African Flowers Patchwork Flower Crochet Squares Afghan Pattern

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• Printable PDF pattern
• PDF version easily accessible on desktop and mobile devices.
• ALL IN ONE Afghan pattern
• includes all 8 squares compiled in one file.
• Each square has its own per-row photo tutorial.
• Detailed written instructions
• Quick reference shorthand instructions for reworking square a second or 3rd time.
• Each square has its written own set of stitch abbreviations.
• Detailed yarn length requirements per square.
• Color allocation for example squares.
• Detailed instructions on joining blanket squares.

 

To complete a double bed sized crochet afghan you will need to complete 13 large crochet squares , and 48 small crochet squares, if you wish to not do the entire blanket , each of these large  are available for purchase as individual pattern downloads, to purchase individual patterns simply click in the above image link. 

Suggestions for yarn for this flower square afghan pattern

Lightweight yarn like DK yarn, or double knitting yarn, or referred to by some crochet councils as the 3/Light category. In Europe and Australia, you might see DK yarn labeled as 8-ply yarn.
The above-mentioned yarn is not a requirement for the pattern, you can use any yarn of your choice, just note that using a more lightweight yarn and smaller hook, the finished square size will be smaller and blanket size will be overall smaller. Using a heavier yarn and larger hook, the squares will be larger and the overall blanket size will be larger. 

This pattern is a stash buster so pick a yarn that you enjoy working with.
Keep track of your yarn hook size and use the same crochet hook size when completing every square, or your final size of squares will not match up.

This pattern is written and charted using standard US crochet terminology.
 

 

Crochet Hook required for pattern

The example pattern uses a: 3.5 mm / US 4 /E-4 fo the example yarn used.
But feel free to use the hook that suits your preferred yarn.

Tension

I would suggest sticking to the same hook and yarn across all Blocks and when joining, as this will ensure that all your Blocks match up.

Abbreviations, Glossary, References, Techniques

This pattern is written and charted using standard US crochet terminology.

 

• Example blanket is worked with a 3.5 mm hook, worked with 100% cotton, any type of yarn of your choice can be used for this blanket.

Amount of yarn required for Flower Square Crochet Afghan

To complete this double bed-sized flower squares blanket you will require 4000 to 4500 meters or 4380 to 4950 yards of crochet yarn, note this is based on the example blanket project, where I used Double knit weight yarn and a 3.5mm crochet hook.

For the 13 Large Squares, you will require approximately 2000 to 2300 meters or 2200 to 2500 yards of yarn, and for the 48 Small flower squares, you will require approximately 2000 to 2300 meters or  2200 to 2500 yards of yarn. If you choose to make each of the unique granny squares in the same color, you will need fewer balls or skeins of yarn for the colors used in the center of the squares and more skeins or balls of the color you choose for the outer sides of the squares. Below is a detailed breakdown for each pattern square and the amount of yarn that was used for each square; this is based on using the example Double Knit cotton yarn as mentioned before.

Large Flower Blanket Squares

To complete 3 to 4 large squares you will need a total of +/- 500 m, on average using 5 colors of yarn, where each color has a length of 100 m, so using skein balls of 50 grams, you should get at least 3 large crochet squares. You will need approximately 2000 m to complete 13 squares
if you use 5 x colors per blanket square pattern of a square size 30 x 30 cm / 11 x 11 inches

For the Protea Large Blanket Square Pattern, make 4 large crochet squares, the yarn length you will require for 4 large squares is approximately +/- 500 m, for squares made in the photo tutorial, included in the pdf pattern the following colors were used: Cream, Light yellow, Lime green, White, Light pink, Dusty pink, Wine red, Deep Purple, Moss Green.
** Note the photo example uses more than 5 colors, if you follow colors as per the photo tutorial you will have additional yarn left over.

For the Gazania Flower Blanket Square Pattern, the yarn length needed for 3 x large squares is about +/- 500 m, for squares made in the photo tutorial, included in the pdf pattern the following colors were used: Egg Yellow, Tomato Red, Cream, Moss Yellow, Bright Yellow.

For the 3rd large the Flower Square the Agapanthus Blanket Square, you will require another +/- 500 meters of yarn to complete 3 squares, for squares made in the photo tutorial, included in the pdf pattern the following colors were used: Moss Green, Lilac, Light Purple, Petrol blue, Cream, I used a full skein ball of 50g of each color, Note some yarn was left over after completing 3 squares.

For the sunny Day Blanket Square the 4th large Flower square in this pattern, you will require another +/- 500 meters of yarn to complete 3 squares, for squares made in the photo tutorial, included in the pdf pattern the following colors were used: Egg Yellow, Bright Yellow, Tomato Red, Burnt Orange, Turquoise Blue, Cream and Moss Green I used a full skein ball of 50g of each color, Note some yarn was left over after completing 3 squares.

Yarn length required for the Small Flower Blanket Squares

This pattern requires 48 small crochet squares, for small squares are joined together into a larger square, which in turn is then joined to the large flower squares. Ensure that each side of a square has the required stitch count, according to the pattern instruction count, this will ensure that joining your squares will be simple and straightforward.

Small Crochet Flower square: The Humble African Daisy, with a twist.
Pattern requires 12 squares to be made from this flower square pattern, which requires about +/- 500 meters of yarn to complete the 12 squares.

Small Crochet Flower Square: African Cosmos Flower small blanket square.
Pattern requires 12 squares to be made from this flower square pattern, which requires about +/- 500 meters of yarn to complete the 12 squares.

Small Crochet Flower Square: Cape Daisy small blanket square.
Pattern requires 12 squares to be made from this flower square pattern, which requires about +/- 500 meters of yarn to complete the 12 squares.

Small Crochet Flower Square: Simple African Daisy small blanket square.
Pattern requires 12 squares to be made from this flower square pattern, which requires about +/- 500 meters of yarn to complete the 12 squares.

Tension I don't think tension is particularly important for this pattern, but I would suggest sticking to the same hook and yarn across all squares to ensure that all your squares match up.