22 Crochet World CROCHET-WORLD.COM AUGUST 2018Flower Trellis Afghan
Design by Lori ZellerFINISHED MEASUREMENTS
39 inches wide x 52 inches long
MATERIALS- Red Heart Soft medium
(worsted) weight acrylic
yarn (5 oz/256 yds/141g
per ball):
6 balls #9522 leaf
1 ball each #9523 dark leaf,
#4422 tangerine, #9263
cinnabar and #9114 honey - Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge - Tapestry needle
GAUGE
8 dc = 21/4 inches; 4 dc rows =
11/2 inches
CROCHET WITH A TWIST
INTERMEDIATEPATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work
progresses.
Chain-5 at beginning of row
counts as chain space unless
otherwise stated.
Join with slip stitch unless
otherwise stated.SPECIAL STITCH
Single crochet join (sc join):
Place a slip knot on hook,
insert hook in indicated st, yo
and draw up a lp, yo and pull
through both lps on hook.AFGHAN
First Length
Row 1: With leaf, ch 9, dc in
6th ch from hook (sk chs count
as ch sp), dc in last 3 chs, turn.
(4 dc)
Rows 2–79: Ch 5 (see Pattern
Notes), dc in each dc, turn.2nd Length
Row 80: Ch 5, dc in each dc,
ch 2, (insert hook in previous
ch-5 sp on same side of strip,
yo and pull lp through, yo, pull
through 1 lp on hook) 5 times,
yo and pull through all 6 lps on
hook, turn.
Row 81: Ch 2, dc in each dc,
turn.
Row 82: Ch 5, dc in each dc,
ch 2, sc in next ch-5 sp on corre-
sponding side of strip, turn.
Rows 83–151: Rep rows 81 and
82 alternately, ending with a rep
of row 81.
Rows 152–158: Ch 5, dc in each
dc, turn.Next Lengths
Rows 159–2,291: [Rep rows
80–158] 27 times.
Row 2,292: Rep row 80.
Rows 2,293–2,362: [Rep rows
81 and 82 alternately] 35 times.
Edging rnd: Ch 3, sc in last
ch-5 sp made, continuing to
work around entire Afghan,
[(ch 1, dc) 5 times in next ch-5
sp, ch 1, sc in next ch-5 sp] 18
times, [ch 2, dc in next ch-5 sp,
(ch 1, dc in same sp) 6 times,
ch 2, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5, dc
in 5th ch from hook, sc in next
ch-5 sp] 15 times, ch 3, [(ch 1, dc)
5 times in next ch-5 sp, ch 1, sc
in next ch-5 sp] 17 times, (ch 1,
dc) 5 times in next ch-5 sp, ch 1,
working in unused lps of start-
ing ch on row 1, sc in each ch,
ch 3, sc in next ch-5 sp, [ch 2, dc
in next ch-5 sp, (ch 1, dc in same
sp) 6 times, ch 2, sc in next ch-5
sp, ch 5, dc in 5th ch from hook,
sc in next ch-5 sp] 14 times,
sc in each st on row 2,362, join
(see Pattern Notes) in first ch,
fasten off.LARGE FLOWER
Make 12 with cinnabar & 12
with tangerine as petal color.
Rnd 1: With honey, ch 4, join in
first ch to form ring, ch 1, 8 sc
in ring, join in first sc, fasten off
honey. (8 sc)
Rnd 2: Sc join (see Special
Stitch) petal color in any st,
work another sc in same st, 2 sc
in each rem sc around, join in
first sc. (16 sc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same sc as
joining, (ch 2, tr) in same st, (tr,
ch 2, sc) in next sc, *(sc, ch 2, tr)
in next sc, (tr, ch 2, sc) in next sc,
rep from * 6 times, join in first
sc, fasten off leaving long length
for sewing. (16 tr)SMALL FLOWER
Make 12 with cinnabar & 12
with tangerine as petal color.
Rnd 1: With honey, ch 2, 6 sc in
2nd ch from hook, join in first sc,
fasten off honey. (6 sc)
Rnd 2: Sc join petal color in any
st, (ch 4, sc in same st), (sc, ch 4,
sc) in each rem sc around, join
in first sc, fasten off leaving long
length for sewing. (6 ch-4 lps)LEAVES
Make 16.
Row 1: With dark leaf, ch 2, sc
in 2nd ch from hook, turn. (1 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in sc, turn.
(2 sc)
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc, ch 1,
sc in last sc, turn. (2 sc, 1 ch)
Row 4: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc,
ch 1, 2 sc in last sc, turn. (4 sc,
1 ch)
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in 2 sc, ch 1, sc
in last 2 sc, turn.
Row 6: Ch 1, sc dec (see Stitch
Guide) in 2 sc, ch 1, sk ch, sc dec
in last 2 sc, turn. (2 sc, 1 ch)Continued on page 57