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Striped Flower Garden – a fun and easy 12″ afghan square

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The Striped Flower Garden square features a dimensional flower in the center, and then square rounds of different colors and sizes to the edge. When made in worsted weight yarn such as Red Heart With Love, the square is 12″. Due to the texture, the Striped Flower Garden square would also look lovely in one solid color. You could even make a blanket with multiple squares each made of a different color. Get creative and have fun!

Striped Flower Garden

Crochet Pattern
Easy Skill Level
Designed by Jessie Rayot

Striped Flower Garden - free crochet pattern by JessieAtHome - 2Pin

Size:
12″ square

Yarn:
Red Heart With Love – 65 g / 125 yd

Hook:
US-J/10, 6 mm

Gauge:
13 sts x 6 rows = 4” [10 cm] in double crochet

Other supplies:
yarn needle

Stitches and Abbreviations:
ch – chain
bpdc – back post double crochet
dc – double crochet
dc cl – double crochet cluster
dc2tog – double crochet 2 together
fpdc – front post double crochet
hdc – half double crochet
sc – single crochet
sl st – slip stitch
sp(s) – space(s)
st(s) – stitch(es)

Getting Started:
Stitch counts at end of rounds do not included chain stitches.

Pattern:

Rnd 1: With Color A, ch 4, sl st in first ch made to form a loop, ch 1 (does not count as a st here or throughout), 12 sc in loop, sl st to top of first sc. – {12 sc}
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around. – {24 sc}
Rnd 3: With Color B, ch 1, sc in same st, [ch 3, skip 2 sc, sc in next st] 7 times, ch 3, sl st in top of fist sc. – {8 sc}
Rnd 4: Ch 1, (sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc) in each ch-3 sp, sl st to top of first sc. – {40 sts}
Rnd 5: Sl st into back of sc from Rnd 3, [ch 4, keeping yarn in back sl st in back of next sc] 8 times. – {32 ch}
Rnd 6: Ch 1, (sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc, sc) in each ch-4 sp, sl st to top of first sc. – {56 sts}
Rnd 7: Join Color C in the top of the 2nd dc in any set of 3 dc, ch 1, sc in same st, *skip next dc and next hdc, [2 tr in next sc] 2 times, skip next hdc and next dc, sc in next dc; repeat from * six more times, skip next dc and next hdc, [2 tr in next sc] 2 times, skip next hdc and next dc, sl st to top of first sc. – {40 sts}
Rnd 8: With Color D, ch 6 (counts as first tr and ch 2), 2 tr in same st, *2 dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, ch 3, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st, hdc in next st, 2 dc in next st, (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in next st; repeat from * 2 more times, 2 dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in next st, ch 3, skip next 3 sts, sc in next st, hdc in next st, 2 dc in next st, tr in next st, sl st to 4th ch in beginning ch-6, sl st in ch-2 sp. – {48 sts}
Rnd 9: With Color E, ch 3, sc in same ch-2 sp, *sc in each of next 6 sts, 3 sc in ch-3 sps, sc in each of next 6 sts, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp; repeat from * 2 more times, sc in each of next 6 sts, 3 sc in ch-3 sps, sc in each of next 6 sts, sc in ch-2 sp, sl st to 3rd ch in beginning ch-3, sl st in ch-2 sp. – {68 sts}
Rnd 10: With Color B, ch 5 (counts as first dc and ch 2), 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, *dc in each st across, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp; repeat from * 2 more times, dc in each st across, dc in ch-2 sp, sl st to 3rd ch in beginning ch-5, sl st in ch-2 sp. – {84 sts}
Rnd 11: With Color E, ch 3, sc in same ch-2 sp, *sc in each st across, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp; repeat from * 2 more times, sc in each st across, sc in ch-2 sp, sl st to 3rd ch in beginning ch-3, sl st in ch-2 sp. – {92 sts}
Rnd 12: With Color C, ch 5 (counts as first dc and ch 2), 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, *dc in each st across, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp; repeat from * 2 more times, dc in each st across, dc in ch-2 sp, sl st to 3rd ch in beginning ch-5, sl st in ch-2 sp. – {108 sts}
Rnd 13: With Color E, ch 3, sc in same ch-2 sp, *sc in each st across, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp; repeat from * 2 more times, sc in each st across, sc in ch-2 sp, sl st to 3rd ch in beginning ch-3. – {116 sts}
Rnd 14: With Color D, ch 5 (counts as first dc and ch 2), 2 dc in same ch-2 sp, *dc in each st across, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp; repeat from * 2 more times, dc in each st across, dc in ch-2 sp, sl st to 3rd ch in beginning ch-5, sl st in ch-2 sp. – {132 sts}
Rnd 15: With Color E, ch 3, sc in same ch-2 sp, *sc in each st across, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp; repeat from * 2 more times, sc in each st across, sc in ch-2 sp, sl st to 3rd ch in beginning ch-3. – {140 sts}
Rnd 16: With Color A, ch 3, sc in same ch-2 sp, *sc in each st across, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp; repeat from * 2 more times, sc in each st across, sc in ch-2 sp, sl st to 3rd ch in beginning ch-3. – {148 sts}
Rnd 17: With Color E, ch 3, sc in same ch-2 sp, *sc in each st across, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp; repeat from * 2 more times, sc in each st across, sc in ch-2 sp, sl st to 3rd ch in beginning ch-3. – {156 sts}

Enjoy!

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18 thoughts on “Striped Flower Garden – a fun and easy 12″ afghan square”

    • If you want a printable version you can buy the PDF from Etsy or Ravelry for $2.00. If you view it free on my site, I get paid by my advertisers. If you don’t want to do that you can buy the ad-free PDF. That way I get paid for my work either way.

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  1. There is no direction to slip stitch into the chain 2 space at either the end of round 8 nor the start of round 9 – I was following the directions exactly as written, and it just didn’t look right. I realized why not, and ripped out the round and did it over with the slipping to space. But, you may want to fix it for the less experienced crocheters 🙂

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  2. When I sl st at the end of round 6 do I pull the yarn all the way through and completely start new on round 7 or do my two yarns (color B and color C) stay connected? If they are connected, won’t there be a large gap between my sl st with color B and joining color C in at the middle of the 3 dc?

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  3. I completed Row 7 and had 40 its as stated. However, when Row 8 is completed I have many more than 48 sts. Even reading and counting the its for Row 8, I get more than 48. Please help me if you can. Thank you.

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  4. Is there a video tutorial to this? I am having a hard time conceptualizing it. I am on round 7, but it does not look right. Thank you.

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    • Sorry, no. If you are on Facebook you can join the group linked at the bottom of the post and then share some pictures so we can help you figure out what went wrong.

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  5. Why say it’s a free pattern and have obstacles in it that makes it harder to see the pattern. Why not just be truthful and say pay.

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    • The pattern is right here in this post for free. If the ads (that pay me, which allows me to post the pattern for free) bother you, you can click on the link at the top of the post to Ravely, or the one at the bottom for the ad-free printable PDF. Then you can pay $2 for an ad-free PDF instead of letting my advertisers pay me. I deserve to be paid for my work, just like anyone else, I’ve just found a way to let someone else pay me so you can get the pattern for free. Isn’t that nice!

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