Dear Sis,

I find out if I’m having a boy or girl at the end of the month, so I thought it best to finish the afghan I started last summer. I figured I’d never finish it if we are having a boy:) Now, it is ready to use or gift as needed.

Floral Popcorn Square Patten

Five Inch Granny Square

Ch 4. Join to make loop.

Center Round: Start with ch 4, counts as first (dc, ch 1). 8 (dc, ch 1) around, join with slip stitch in first ch space.

Flower Round: Start with 3 ch, dc 4 (5 stitch Popcorn). Ch 3 between Popcorn Stitches, 8 Popcorn around, join with slip stitch in top of first Popcorn.

Circle Round: Start with a ch 3 in space between Popcorn stitches, dc 2 (reserving a loop with each stitch so that 3 loops remain) YO, draw through 3 loops to complete Starting Cluster. Ch 2, dc 3 (reserving a loop with each stitch so that 4 loops remain) YO, draw through 4 loops to complete Cluster. (Cluster, ch 2, Cluster, between each Popcorn) Join with a slip stitch in 2 ch space.

Square Round: Start in 2 ch space, ch 3, dc, in same space, 3 hdc in next ch space, 2 dc in next ch space, for corner (3 trc, ch2, 3 trc), for side (3 dc in next space, 3 hdc in next space, 3 dc in next space) Finish round with a dc next to the first st, join with a sl stitch.

Afghan Assembly & Shell Boarder

• 49 Squares (9×9) Seamed together
• Shell Boarder
  • Dc Round: dc in each stitch from each square round. On straight, sides also place 1 dc in each (2 ch corner space). On corners (dc 2, ch 2, dc 2)
  • Shell Round: (5 dc) two spaces away, (sc) two spaces away, repeat around.

Happy Stitching!

Love,

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