This afghan square is started in one corner and worked to the other corner, in a combination of double crochet and v-stitches that form the double line design. Photo of 16 Joined Squares
Materials: any worsted weight yarn, US size H hook
Special Stitch: v-stitch = (dc, ch 1, dc) all in one same place. Instruction Link: V-Stitch How-To
Abbreviations: ch = chain, chs = chains, dc = double crochet, ea = each, sc = single crochet, st = stitch, sts = stitches
Starting Chain: Leaving a length to weave in later, chain 2.
Pattern Note: Turn at the end of each row (rows are worked along two sides of the square).
Row 1: 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook.
Row 2: ch 1, sc in first sc, ch 2, sc in last sc.
Row 3: ch 1, sc in first sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 space, sc in last sc.
Rows 4 - 7: ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in ea sc until you reach ch-2 space, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 space, sc in ea sc to end of row.
Row 8: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in ea of next 5 sc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in ch-2 space, dc in ea of next 6 sc.
Row 9: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next dc, skip next dc, v-st in next dc, skip next dc, dc in ea of next 2 dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 space, dc in ea of next 2 dc, skip next dc, v-st in next dc, skip next dc, dc in ea of last 2 dc.
Row 10: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next dc, skip next dc of v-st, v-st in center of v-st, skip next dc of v-st, skip next dc, v-st in next dc, skip next dc, dc in next dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 space, dc in next dc, skip next dc, v-st in next dc, skip next dc, skip next dc of v-st, v-st in center of v-st, skip next dc of v-st, dc in next dc, dc in top of the ch-3 at the end of the row.
Row 11: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next dc, (skip next dc of v-st, v-st in center of v-st, skip next dc of v-st) twice, skip next dc, v-st in next dc, skip next dc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 space, skip next dc, v-st in next dc, skip next dc,
(skip next dc of v-st, v-st in center of v-st, skip next dc of v-st) twice, dc in next dc, dc in top of the ch-3 at the end of the row.
Row 12: ch 1, sc in ea of first 3 dc, (sc in ch-1 sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc) twice, sc in ch-1 sp, sc in ea of next 3 dc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 corner sp, sc in ea of next 3 dc, (sc in ch-1 sp, sc in ea of next 2 dc) 3 times, sc in the top of the ch-3 at the end of the row.
Row 13: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next sc, (skip next sc, v-st in next sc, skip next sc, dc in ea of next 3 sc) twice, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 space, (dc in ea of next 3 sc, skip next sc, v-st in next sc, skip next sc) twice, dc in ea of last 2 sc.
Rows 14 - 18: ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in next dc, skip next dc of v-st, v-st in center of v-st, skip next dc of v-st, dc in ea of next 3 dc, skip next dc of v-st, v-st in center of v-st, skip next dc of v-st, dc in ea dc until you reach the ch-2 corner,
(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 space, dc in ea dc until you reach the next v-st, skip next dc of v-st, v-st in center of v-st, skip next dc of v-st, dc in ea of next 3 dc, skip next dc of v-st, v-st in center of v-st, skip next dc of v-st, dc in next dc, dc in top of the ch-3 at the end of the row.
Outside Round: Work a round of single crochet all the way around the four sides, as follows:
ch 1, working down the side of the square -
2 sc around ea dc post on end of ea row and sc
in the end of ea sc row down this side of the square, ch 2 for corner,
sc in the end of ea sc row and 2 sc around ea dc post on end of ea row along this next
side of the square, ch 2 for corner, along next two sides of the square:
sc in ea dc and also sc in the ch-1 in the center of ea v-st, with (sc, ch 1, sc) in the
ch-2 corner between these last two sides. At end, sl st in first sc of this round. End off. Weave in ends.
