My Secret Garden Afghan Crochet Blanket Pattern – CAL Part 3
We’ve made it! Let’s take a moment to admire your progress… wow. Isn’t it beautiful?
Are you excited to finish up with this border? I always find it so fun to see all the squares pile up as you bust through each one, but once I get to all that connecting it feels never ending. But we did it, and I’m thrilled to show you my ideas behind this particular border and help you finish up your very own scrap yarn afghan!
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Behind the Border
With this border, I wanted to incorporate the garden feel that the rest of the blanket invokes, but I wanted to steer away from the simple shell stitch that the petals on the flower square had. I wanted to create a border that made a statement and transported the person using it into a beautiful world of flowers that they could just bundle up underneath and forget their worries for a moment.
Do you ever work on a project for what feels like an eternity and find that even though you have the opportunity to simplify and finish it sooner, you might as well go all out! Even though I had labored over this blanket for so long, I still wanted to give the blanket a unique border that would bring a magical feeling of walking through a field of flowers.
Are you ready to crochet your own flowery meadow? Let’s dive in!
The Pattern
For the border, we are still using the Red Heart Super Saver Yarn in White that we used for the border around the squares in part 1 and the connecting in part 2.
R1: Insert yarn into corner. 3sc in corner space. [*Sc in next 2 st. 3sc in ch2 space.* Repeat from *to* next square corner is reached. Sc in next 2 st, sc in corner, 6sc in ch6 space between squares, sc in next square corner.] *Repeat steps within brackets until just before last square corner on first side of afghan is reached. 3sc in corner space.* Repeat from last *to* until original 3sc corner space is reached. Sl st into top of 1st sc in corner.
R2: Ch1 (does NOT count as sc here and throughout), sc in same st. *Sc in every st across side. 2sc in corner st.* Repeat from *to* until end. Sl st into 1st sc.
R3: Sl st into next st, ch1, sc in same st. Sc in next 4 st. *Ch7, skip next 4 st, sc in next 6 st.* Repeat from *to* until 9 st from 2sc corner from previous row. (Ch7, skip next 4 st, sc in next 5 st. Ch7, skip next 3st, sc in next 5st.) Repeat from *to* until 9 st from 2nd corner. Repeat steps in parenthesis. Repeat from *to* until 9 st from 3rd corner. Repeat steps in parenthesis. Repeat from *to* until 9 st from 4th corner. Ch7, skip next 4st, sc in next 5 st. Ch7, sl st into 1st sc.
R4: Sl st into next st, ch1, sc in same st. Sc in next 2 st. *Skip next st, 11dc in ch7 space. Skip next st, sc in next 3 st.* Repeat from *to* until last ch 7 space. 11dc in ch7 space, sl st into 1st sc.
R5: Ch1, sc3tog. *Sl st into next 2 st, sc into next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 2 st, hdc in next 2 st. In next st (2dc, ch2, sl st into 2nd ch, 1dc). Hdc into next 2 st, sc into next 2 st, 2sc in next st, sc into next st, sl st in next 2 st. Sc3tog.* Repeat from *to* until last corner. Sl st into next 2 st, sc into next st, 2sc in next st, sc in next 2 st, hdc in next 2 st. In next st (2dc, ch2, sl st into 2nd ch, 1dc). Hdc into next 2 st, sc into next 2 st, 2sc in next st, sc into next st, sl st in next 2 st. Sl st into top of 1st sc3tog. Fasten off.
Conclusion
Congratulations! How do you feel? I’m so glad you joined me on this journey to create something beautiful out of your scrap yarn! How did it turn out? Did you use different colors than I did? Comment below!
If you would like the full blanket pattern, you can find it on my Etsy and Ravelry shops. If you are looking for some crochet hooks to use, Clover Amour is my favorite! If you are not sure whether Clover Amour is right for you, I have a Clover Amour review post that offers some great cheap alternatives!
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