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Blooming Garden Afghan Block

I decided for this Blooming Garden Afghan Block that I would try to do something different. I started out making a new flower and before I knew it I was adding the butterflies from my Butterfly Flower Garden Square and finished it off with my window flowers like I did with my Dragonfly Garden Afghan Block.

After making this Block I realized I could have just used my Butterfly Flower Garden Square and added on to it so I did. Be on the look out for version 2.0 of this Blooming Garden Afghan Block soon.

Blooming Garden Afghan Block 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

With AC1 ch 5, join with sl st to beg ch to create a ring. (5 ch)

Rnd 2: ch 5 (counts as beg hdc & ch3), (hdc in ring, ch3) 7 times, join with sl st to beg hdc. (8 hdc, 24 ch)

Rnd 3: ch 1, (sc, hdc, dc, hdc, sc) in each ch3 sp around, join with sl st to beg sc, fasten off AC1. (40 sts)

Rnd 4: insert hook between 2 of the sc drawing up MC, ch 5 (counts as beg dc & ch2), sc in the horizontal strand of yarn at the back of your dc, ch 2, dc in between next 2 sc, (sc, ch 1, sc, ch 1, sc) in the horizontal strand of yarn at the back of next dc, *dc in between next 2 sc, ch 2, sc in the horizontal strand of yarn at the back of next dc, ch 2, dc in between next 2 sc, (sc, ch 1, sc, ch 1, sc) in the horizontal strand of yarn at the back of next dc, rep from * 2 more times, join with sl st to beg dc. (48 sts)

Rnd 5: ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), 2 hdc in ch2 sp, sk sc, 2 hdc in next ch2 sp, hdc in dc, hdc in sc, hdc in ch1 sp, (hdc, ch2, hdc) in next sc, hdc in ch1 sp, hdc in sc, *hdc in next dc, 2 hdc in ch2 sp, sk sc, 2 hdc in next ch2 sp, hdc in dc, hdc in sc, hdc in ch1 sp, (hdc, ch2, hdc) in next sc, hdc in ch1 sp, hdc in sc, rep from * 2 more times, join with sl st to beg hdc drawing up AC2, fasten off MC. (48 hdc, 8 ch)

Rnd 6: ch1, cl-st in same st, ch 3, sk 3 hdc, cl-st in next hdc, ch 2, sk next hdc, cl-st in next hdc, ch 5, sk next 2 hdc, sk ch2 sp, sk next hdc, *cl-st in next hdc, ch 2, sk next hdc, cl-st in next hdc, ch 3, sk 3 hdc, cl-st in next hdc, ch 2, sk next hdc, cl-st in next hdc, ch 5, sk next 2 hdc, sk ch2 sp, sk next hdc, rep from * 2 more times, cl-st in next hdc, ch 2, sk next hdc, join with sl st to beg cl-st, fasten off AC2. (16 cl-sts, 8 ch2 sps, 4 ch3 sps, 4 ch5 sps)

Rnd 7: looking at your work, there’s 3 skipped hdc between 2 cl-sts, insert hook into a center hdc drawing up MC, (work in sts from rnd 5, do not work over rnd 6 sts unless specified) ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), hdc in same hdc, ch 4, sk hdc between cl-sts, sk next hdc, hdc in next hdc working over ch5 from rnd 6, (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in ch2 sp working over ch5 from rnd 6, *ch 4, sk hdc between cl-sts, sk next hdc, 3 hdc in next hdc, sk next hdc, ch 4, sk hdc between cl-sts, sk next hdc, (2 hdc, ch 2, 2 hdc) in ch2 sp working over ch5 from rnd 6, rep from * 2 more times, ch 4, sk hdc between cl-sts, sk next hdc, hdc in next hdc (same hdc as beg 2 hdc), join with sl st to beg hdc. (32 hdc, 8 ch4 sps, 4 ch2 sps)

**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 9.**

Rnd 8: (this rnd is worked in rnd 6 only, do not work over rnd 7) 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 9: 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 8), ch 2, sc in ch2 sp between 3dc shells, ch 2, sk next 2 hdc from rnd 7, dc in next hdc (making sure to work stitch over ch5 from rnd 8), 4 dc in ch2 sp from rnd 7 (making sure to work stitches over ch5 from rnd 8), ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2 sp (making sure to work stitches over ch5 from rnd 8), *ch 2, sc in ch2 sp between 3dc shells, ch 2, sk next hdc from rnd 7, 2 dc in next hdc from rnd 7 (making sure to not work stitch over ch2 from rnd 8), 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 8), 4 dc in ch2 sp from rnd 7 (making sure to work stitches over ch5 from rnd 8), ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2 sp (making sure to work stitches over ch5 from rnd 8), 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, 20 ch2 sps, 8 sc)

Rnd 10: 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 12.**

Rnd 11: 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 12: (this rnd is worked in the 2 skipped sc from Rnd 10 right over top of Rnd 11) 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 14.**

Rnd 13: (work sts in Rnd 11 pushing Rnd 12 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 12 making sure to work sl st under the ch1 sp from rnd 13**

Rnd 14: ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), (2 hdc in ch3 sp from Rnd 12, hdc in next dc from Rnd 12 making sure to also work under ch1 sp from Rnd 13) 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 12 making sure to also work under ch1 sp from Rnd 13, *(2 hdc in ch3 sp from Rnd 12, hdc in next dc from Rnd 12 making sure to also work under ch1 sp from Rnd 13) 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 12 making sure to also work under ch1 sp from Rnd 13, rep from * 2 more times, (2 hdc in ch3 sp from Rnd 12, hdc in next dc from Rnd 12 making sure to also work under ch1 sp from Rnd 13) 2 times, 2 hdc in ch3 sp from Rnd 12, join with sl st to beg hdc drawing up AC2, do NOT fasten off MC. (112 hdc, 4 sc)

Rnd 15: 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, ch 1, rep from * 2 more times, sk 2 hdc, sc in next hdc (ch 1, sk 1 hdc, sc in next hdc) 4 times, ch 1, sk next hdc, join with sl st to beg sc. (68 sc, 68 sc)

Rnd 16: 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) 6 times, ch 1, sl st to beg sc, fasten off, weave in ends.