Cranberry Delight Afghan Square

November brings thoughts of family gatherings, good food, and good fun. Who can resist a tasty turkey dinner with all the trimmings? To get you in the holiday spirit, I've designed a new afghan square. This beautiful, luxuriously textured square will get your taste buds tingling. Designed especially for the Block-a-Month Crochet-a-Long (BAMCAL) Ravelry group.

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MATERIALS & GUIDELINES

YARN

Caron Simply Soft

A: Victorian Rose

B: Off White

C: Fuchsia

WEIGHT: 4 - Medium

HOOK:   I / 5.5 mm

OTHER: Stitch markers, Tapestry Needle, Scissors

ABBREVIATIONS:

Beg = beginning

Ch/s = chain/s

Dc= double crochet

Hdc = half double crochet

Hk = hook

Lp/s = loop/s

PM = place marker

RM = remove marker

Rnd = round

Sc = single crochet

Sk = skip/skipped

Sl St = slip stitch

Sp/s = space/s

St/s = stitch/es

Tr = treble crochet

Yo = yarn over

SPECIAL STITCHES: 

Bpsc (back post single crochet) - Insert hk from back to front to back around post of st indicated, yo and pull up lp, yo and draw through 2 lps on hk.

Join with bpsc – Place slip knot on hk, working from back of fabric, insert hk from back to front to back around post of st indicated, yo and pull up lp around front of post and into back of fabric, yo and draw through 2 lps on hk.

Pc (popcorn) - Work 5 dc in same st, drop lp from hk, insert hk from front to back through top of first st made, place dropped lp on hk and pull through st.

NOTES: 

The ch-1 at beg of Rnd does not count as a st.

Join with hdc counts as join with a ch-2.

INSTRUCTIONS

With A ch 4, join into a ring OR make a magic ring.

Rnd 1: Ch 3, 2 dc in ring, (ch 2, 3 dc in ring) 3 times, hdc in top of beg ch-3 to join. (12 dc, 4 ch-2)

Rnd 2: Ch 3, 2 dc in sp just made with join, (first half of corner made), [ch 1, sk next 3 dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp] 3 times, ch 1, sk next 3 dc, 3 dc in beg corner sp to complete first corner, hdc in top of beg ch-3 to join. (24 dc, 4 ch-2, 4 ch-1)

Rnd 3: Ch 1, (hdc, sc) in same sp, [sc in next 3 dc, sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next 3 dc, (sc, hdc, sc) in next corner ch-2 sp] around omitting last (sc, hdc, sc), sc in beg ch-2 sp to complete the first corner, join with sl st to beg hdc. Finish off. (4 hdc, 36 sc)

Rnd 4: Join B with sc to the 2^nd st after any corner hdc, sc in next 7 sts, [(sc, hdc, sc) in next corner hdc, sc in next 9 sts] around omitting last 8 sc, join with sl st to beg sc. (44 sc, 4 hdc)

Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in same st, [sk next 2 sts, 9 tr in next st, sk next 2 sts, sc in next st, sk next 2 sts, 11 tr in corner hdc, sk next 2 sts, sc in next st] around omitting last sc, join with sl st to beg sc. Finish off. (8 sc, 80 tr)

Rnd 6: Join C with bpsc to the first tr of any corner tr group, bpsc around next 10 tr, [sk next sc, bpsc around next 9 tr, sk next sc, bpsc around next 11 tr] around omitting last 11 bpsc, join with sl st to beg bpsc. (80 bpsc)

Note: PM in 6^th (middle) bpsc of each 11-tr group. (4 marked sts)

Rnd 7: Ch 1, sc in same st, [ch 3, sk next 9 bpsc, keeping ch-3 behind work, sc in next bpsc, hdc in next bpsc, ch 2, sk next 3 bpsc, (pc, ch 2, pc, ch 2, pc) in next bpsc, ch 2, sk next 3 bpsc, hdc in next bpsc, sc in next bpsc] around omitting last sc, join with sl st to beg sc. (8 hdc, 16 ch-2, 12 pc)

Rnd 8: Ch 3, [3 dc in next ch-3 sp, dc in next sc, sk next hdc, ch 2, pc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next pc, (pc, ch 2, pc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 3 for corner, sk next pc, (pc, ch 2, pc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next pc, pc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next hdc, dc in next sc] around omitting last dc, join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. Finish off. (4 ch-3, 24 ch-2, 20 dc, 24 pc)

Rnd 9: Join A with sc to any corner ch-3 sp, sc in same sp, [(sc in top of next pc, sc in next ch-2 sp) twice, sc in top of next pc, 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, sc in next 2 sts, insert hk first into marked bpsc directly in front and then into next dc, complete a sc, RM, sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next ch-2 sp, (sc in top of next pc, sc in next ch-2 sp) twice, sc in top of next pc, (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in next ch-3 sp] around omitting last (2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc), 2 sc in beg ch-3 sp to complete the first corner, hdc in top of beg sc to join. (92 sc, 4 ch-2)

Rnd 10: Ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, [ch 1, (sk next 3 sts, 3 dc in next st, ch 1] to last 3 sts of side, sk last 3 sts, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp for corner] around omitting last (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc), 3 dc in same sp as beg 3 dc, hdc in top of beg ch-3 to join. (21 dc per side, 6 ch-1 per side, 4 ch-2 for corners)

Rnd 11: Ch 1, (sc, hdc, sc) in same sp, [place 1 sc in each dc and ch-1 sp, and (sc, hdc, sc) in each corner ch-2 sp] around, join with sl st to beg sc. Finish off. (116 sc, 4 hdc)

Rnd 12: Join B with sc to the 3^rd st after any corner hdc, sc in next 26 sts, [(sc, hdc, sc) in next hdc, sc in next 29 sts] around omitting last 27 sc, join with sl st to beg sc. (4 hdc, 124 sc)

Rnd 13: Ch 1, sc in same st, [(sk next 3 sts, 9 tr in next sc, sk next 3 sts, sc in next st) 3 times, sk last 3 sc on side, 11 tr in corner hdc, sk next 3 sc, sc in next sc] around omitting last sc, join with sl st to beg sc. Finish off. (16 sc, 152 tr)

Rnd 14: Join C with bpsc to the first tr of any corner tr group, bpsc around next 10 tr, [(sk next sc, bpsc around next 9 tr) 3 times, sk next sc, bpsc around next 11 tr] around omitting last 11 bpsc, join with sl st to beg bpsc. (152 bpsc)

Rnd 15: Sl st in next st, hdc in next st, [sc in next 2 sts, (hdc, dc, hdc) in next st for corner, sc in next 2 sts, hdc in next st, ch 2, pc in next sk sc on Rnd 13, ch 2, sk 4 bpsc, hdc in next bpsc, (sc in next 3 bpsc, hdc in next bpsc, ch 2, pc in next sk st on Rnd 13, ch 2, sk next 4 bpsc, hdc in next bpsc) 3 times] around omitting last hdc, join with sl st to beg hdc. Finish off. (16 pc, 32 ch-2, 96 sts)

Rnd 16: Join A with sl st to any corner dc, ch 1, (hdc, sc) in same st, [sc in next 3 sts, (sc in next stitch, sc in next ch-2 sp, sk next pc, sc in next ch-2 sp, sc in next 4 sts) 4 times (sc, hdc, sc) in next corner hdc] around omitting last (sc, hdc, sc), sc in same st as join to complete corner, join with sl st to beg hdc. (132 sc, 4 hdc)

Rnd 17: Ch 1, (hdc, sc) in same st, [sc in next 33 sc, (sc, hdc, sc) in next corner hdc] around omitting last (sc, hdc, sc), sc in same st as join to complete corner, join with sl st to beg hdc. Finish off, weave in ends, block as desired. (140 sc, 4 hdc)

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