Practice your stitches and work on each square wherever you go! This afghan is the perfect summer project and easily customizable to be whatever colors you would like.

Skill Level: Easy

Size: 12” x 12” each

Gauge: 13 sts and 9 rows = 4” square in dc

Materials

Yarn:

 Cascade 220 Superwash (100% Superwash Merino; 220 yards [200 meters]/110 grams): #848 Blueberry, 4 skeins; #820 Lemon, 4 skeins; #837 Berry Pink, 4 skeins; #849 Dark Aqua, 4 skeins; #84 Amethyst, 4 skeins

Hook: US size J/10 (6 mm)

Notions: 5-6 removable markers; tapestry needle

Special Stitches

Treble Bobble: Yarn over 2 times, push hook through next stitch, yarn over, pull back through, yarn over, pull through first 2 loops on hook 2 times. *Keeping the remaining loops on hook, yarn over 2 times, push hook through SAME stitch, yarn over and pull back through, yarn over, pull through first 2 loops on hook 2 times; repeat from * 3 more times. Yarn over, pull through all loops on hook to complete.

Crocodile Stitch: Working over next 2 stitches, 4 dc down next post, ch 1, 4 dc up next post

Pattern Notes

The blanket is made in squares and then sewn together

The first ch-3 will be the first dc unless otherwise instructed.

Pattern

Square 1: (Blueberry) V-Stitch Square

With Blueberry, ch 39.

Row 1: Dc in 4^th chain from hook and in each across – 36 sts.
Row 2: Turn, ch 3, dc in next stitch, *2 dc in next stitch, sk 1 st; repeat from * to last 2 stitches, dc 2 – 36 sts.
Rows 3-24: Turn, ch 3, dc in next stitch, 2 dc in between each 2 dc set to last 2 sts, dc 2 – 36 sts.
Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Square 2: (Lemon) Treble Bobble Square

With Lemon, ch 39.

Row 1: Dc in 4^th chain from hook and in each across – 36 sts.
Row 2: Turn, ch 3, dc in each stitch – 36 sts.
Row 3: Turn, ch 3, dc 2, Treble Bobble (see Special Stitches), *dc 5, Treble Bobble; repeat from * to last 2 sts, dc 2.
Row 4: Turn, ch 3, dc in each stitch.
Row 5: Turn, ch 3, dc 5, Treble Bobble, *dc 5, Treble Bobble; repeat from * to last 5 sts, dc 5.
Rows 6-21: Repeat Rows 2-5.
Row 22: Turn, ch 3, dc in each stitch.
Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Square 3: (Berry Pink) Criss Cross Square

With Berry Pink, ch 39.

Row 1: Dc in the 4^th chain from hook and in each across – 36 sts.
Row 2: Turn, ch 3, dc in next stitch, *dc, dc on last dc post, sk 1 st; repeat from * to last 2 stitches, dc 2 – 36 sts.
Row 3: Turn, ch 3, dc in each stitch – 36 sts.
Rows 4-22: Repeat Rows 2-3, ending on Row 2.
Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Square 4: (Dark Aqua) Crocodile Stitch Square

With Dark Aqua, ch 39.

Row 1: Dc in the 4^th chain from hook and in each across – 36 sts.
Rows 2-4: Turn, ch 3, dc in each stitch – 36 sts.
Row 5: Turn, ch 3, dc in next stitch, *2 dc in next stitch, sk 1 stitch; repeat from * to last 2 stitches, dc 2.
Row 6: Turn, ch 1, sc2, *Crocodile Stitch (See Special Stitches), sk 2 sts; repeat from * to last 2 sts, sc 2.
Row 7: Turn, ch 3, dc in next stitch, 2 dc in center of unworked 2 dc and in center of each Crocodile Stitch to last 2 stitches, dc 2.
Row 8: Turn, ch 1, sc in next stitch, *sk 2 sts, Crocodile Stitch over next 2 stitches; repeat from * to last 2 sts, sc 2.
Row 9: Repeat Row 7.
Rows 10-12: Turn, ch 3, dc in each stitch.
Rows 13-17: Repeat Rows 5-9.
Rows 18-25: Repeat Rows 5-12, ending on Row 9.
Rows 26-28: Turn, ch 3, dc in each stitch.

Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Square 5: (Amethyst) Faux Cable Square

With Amethyst, ch 81.

Row 1: Dc in 4^th chain from hook and in next 5, *ch 10, sk 10, dc 4; repeat from * 3 more times, ch 10, sk 10, dc 6.
Rows 2-21: Turn, ch 3, dc 5, *ch 10, sk 10, dc 4; repeat from * 3 more times, ch 10, sk 10, dc 6.
Starting at Row 1, twist first chain, pull next row through loop, *twist chain, pull next row through loop; repeat from * until Row 21 has been pull through the loop. Repeat on each column.
Row 22: Turn, ch 3, dc 5, *sc in loop, dc4; repeat from * 3 more times, dc 6.

Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Using tapestry needle, sew panels end to end into 5 square columns. Sew each column side to side to finish.