I decided I wanted to design a floral afghan square for the April M.O.M. in our Baker’s Dozen group on Ravelry.  I picked a rose, and added some leaves. It still wasn’t big enough, so I added some granny square rounds.

Here is my free pattern.

AMERICAN BEAUTY

 Sorry for the bad pic…as soon as the rain stops I’ll get a better one.

Finished Size:   12” square

Materials Used:

• 2 oz. scraps – #4 worsted weight yarn
• Size “I” crochet hook

Using Color A, magic ring, ch1,

Row 1: 8 sc in magic ring, slip stitch to 1^st sc. (8 sc)

Row 2:  ch1, 2sc in each sc around. (16 sc)

Row 3: ch1, sc in same sc, ch4, skip next sc, * sc in next sc, ch4, skip next sc, repeat from * around.

Row 4:  ch1, (sc, hdc, 3dc, hdc, sc) in each ch4 sp around, sl st to 1^st sc. (8 petals)

Row 5: ch5, * sl st to 1^st sc of next petal, ch5, repeat from * around, sl st to 1^st sc of round 3.

Row 6:  ch1, (sc, hdc, 5dc, hdc, sc) in each ch5 sp around. Fasten off Color A.

Row 7: using color B, attach with a slip st to 1^st sc of any petal of round 6, ch3, beg dbl tr cl, ch5, dbl tr cl in same stitch, ch6, tr cl in 1^st sc of next petal, ch6, * (dbl tr cl, ch5, dbl tr cl) in 1^st sc of next petal, ch6, tr cl in 1^st sc of next petal, ch6, repeat from * around, sl st to top of beg cl. Fasten off color B.

Row 8:  attach color C with a sl st in an corner ch5 sp, ch1, (2dc, ch3, 3dc) in same ch5 sp, ch1, (3sc in next ch6 sp, ch1, 3sc in same ch6 sp, ch1) 2 times, * (3dc, ch3, 3dc) in same ch5 sp, ch1, (3sc in next ch6 sp, ch1, 3sc in same ch6 sp, ch1) 2 times, repeat from * around. (72 dc)

Row 9: ch4 (counts as dc & ch1), (2dc, ch3, 3dc) in corner ch3 sp, ch1, (3dc in next ch1 sp, ch1) in each ch1 sp across, * (3dc, ch3, 3dc) in corner ch3 sp, ch1, (3dc in next ch1 sp, ch1) in each ch1 sp across, repeat from * around, 2dc in last ch1 sp, sl st to 3^rd ch of beg ch4.

Row 10:  ch1, 3dc in same ch1 sp, ch1, * (3dc, ch3, 3dc) in corner ch3 sp, ch1, (3dc in next ch1 sp, ch1) in each ch1 sp across, repeat from * around, sl st to 1^st dc.

Row 11: ch1, sc in same dc as ch1,* (sc in next ch1 sp, sc in each of next 3 dc) across, 5sc in corner ch sp, sc in next 3 dc, repeat from * around, sc in 1^st sc.

Happy Crocheting!