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Blooming Garden Afghan Block 2.0

After making the Blooming Garden Afghan Block I realized that I should have just used my Butterfly Flower Garden Square finishing it off with my window flowers This is the Blooming Garden Afghan Block 2.0. Do you like the original or version 2.0? I’d love to see what you hook up, please make sure to ‘Hook Up‘ on Ravelry.

Blooming Garden Afghan Block 2.0 Pattern Notes..

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Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver

Hook: US I9/5.50mm

Size: 12 inch block.

Special Stitches:

cl-st – yo, insert hook into st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook, (yo, insert hook into same st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook) 2 times, yo, draw through all 4 loops on hook.
hdc-vst – (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in same st.
sc-vst – (sc, ch 1, sc) in same st.
shell – 4 hdc in same st
yo – yarn over

Gauge: 3 sts = 1 inch

Starting with MC and a magic ring, ch 3 (counts as beg dc), dc in ring 11 times, tighten ring, join with sl st to beg dc, fasten off. (12 dc)

Rnd 2: sts this rnd will be worked in between the dc stitches, draw up AC1, ch 1, cl-st in same space, ch 2, * cl-st in next sp, ch 2, rep from * around, join with sl st to beg ch 1, fasten off AC1. (12 cl-sts, 24 ch)

Rnd 3: insert hook into ch2 sp from rnd 2, draw up MC, ch 3 (counts as beg dc), 3 dc in next ch2 sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch2 sp, *3 dc in next 2 ch2 sps, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch2 sp, rep from * 2 more times, 2 dc in next ch2 sp (same ch2 sp as beg dc), join with sl st to beg dc. (56 sts)

**Put a stitch marker in your MC, make sure to bring yarn to front of work so that it can be picked up again in rnd 5.**

Rnd 4: insert hook in 2nd dc to the left of MC (to the right for lefties), draw up AC2, ch1, cl-st in same st, ch 2, sk 1 dc, cl-st in next dc, ch 5, sk next 2 dc, sk ch 2 sp, sk next dc, *cl-st in next dc, ch 2, sk next dc, cl-st in next dc, ch 3, sk 3 dc, cl-st in next dc, ch 2, sk next dc, cl-st in next dc, ch 5, sk next 2 dc, sk ch 2 sp, sk next dc, rep from * 2 more times, cl-st in next dc, ch 2, sk next dc, cl-st in next dc, ch 3, sk 3 dc, join with sl st to beg cl-st. Fasten off AC2. (16 cl-sts, 8 ch2 sps, 4 ch3 sps, 4 ch5 sps)

Rnd 5: insert hook back into MC (work in sts from rnd 3, do not work over rnd 4 sts unless specified), ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), hdc in same dc as beg hdc, ch 4, sk dc between cl-sts, sk next dc, hdc in next dc, (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in ch2 sp making sure to work sts over ch5 from rnd 4, *ch 4, sk dc between cl-sts, sk next dc, 3 hdc in next dc, sk next dc, ch 4, sk dc between cl-sts, sk next dc, hdc in next dc, (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in ch2 sp making sure to work sts over ch5 from rnd 4, rep from * 2 more times, ch 4, sk dc between cl-sts, sk next dc, hdc in next dc (same dc as beg 2 hdc), join with sl st to beg hdc. (32 hdc, 8 ch4 sps, 4 ch2 sps)

**Put a stitch marker in your MC, make sure to bring yarn to front of work so that it can be picked up again in rnd 7.**

Rnd 6: (this rnd is worked in rnd 4 only, do not work over rnd 5) insert hook in ch2 sp between 2 cl-sts (to the left of MC, to the right for lefties), draw up AC2, ch 3 (counts as beg dc), 2 dc in same ch2 sp, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2 sp, ch 5, *3 dc in next ch2 sp between 2 cl-sts, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2 sp, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch2 sp between 2 cl-sts, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2 sp, ch 5, rep from * 2 more times, 3 dc in next ch2 sp between 2 cl-sts, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2 sp, ch 2, join with sl st to beg dc. Fasten off AC2. (48 dc, 12 ch2 sps, 4 ch5 sps)

Rnd 7: insert hook back into MC, ch 3 (counts as beg dc), dc in same hdc (making sure to not work stitch over ch2 from rnd 6), ch 2, sc in ch2 sp between 3dc shells, ch 2, sk next 2 hdc from rnd 5, dc in next hdc (making sure to work stitch over ch5 from rnd 6), (4 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch2 sp from rnd 5 (making sure to work stitches over ch5 from rnd 6), *ch 2, sc in ch2 sp between 3dc shells, ch 2, sk next hdc from rnd 5, 2 dc in next hdc from rnd 5 (making sure to not work stitch over ch2 from rnd 6), ch 2, sc in ch2 sp between 3dc shells, ch 2, sk next 2 hdc from rnd 5, dc in next hdc (making sure to not work stitch over ch5 from rnd 6), (4 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in ch2 sp from rnd 5 (making sure to work stitches over ch5 from rnd 6), rep from * 2 more times, ch 2, sc in ch2 sp between 3dc shells, ch 2, join with sl st to beg dc. (40 dc, 16 ch2 sps, 8 sc, 4 ch3 sps)

Rnd 8: ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), hdc in next 11 sts, (hdc, ch2, hdc) in ch2 sp, *hdc in next 20 sts, (hdc, ch2, hdc) in ch2 sp, rep from * 2 more times, hdc in last 8 sts, join with sl st to beg hdc. (88 hdc, 8 ch)

**Put a stitch marker in MC, make sure to bring yarn to front of work so that it can be picked up again in rnd 10.**

Rnd 9: insert hook in 2nd hdc to the left of MC (to the right for lefties), draw up AC3, ch 3 (counts as beg hdc & ch1), hdc in same hdc, (sk 2 hdc, hdc-vst in next hdc) 3 times, (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in ch2 sp, *(sk 2 hdc, hdc-vst in next hdc) 7 times, (hdc, ch 2, hdc) in ch2 sp, rep from * 2 more times, (sk 2 hdc, hdc-vst in next hdc) 3 times, join with sl st to beg hdc, fasten off AC3. (28 hdc-vsts, 4 corner ch2 hdc-vsts)

Rnd 10: (this rnd is worked in the 2 skipped sc from Rnd 8 right over top of Rnd 9) insert hook back into MC, ch 6 (counts as beg dc & ch3, sk next hdc, sk hdc-vst, dc in next hdc, (ch 3, sk next hdc, sk hdc-vst, dc in next hdc) 3 times, ch 5, sk corner vst, dc in next sk hdc, *(ch 3, sk next hdc, sk hdc-vst, dc in next hdc) 7 times, ch 5, sk corner vst, dc in next sk hdc, rep from * 2 more times, ch 3, (sk next hdc, sk hdc-vst, dc in next hdc, ch 3) 2 times, do NOT join (work will be joined before round 14).

**Put a stitch marker in MC, make sure to bring yarn to front of work so that it can be picked up again in rnd 12.**

Rnd 11: (work sts in Rnd 9 pushing Rnd 10 to the front of work out of the way) insert hook into the beg hdc-vst ch1 sp, draw up AC1, ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), 3 hdc in same ch1 sp, ch 1, (shell in next hdc-vst ch1 sp, ch 1) 3 times, 5 hdc in corner ch2 sp, ch 1, *(shell in next hdc-vst ch1 sp, ch 1) 7 times, 5 hdc in corner ch2 sp, ch 1, rep from * 2 more times, (shell in next hdc-vst ch1 sp, ch 1) 3 times, join with sl st to beg hdc, fasten off AC1. (28 sm shells, 36 ch, 4 lg shells)

**Insert hook back into MC, join with a sl st to beg dc of rnd 10 making sure to work sl st under the ch1 sp from rnd 11**

Rnd 12: ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), (2 hdc in ch3 sp from Rnd 10, hdc in next dc from Rnd 10 making sure to also work under ch1 sp from Rnd 11) 4 times, 2 hdc in ch5 sp, hdc-vst in same ch5 sp making sure to also work in the 3rd hdc of the 5dc, 2 hdc in same ch5 sp, hdc in next dc from Rnd 10 making sure to also work under ch1 sp from Rnd 11, *(2 hdc in ch3 sp from Rnd 10, hdc in next dc from Rnd 10 making sure to also work under ch1 sp from Rnd 11) 7 times, 2 hdc in ch5 sp, hdc-vst in same ch5 sp making sure to also work in the 3rd hdc of the 5dc, 2 hdc in same ch5 sp, hdc in next dc from Rnd 10 making sure to also work under ch1 sp from Rnd 11, rep from * 2 more times, (2 hdc in ch3 sp from Rnd 10, hdc in next dc from Rnd 10 making sure to also work under ch1 sp from Rnd 11) 2 times, 2 hdc in ch3 sp from Rnd 10, join with sl st to beg hdc. (112 hdc, 4 sc)

Rnd 13: sl st into next hdc drawing up AC2, ch 1, sc in same hdc, (ch 1, sk 1 hdc, sc in next hdc) 7 times, ch 1, sk next hdc, sc-vst in ch2 sp, ch 1, *sk 2 hdc, sc in next hdc (ch 1, sk 1 hdc, sc in next hdc) 12 times, ch 1, sc-vst in ch2 sp, rep from * 2 more times, sk 2 hdc, sc in next hdc (ch 1, sk 1 hdc, sc in next hdc) 6 times, ch 1, sk next hdc, join with sl st to beg sc. (68 sc, 68 sc)

Rnd 14: sl st into next ch1 sp drawing up MC (fasten off AC2), ch 1, sc in same ch1 sp, (ch 1, sc in next ch1 sp) 7 times, ch 1, sc-vst in next ch1 sp, *(ch 1, sc in next ch1 sp) 14 times, ch 1, sc-vst in next ch1 sp, rep from * 2 more times, (ch 1, sc in next ch1 sp) 7 times, ch 1, sl st to beg sc, fasten off, weave in ends.