Weekend Weather Afghan

The weather right now is so changeable – warm one minute, cool the next, and then a thunderstorm, hail, snow, or a couple tornadoes just to keep things interesting… all in a weekend. And that’s what inspired the Weekend Weather Afghan!

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Changing from gray, to green, to bright sunny blue, the Weekend Weather Afghan reflects the ever changing skies of Spring – and you can make it in just one weekend! This is the fastest afghan I’ve ever made, and it’s stretchy, soft and cozy – and I already have two kids fighting over it. Good thing it’s so fast!

Weekend Weather Afghan

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• US – S, 19.00 mm hook
• 16 balls Lion Brand Color Clouds (Super Bulky; 100% acrylic; 55 yds/50 m; 3.53 oz)
  Color A: Smoky Grey – 6 balls
  Color B: Fortune Tellers Teal – 5 balls
  Color C: Alchemists Aqua – 5 balls
  This yarn has been discontinued. Recommended Substitute: Lion Brand Touch of Alpaca Thick and Quick
• Gauge: 4 stitch repeats x 7 rows = 8″
• Finished Size: approximately 50″ x 60″ (very stretchy!)
• Want to change the size? Start with any multiple of 2 sts

Special Stitches:

Hhdc (Herringbone Half Double Crochet): Click here for a video tutorial
Yarn over and insert hook in indicated stitch, yo and pull up a loop, then pull this loop through the next loop on the hook (2 loops remain on hook), yo and pull through the last 2 loops on the hook.
Twisted sc (Twisted Single Crochet): Click here for a video tutorial
Insert hook in indicated stitch, yo and pull up a loop, with 2 loops on hook spin hook 1 complete turn (counterclockwise if right handed, clockwise if left handed), yo and pull through both loops.

Instructions

Row 1: With Color A, ch 50, skip the ch closest to the hook, hhdc in next ch, *ch 1, skip next ch, hhdc in next ch; repeat from * to end, turn. (25 hhdc)

Row 2: Ch 1, hhdc in 1st st, hhdc in next ch-1 sp, *ch 1, skip next st, hhdc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * until 1 st remains, hhdc in last st, turn. (26 hhdc)

Row 3: Ch 1, hhdc in 1st st, *ch 1, skip next st, hhdc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * to end, turn. (25 hhdc)

Rows 4 and 5: Repeat Rows 2 and 3.

Row 6: Repeat Row 2, break yarn and finish off.

Row 7: With Color B, join to 1st st and Repeat Row 3.

Rows 8 – 11: Repeat Rows 2 and 3.

Row 12: Repeat Row 2, break yarn and finish off.

Rows 13 – 18: With Color C, repeat Rows 7 – 12.

Rows 19 – 54: Cycling through Colors A, B, and C, repeat Rows 7 – 12 six times. At the end of Row 54, there will be 3 stripes of each color.

Edging:

Edging Round 1: With Color A, join to any stitch of the blanket, ch 1, sc evenly around, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner; break yarn and finish off.

Round 2: With Color B, join to any stitch of the blanket, ch 1, sc in each st around, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch-2 sp; break yarn and finish off.

Round 3: With Color C, join to any stitch of the blanket, ch 1, twisted sc in each st around, working (twisted sc, ch 2, twisted sc) in each corner ch-2 sp; break yarn and finish off.

And that’s a blanket! I made it in a weekend, and that’s including design time, so I know you can too! The Weekend Weather Afghan is perfect for a quick gift with big impact. It’s a great pattern to zone out with, and a cozy blanket to cuddle up with. I hope you enjoy this free speedy crochet blanket pattern!

The Fine Print

Written pattern copyright Tamara Kelly 2016, all rights reserved. Please do not reprint or repost this pattern. Please do link to this page to share this pattern with others. If you wish to make items for sale from this pattern, or translate it to another language, please visit the About page for details. Thank you to Lion Brand Yarn for providing the yarn for this pattern!