Girly Afghan CAL Afghan Part 3
Welcome to my Girly Afghan CAL Afghan Part 3!
If you’re new to this crochet along you can check out the main page here –> http://dearestdebi.com/girly-afghan-cal
Things took a little longer to get finished for this section after my camera memory card went kaput but I’m back on track and this week we are hook’n up butterflies!!
Girly Afghan CAL Afghan Part 3 Pattern..
Getting started on our Girly Afghan CAL Afghan Part 3 ..
Rnd 17: with AC7 work a standing hdc in corner ch1 sp, ch 1, hdc in same ch sp, bphdc in next 107 hdc, *hdc-vst in next ch1 sp, bphdc in next 107 hdc, rep from * 2 more times, join with sl st to beg hdc. (436 hdc, 4 ch. Per Side: 109 hdc, 1 ch)
Rnd 18: ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), *hdc-vst in ch1 sp, hdc in next 109 hdc, rep from * 2 more times (on last rep omit one hdc), join with sl st to beg hdc. (Total: 444 hdc, 4 ch. Per Side: 111 hdc, 1 ch)
**Put a stitch marker in AC7 for it to be picked back up in Rnd 20. Make sure to bring AC7 to front of work before working Rnd 19.**
Rnd 19: with AC8 work a standing sc in hdc to left of AC7 working with an extra loop on hook (you will have 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 (1st 3-dc-cl made), *ch 2, sk ch1 sp, 3-dc-cl in next hdc, ch 3, sk next 2 hdc, 3-dc-cl in next hdc, ch 2, sk next hdc, 3-dc-cl in next hdc, (ch 3, sk next 3 hdc, 3-dc-cl in next hdc, ch 2, sk next hdc, 3-dc-cl in next hdc) 17 times, ch 3, sk next 2 hdc, 3-dc-cl in next hdc, rep from * 2 more times (omit last 3-dc-cl on last rep), join with sl st to beg dc-cl, fasten off AC8. (Total: 152 clusters, 76 ch2 sps, 76 ch3 sps. Per Side: 38 clusters, 19 ch2 sps, 19 ch3 sps)
Rnd 20: stitches are worked in skipped stitches from rnd 18 unless (push Rnd 19 to the back), insert hook back into AC7, ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), *ch 5, sk next hdc, hdc in next 2 hdc, (ch 4, sk next hdc, hdc in next 3 hdc) 17 times, ch 4, sk next hdc, hdc in next 2 hdc, rep from * 2 more times (on last rep omit 1 hdc), join with sl st to beg hdc. (Total: 148 hdc, 72 ch4, 4 ch5. Per Side: 37 hdc, 18 ch4, 1 ch5)
**Put a stitch marker in AC7 for it to be picked back up in Rnd 22. Make sure to bring AC7 to front of work before working Rnd 21.**
Rnd 21: stitches are worked in rnd 19 push rnd 20 to back of work out of way, with AC8 work a standing dc in corner ch2 sp, 2 dc in same ch2 sp, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2 sp, ch 2, *3 dc in next ch2 sp, ch 2, 3 dc in same ch2 sp, ch 2, rep from * around, join with sl st to beg dc, fasten off AC8. (Total: 456 dc, 152 ch2. Per Side: 114 dc, 38 ch2)
Rnd 22: stitches are worked in skipped hdc from rnd 20 unless otherwise specified, when working hdc make sure to work over top of ch2 from rnd 21, insert hook back into AC7, ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), *ch 4, sc in next ch2 space from rnd 21, ch 4, hdc in next 2 hdc, ch 1, sc in next ch2 sp from rnd 21, ch 1, (hdc in next 3 hdc, ch 1, sc in next ch2 sp from rnd 21, ch 1) 17 times, hdc in next 2 hdc, rep from * 2 more times (on last rep omit 1 hdc), join with sl st to beg hdc. (Total: 220 hdc, 144 ch, 76 sc, 8 ch4. Per Side: 55 hdc, 36 ch, 19 sc, 2 ch4)
Rnd 23: ch 2 (counts as beg hdc), *3 hdc in ch4 sp, hdc in sc, ch 2, hdc in same sc, 3 hdc in ch4 sp, hdc in next 109 sts, rep from * 2 more times (on last rep omit last hdc), join with sl st to beg hdc drawing up AC9, fasten off AC7. (Total: 468 hdc, 4 ch2. Per Side: 117 hdc, 1 ch2)
**Work butterfly bodies the same as the first set of butterflies. Check out video here –> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTyNrIne-K0&t=6s**
Girly Afghan CAL Afghan Part 3 Video Tutorial..
Marla Levine Shaw says
YAY!!! I am so excited to get started on this…almost done with Part 2 of the Girly Afghan..I am in LOVE with this pattern!!!! WHAHOO!!!!