted Weight Yarn 3 ½ oz Skeins 15 Skeins White
  • Scraps of same yarn or 11 colours for flowers, yellow for flower centers, green 
  • leaves
  • Crochet Hook Size H or 5.00 mm
Finished Size Approximately 48" x 67"

With white, ch 203.
Foundation Row:
Dc in 3rd ch from hook, dc in next 9 ch; * (ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in next ch) 7 times; dc in next
19 ch; rep from * 3 times more, then rep between ( ) 7 times more, dc in last 10 ch. Ch 3,
turn.
Row 1: Skip first dc, dc in next 10 dc, * (ch 2, dc in next dc) 7 times, dc in next 19 dc; rep
from * 3 times more, then rep ( ) 7 times more, end dc in last 9 dc, dc in top of turning ch.
Ch 3, turn.
Rep Row 1 for pattern until total length of afghan measures 60 inches.
Fasten off.

Vines:
Beginning at bottom of any mesh section, sk 2 ch at right edge, join length of green at
base of next dc, ch 2, sc in ch-2 lp to left and one row above, ch 2, sc in top of next dc to
left and one row above, ch 2, sc in ch-2 lp to left and one row above. Create a curved
vine along panel. Begin each vine at a different point to vary position of curves.

Flower: (make 75):
With yellow, ch 5, join with sl st to form ring.
Rnd 1: 8 sc in ring; fasten off.
Rnd 2: Join contrasting colour in any sc, * sc in next st, sl st in next st, ch 3, 3 dc in same
st , ch 3, sl st in saem st; rep from * 3 times more; join with sl st to first sc; fasten off.

Leaves: (make 75):
Using double strand of green yearn, ch 8. Sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next ch, dc in
each of next 2 ch, hdc in next ch, sc in next ch, sl st in last ch. Fasten off.

Using matching colour yarn, sew 15 flowers and 15 leaves randomly along vine of each
trellis panel.