Carnation Bouquet Afghan Project
I love all of you that read my blog, email me and follow me on Twitter and Facebook, and as you know I travel a lot, so I thought that it would be cool if I could somehow bring you along with me - even in spirit!
That's when the "Carnation Bouquet Afghan Project" came to mind (or CBAP for short).
Be creative with the color of the flower! You could work each round in a different color, or edge the flower in a contrasting color – use your imagination and just go for it! Let’s keep the background color a lighter one like beige, or yellow, etc That way all the carnations will POP.
Materials
1 oz worsted weight yarn each color for the flower and the background.
The Crochet Dude® size H/8-5.00mm crochet hook from Boye®
Gauge
Each square should measure 7" when finished. Please be sure that yours is as close to 7" as possible so that they will all fit together nicely! Use the size hook that you need in order to get a 7" square.
Designer Note: please start and end the square leaving a long tail, about 6".
Flower
With flower color, ch 4, sl st to first st to form ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, 8 sc in ring, sl st to first sc. (8 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same st, 2 dc in ea sc around, sl st to top of beg ch-3. (16 dc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1 (does NOT count as st), 3 fpdc in ea st around. Do not join, (48 dc)
Rnd 4: 3 fpdc in ea st around. Do not join. (144 dc)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, (does not count as st), [sc, ch 2] in ea st around. Sl st to first sc of rnd. Fasten off. (144 sc)
Background
You will be working into the tops of the sts from Rnd 2 of the flower. Hold the flower so that the front (rounded) side of it is facing you, attach the background color with a sl st to any of the sts of Rnd 2.
Rnd 1(RS): Ch 5 (counts as first dc + ch-2), 2 dc in same st, dc in each of next 3 sts, * [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in next st, dc in each of next 3 sts, rep from * two more times, dc once more in first st, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-5.
Rnd 2: Sl st into ch-2 space, ch 5 (counts as first dc + ch-2), 2 dc in same space, dc in next 7 sts, * [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in ch-2 space, dc in next 7 sts, rep from * two more times, dc once more in first space, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-5
Rnd 3: Sl st into ch-2 space, ch 5 (counts as first dc + ch-2), 2 dc in same space, [fpdc around next dc, bpdc around next dc] 6 times, fpdc around next dc, * [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in corner sp, [fpdc around next dc, bpdc around next dc] 6 times, fpdc around next dc, rep from * two more times, dc once more in first space, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-5.
Rnd 4: Sl st into ch-2 space, ch 5 (counts as first dc + ch-2), dc in same st, [2 fpdc in next st, sk 1 st] 9 times, 2 fpdc in next st, * [dc, ch 2, dc] in corner sp, [2 fpdc in next st, sk 1 st] 9 times, 2 fpdc in next st, rep from * two more times, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-5
Fasten off.
Finishing
Weave in the tails, making sure to weave them on the back side of the square, going back and forth until you have woven in about 4 inches of the tail. That way the squares will never fall apart!
Abbreviations
Beg = beginning
Bpdc = back post double crochet
Ch = chain
Dc = double crochet
Fpdc = front post double crochet
Rep = repeat
RS = right side
Sc = single crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
Sp = space
St(s) = stitch(es)
Wouldn't it be cool if my friends out there in craft-land were to all make the same square and send it to me, then I could stitch together an afghan to display at the trade shows that I'm always going to. Then when I looked at the ghan it would feel like all y'all were with me!
And as I thought about it longer I realized that it would be really super cool if I were to get lots and lots of the same square and sewed them together to give the completed afghans to charity! So I hunkered down one evening recently and designed this afghan square that looks like a big carnation for everyone to work up. I can't wait to see it all come together!!
Crocheters that want to join in on the fun can send their square to:
And I will be updating everyone on the progress of the project. Please have the squares mailed by May 15th, 2011 and send as many as you'd like!!
And as I thought about it longer I realized that it would be really super cool if I were to get lots and lots of the same square and sewed them together to give the completed afghans to charity! So I hunkered down one evening recently and designed this afghan square that looks like a big carnation for everyone to work up. I can't wait to see it all come together!!
Crocheters that want to join in on the fun can send their square to:
Simplicity Creative Group
CBAP/The Crochet Dude
ATTN: Haley Cotney
6050 Dana Way
Antioch, TN 37013
And I will be updating everyone on the progress of the project. Please have the squares mailed by May 15th, 2011 and send as many as you'd like!!
Tell you what, the person who sends in the most squares will win something cool from The Crochet Dude Collection!
Carnation Bouquet Afghan Square
©2011 Drew Emborsky, aka The Crochet Dude®
All rights reserved, used by permission
Be creative with the color of the flower! You could work each round in a different color, or edge the flower in a contrasting color – use your imagination and just go for it! Let’s keep the background color a lighter one like beige, or yellow, etc That way all the carnations will POP.
Materials
1 oz worsted weight yarn each color for the flower and the background.
The Crochet Dude® size H/8-5.00mm crochet hook from Boye®
Gauge
Each square should measure 7" when finished. Please be sure that yours is as close to 7" as possible so that they will all fit together nicely! Use the size hook that you need in order to get a 7" square.
Designer Note: please start and end the square leaving a long tail, about 6".
Flower
With flower color, ch 4, sl st to first st to form ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, 8 sc in ring, sl st to first sc. (8 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same st, 2 dc in ea sc around, sl st to top of beg ch-3. (16 dc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1 (does NOT count as st), 3 fpdc in ea st around. Do not join, (48 dc)
Rnd 4: 3 fpdc in ea st around. Do not join. (144 dc)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, (does not count as st), [sc, ch 2] in ea st around. Sl st to first sc of rnd. Fasten off. (144 sc)
Background
You will be working into the tops of the sts from Rnd 2 of the flower. Hold the flower so that the front (rounded) side of it is facing you, attach the background color with a sl st to any of the sts of Rnd 2.
Rnd 1(RS): Ch 5 (counts as first dc + ch-2), 2 dc in same st, dc in each of next 3 sts, * [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in next st, dc in each of next 3 sts, rep from * two more times, dc once more in first st, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-5.
Rnd 2: Sl st into ch-2 space, ch 5 (counts as first dc + ch-2), 2 dc in same space, dc in next 7 sts, * [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in ch-2 space, dc in next 7 sts, rep from * two more times, dc once more in first space, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-5
Rnd 3: Sl st into ch-2 space, ch 5 (counts as first dc + ch-2), 2 dc in same space, [fpdc around next dc, bpdc around next dc] 6 times, fpdc around next dc, * [2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in corner sp, [fpdc around next dc, bpdc around next dc] 6 times, fpdc around next dc, rep from * two more times, dc once more in first space, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-5.
Rnd 4: Sl st into ch-2 space, ch 5 (counts as first dc + ch-2), dc in same st, [2 fpdc in next st, sk 1 st] 9 times, 2 fpdc in next st, * [dc, ch 2, dc] in corner sp, [2 fpdc in next st, sk 1 st] 9 times, 2 fpdc in next st, rep from * two more times, join with a sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-5
Fasten off.
Finishing
Weave in the tails, making sure to weave them on the back side of the square, going back and forth until you have woven in about 4 inches of the tail. That way the squares will never fall apart!
Abbreviations
Beg = beginning
Bpdc = back post double crochet
Ch = chain
Dc = double crochet
Fpdc = front post double crochet
Rep = repeat
RS = right side
Sc = single crochet
Sl st = slip stitch
Sp = space
St(s) = stitch(es)
What a fabulous idea.
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Wonderful idea Drew! Great way to use up yarn bits and benefit others at the same time.
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How amazingly creative thinking!
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What a cool idea! But of course, we expect nothing less from the Crochet Dude
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Great idea, I'm in gonna use up all those handspun bits.
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While I think it's a great idea and the square looks fantastic I'm a little too far away and far too busy to be able to join in. Have fun with it though.
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Very cool idea. I make lab afghans for our senior center at Christmas time. I love making things for charity.
I will be sending you flowers!
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how is the carnation afghan going? I'm sending my square today.
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Okay, I think this is really cool. I think I might be doing something wrong. I am new to crochet and I thought this would be a fun way to learn the post stitch. I think I am doing something way wrong, I used the hook the pattern says, and it is only 5" square. Can some one help me figure out what I am doing wrong? Can changing a hook size make a 2" difference? Do I do with a bigger hook or a smaller hook?
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If you use a larger hook it should make the square bigger Katie. Just practice with different size hooks then use the one that makes the square 7". Hope this helps!
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Yes, a bigger hook can make a difference. Make sure you are not crocheting too tightly. I find that happens with me, and I have to loosen my stitches. Also, make sure you are using the same yarn required. Thin yarns will make your item smaller and thick yarn will make it larger. Hope this helps.
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A great idea. What charity? I will be sending.
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This is a beautiful square. Working on my first one now, but having a problem getting the 3rd row correct. At the end of rnd 2 I have 11 dc on each side. To complete rnd 3 I need to repeat 6 times, but I can only repeat 5 times (short 2 sts on rnd 2). I don't know if I'm doing something wrong. Please help I would really like to send some of these out to you! Thanks
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I love these, they are so cute. I don't have much yarn, I live on a low income, I wish I could send you a whole box of them. I make as much as I can for charity. God bless you and I hope you get many, many squares.
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