Crochet square for afghans, baby blankets

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Materials:

Medium worsted weight yarn 

3.5 mm crochet hook

Yarn needle

Abbreviations/Stitches Used:

** - Repeat instructions between asterisks as many times as directed

[ ] - Repeat instructions within brackets as a set as many times as directed

st/sts - stitch/stitches

sl st - slip stitch

sc - single crochet

dc - double crochet

tr - treble

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Instruction

Ch 6, join with a sl st to 1^st ch to form a ring.

Round 1: Ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc into ring, ch 3, repeat [3 dc, ch 3] 3 times into ring. Join with a sl st to top of ch 3.

Round 2: Ch 3, dc in next 2 dc, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space, **dc in next 3 dc, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space** Repeat from ** to ** around. Join with a sl st to 1^st st.

Round 3: Sl st in next dc, ch 6, skip next dc, dc in next 2 dc, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space, **dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, skip next dc, tr in next dc, ch 2, skip next dc, dc in next 2 dc, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space** Repeat from ** to ** around, dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, join with a sl st to the 4^th ch.

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in ch-2 space, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space, **dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, sc in ch-2 space, sc in tr, sc in next ch-2 space, ch 2, skip 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space** Repeat from ** to ** around, dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, sc in ch-2 space, sl st in ch 1.

Round 5: Ch 1, sc in sc, sc in ch-2 space, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space, **dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, sc in ch-2 space, sc in 3 sc, sc in next ch-2 space, ch 2, skip 2 dc, dc in next 2 dc, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space** Repeat from ** to ** around, dc in next 2 dc, ch 2, sc in ch-2 space, sc in sc, sl st in ch 1.

Round 6: Ch 1, sc in sc, ch 2, 2 dc in ch-2 space, dc in next 4 dc, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space, **dc in next 4 dc, 2 dc in ch-2 space, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next 3 sc, ch 2, 2 dc in ch-2 space, dc in next 4 dc, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space** Repeat from ** to ** around, dc in next 4 dc, 2 dc in ch-2 space, ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next sc, sl st in ch 1.

Round 7: Ch 5 (counts as tr + ch 1), 2 dc in ch-2 space, dc in next 8 dc, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space, **dc in next 8 dc, 2 dc in ch-2 space, ch 1, skip next sc, tr in next sc, ch 1, 2 dc in ch-2 space, dc in next 8 dc, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space** Repeat from ** to ** around, dc in next 8 dc, 2 dc in ch-2 space, ch 1, sl st in 4^th ch.

Round 8: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in ch-1 space, dc in next 12 dc, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space, **dc in next 12 dc, dc in ch-1 space, dc in tr, dc in next ch-1 space, dc in next 12 dc, [2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc] in ch-3 space** Repeat from ** to ** around, dc in next 12 dc, dc in ch-1 space, sl st in the 3rd ch. Fasten off. Block the square.