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Free Crochet Pattern – Cabled Blooms 12 inch Afghan Square

June 30, 2017 By Jennifer Renaud 5 Comments

Confession time… I’m not entirely sure I should start off with this, but here goes nothing…  (and possibly everything). πŸ˜‰

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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Free Crochet Pattern - Cabled Blooms 12 inch Afghan Square by A Crocheted Simplicity

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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)
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  • Yarn Needle

 

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Gauge

  • Measurements noted throughout the pattern.

 

Difficulty Level

  • Intermediate

 

Finished Size

  • 12β€³ 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 1st 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 2nd & 3rd 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 1st 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 2nd & 3rd 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 1st 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 2nd & 3rd 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 2nd & 3rd 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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Comments

  1. Nicole

    June 30, 2017 at 9:36 pm

    Thank you for this pattern, its really lovely.

    Reply
  2. Penny

    January 29, 2020 at 4:04 pm

    I did it.!I did it!
    Thank you so much for answering my questions and straight to my inbox too. I didn’t even have to wait. I’m 71 young and I’m advanced in the Frog stitch and now intermediate at cables.

    Reply
    • Jennifer Pionk

      January 29, 2020 at 6:16 pm

      I’m SO glad to hear that!!!

      I’ve never heard frogging referred to like that before… that cracked me up!

      Reply

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