Free Crochet Pattern - Cabled Blooms 12 inch Afghan Square

Confession time... I'm not entirely sure I should start off with this, but here goes nothing... (and possibly everything). 😉

When Tamara invited me to design a square for the #MooglyCAL2017 I was very excited and honored to receive the invite, but that excitement was quickly replaced with anxiety because.... well, the truth of the matter is, I had never designed an afghan square before! Eek! I surely couldn't admit that to her, right?

As I watched time tick on by, I became increasingly anxious about designing this square. "What on earth was I going to design? Would a design come to me in time? Oh my gosh I forgot to place my yarn order!" These and many other thoughts raced through my head as the deadline quickly approached!

Then one day it hit me! Cables.... I needed to design a cabled square. Once I had decided to stick with something I loved, the rounds of the square seemed to crochet themselves and the Cabled Blooms Afghan Square was born.

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Materials

Yarn: Lion Brand Yarns Vanna's Choice, (solids 3.5 oz / 100 g / 170 yds / 156 m / 100% acrylic) (If you're making your square in a solid color, you'll need only 1 ball.)
Crochet Hook: J/10/6.00mm (My favorite crochet hooks are the Clover Amour Hooks, I’ve never had an ache in my hand since switching)
Scissors
Yarn Needle

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Gauge

Measurements noted throughout the pattern.

Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Finished Size

12″ x 12"

Stitch Abbreviations

ch: chain
sl st: slip stitch
sc: single crochet
hdc: half double crochet
dc: double crochet
fpdc: front post double crochet click here for photo & video tutorial
fptr: front post treble crochet click here for photo & video tutorial
fpdc2tog: front post double crochet decrease click here for photo & video tutorial
bpdc: back post double crochet click here for video tutorial
yo: yarn over
MR: magic ring
st(s): stitch(es)
sp(s): space(s)
rep: repeat
Rnd: round

Special Stitches

Cable A: skip the next 2 sts, fptr around each of the next 2 sts, working in front of the fptr just made, fptr around each of the skipped sts.

Notes

The first stitch of each round is worked in/around the same stitch as the beginning chain, unless stated otherwise.
Beginning chains are not counted as a stitch.
Each ch-1 space worked within a round is counted as a stitch.
Color combinations shown in the photos.
- Solid square w/ dark border: Rnds 1 - 14 (Pearl Mist), Rnds 15 - 16 (Chocolate).
- Multi-Colored Square: Rnds 1 - 8 (Chocolate), Rnds 9 - 10 (Honey), Rnds 11 - 12 (Mustard), Rnds 13 - 14 (Fisherman), Rnds 15 - 16 (Chocolate)

12 inch Afghan Square Instructions

Rnd 1: Begin w/ a Magic Ring, ch 2 (does not count as a st), work 20 dc into MR. Join w/ a sl st to the 1^st st. (20 sts) *Approximately 1.625” dia.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, [ Cable A, (dc, ch 1, dc) in the next st ] rep from [ to ] around. Join. (28 sts) *Approximately 2.5” dia.

Rnd 3: Ch 1, [ fpdc around each of the next 4 post sts, dc in the next st, ch 1, dc in the next ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in the next st ] rep from [ to ] around. Join. (36 sts) *Approximately 3” measured across cables.

Rnd 4: Ch 1, [ fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, work (dc, ch 1, dc) between the 2^nd & 3^rd post sts from Rnd 3, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, skip next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, skip next dc ] rep from [ to ] around. Join. (40 sts) *Approximately 3.75” square.

Rnd 5: Ch 1, [ fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, 2 dc in next st, ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, 2 dc in next st, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, dc in next st, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next st ] rep from [ to ] around. Join. (56 sts) *Approximately 4.25” square.

Rnd 6: Sl st over to the 1^st dc (remember to work the first st of the rnd into this same st), ch 1, [ 2 dc in the next st, dc in next st, ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, skip next st, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in next st, 2 dc in next st, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, skip next st, sc in next st, skip next st, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts ] rep from [ to ] around. Join. (64 sts) *Approximately 4.75” square.

Rnd 7: Ch 1, [ 2 dc in next st, dc in each of the next 2 sts, dc in the next ch-1 sp, (ch 1, skip next st, dc in next ch-1 sp) twice, dc in each of the next 2 sts, 2 dc in next st, Cable A (skipping over sc between the post sts) ] rep from [ to ] around. Join. (68 sts) *Approximately 6” square.

Rnd 8: Ch 1, [ dc in each of the next 5 sts, 2 dc in the next ch-1 sp, ch 2, 2 dc in the next ch-1 sp, dc in each of the next 5 sts, fpdc around each of the next 4 post sts ] rep from [ to ] around. Join. (80 sts) *Approximately 7.25” at this point.

Rnd 9: Ch 1, [ skip the next st, bpdc around each of the next 4 dc, fpdc around each of the next 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in the next ch-2 sp, fpdc around each of the next 2 dc, bpdc around each of the next 4 sts, skip next st, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, work 2 dc between the 2^nd & 3^rd post sts from Rnd 8, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts ] rep from [ to ] around. Join. (92 sts)

Rnd 10: Ch 1, [ skip next st, bpdc around each of the next 3 post sts, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, dc in next st, ch 1, skip next st, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in the next ch-1 sp, ch 1 skip next st, dc in next st, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, bpdc around each of the next 3 post sts, skip next st, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, 2 hdc in each of the next 2 sts, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts ] rep from [ to ] around. Join. (108 sts)

Rnd 11: Ch 1, [ skip next st, bpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, dc in next st, ch 1, dc in next 2 sts, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 sp, dc in next 2 sts, ch 1, dc in next dc, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, bpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, skip next st, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 2 sts, 2 hdc in next st, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts ] rep from [ to ] around. Join. (116 sts) *Approximately 9.50” at this point.

Rnd 12: Ch 1, [ skip next st, bpdc around the next post st, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, dc in next st, ch 1, dc in next 3 sts, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 sp, dc in next 3 sts, ch 1, dc in next st, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, bpdc around the next post st, skip next st, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of the next 4 sts, 2 hdc in next st, fpdc around each of the next 2 post sts ] rep from [ to ] around. Join. (124 sts)

Rnd 13: Sl st over to 1^st dc (remember to work the first st of the rnd into this same st), ch 1, [ dc in next st, ch 1, dc in next 4 sts, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 sp, dc in next 4 sts, ch 1, dc in next st, fpdc around each of the next 4 post sts (skipping over post st between 2^nd & 3^rd post st), 2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of the next 6 sts, 2 hdc in next st, fpdc around each of the next 4 post sts (skipping over post st between 2^nd & 3^rd post st) ] rep from [ to ] around. Join. (132 sts) *Approximately 11.25”.

Rnd 14: Ch 1, [ dc in next st, ch 1, dc in each of the next 5 sts, (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch-1 sp, dc in each of the next 5 sts, ch 1, dc in next st, (fpdc2tog) twice, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in each of the next 8 sts, 2 hdc in next st, (fpdc2tog) twice ] rep from [ to ] around. Join. (132 sts)

Rnd 15: Ch 1, [ sc in each st & ch-1 sp across to corner ch-1 sp, (sc, ch 1, sc) in next ch-1 sp ] 4 times, then sc in each st & ch-1 sp in each remaining st. Join. (140 sts)

Rnd 16: Ch 1, [ sc in each st across to ch-1 sp at corner, (sc, ch 1, sc) in next ch-1 sp ] 4 times, then sc in each remaining st. Join. (148 sts)

Fasten off. Weave in ends.

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