Girly Afghan CAL Pattern Notes and Special Stitches

Here’s all the Girly Afghan CAL Pattern Notes and Special Stitches. Everything you need to get started or help with this crochet along can be found here!

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Girly Afghan CAL Pattern Notes..

DIFFICULTY RATING

COMPETENT

Yarn:

Red Heart Super Saver. Amounts listed are what I used for the entire afghan I made for this tutorial.

• MC Light Grey – 3 skiens 7 oz/364 yards
• AC1 Guava – 1 skien 7 oz/364 yards
• AC2 Plum Pudding – 1 skein 5 oz/236 yards
• AC3 Light Raspberry – 1 skein 7 oz/364 yards
• AC4/AC5 Green tones (or Guava) – 1 skein 5 oz/236 yards
• AC6 Violet – 1 skein 10 oz/283 yards
• AC7 True Blue – 1 skein 10 oz/283 yards & Light Periwinkle – 3/4 skein 5 oz/236 yards
• AC8 Melonberry – 1 skein 5 oz/236 yards
• AC9 White – 2 skeins 7 oz/364 yards

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Hook: US I9/5.50mm

Gauge: Gauge is elusive depending on how tight you crochet or what hook and yarn you use.
With the listed details I average 3 sc x 3 rows = 1 inch.

Size:  Mandala 23 inches / Corners 27 inches / Afghan 55 inches

Baby Yarn: I’ve used baby yarn for this afghan, check out the details included in my Ravelry project listed here –> https://www.ravelry.com/projects/DearestDebi/lydias-lovely-mandala-afghan-2

Girly Afghan CAL Special Stitches..

NOTE: I’ve added in all the links for the Mandala Stitches. Some of these links will be broken until each part is released in the crochet along!!

• Bow – (ch 6, sc in 3rd ch from hook, sc in next 3 ch) 2 times, ch 21, sc in 2nd ch from hook, hdc in next 2 ch, dc in next 4 ch, hdc in next 2 ch, sc in next 2 ch, hdc in next 2 ch, dc in next 4 ch, hdc in next 2 ch, sc in last ch, sl st in beg sc worked in ch21. (Afghan – Round 31)
• dc-cl – (yo, insert hook into next st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook) 2 times, yo, draw through all 3 loops on hook. (Mandala – Round 9)
• 3-dc-cl – yo, insert hook into next 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. (Mandala – Round 27)
• 4-dc-cl – yo, insert hook into next 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) 3 times, yo, draw through all 5 loops on hook. (Afghan – Round 9)
• fpsc behind pop – Work fpsc behind the popcorn by inserting your hook into the ch1 sp to the right and coming out through the ch1 sp to the left. You will not work the actual popcorn stitch itself. (Afghan – Round 32)
• Popcorn stitch (pop-st) – 5 dc in same st, on last stitch draw up a 1″ loop, remove hook, insert hook into first dc, reattach loop onto hook and draw up a loop. (Mandala – Round 3)
• med-pop – 6 dc in same st, on last stitch draw up a 1″ loop, remove hook, insert hook into first dc, reattach loop onto hook and draw up a loop. (Afghan – Round 31)
• lg-pop – 8 dc in same st, on last stitch draw up a 1″ loop, remove hook, insert hook into first dc, reattach loop onto hook and draw up a loop. (Afghan – Round 31)
• sm-puff – yo, insert hook into next st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, insert hook into same st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw up through all 5 loops on hook.
• puff – yo, insert hook into next st, yo, draw up a loop, (yo, insert hook into same st, yo, draw up a loop) 2 times, yo, draw up through all 7 loops on hook.
• sm-puff-vst – (sm-puff, ch 1, sm-puff) in same st. (Mandala – Round 2)
• shell – 5 dc in same st. (Mandala – Round 5)
• stem – sl st in next st, ch 4, sl st in same st, ch 5, sl st in same st, ch 4, sl st in same st. (Mandala – Round 12)
• sc-vst – (sc, ch 1, sc) in same st.
• hdc-vst – (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in same st.
• v-st – (dc, ch 1, dc) in same st.
• tr-cl – yo 2 times, insert hook into st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook, (yo, insert hook into next st, yo, draw up a loop, yo, draw through 2 loops on hook, yo, draw through 3 loops on hook, yo, draw through last 2 loops on hook. (Afghan – Round 10)
• tulip – 3 hdc in st, 4 dc in same st, draw up a loop & remove hook, insert into beg hdc and back into working loop, draw up a loop. (Afgahn – Round 15)
• yo – yarn over.
• Butterfly Bodies – Check out my video tutorial how I add butterflies, antenna can be trimmed or worked in to be tied at the back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTyNrIne-K0&t=1s

Girly Afghan CAL Stitch Legend..

Please note there’s a few stitch symbols either missing or not added as of yet. They will be added as I progress with making the tutorial.

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