Let’s begin our Peacock Plumes Afghan. If you’re just joining the CAL, check out this post to find out all the information you need to crochet along with us!
Today I present to you Part 1 of the Peacock Plumes Afghan CAL. Enjoy!
Peacocks are beautiful birds. They’re famous for their impressive tail feathers that open up to create one of the most stunning displays in the animal kingdom.
There is a lot more to peacocks than their tail feathers, however. If you look at the head of a peacock, you’ll see small bumps on top and a small cluster of feathers sticking up. The bumps are the crown, and the stiff feathers sticking up are called a crest.
When peacocks are shaking their tail feathers to attract a mate, it’s believed that they are also vibrating their crest feathers.
Part 1 of the Peacock Plumes Afghan represents the Crown and Crest of the peacock.
Written in US terms.
ABBREVIATIONS:
BL = back loop
Beg = beginning
Ch/s = chain/s
Dc = double crochet
FL = front loop
Hdc = half double crochet
Hk = hook
Lp/s = loop/s
Rem = remains
Sc = single crochet
Sk = skip/skipped
Sl st = slip stitch
Sp/s = space/s
St/s = stitch/es
Tog = together
Tr = treble crochet
Yo = yarn over
HOOK: Crochet hook size H / 5.0mm
FINISHED SIZE: 12” Diameter
SPECIAL STITCHES:
Bead St: Insert hk into sc just made and pull up a lp, (yo and draw through 1 lp) 3 times (2 lps on hk), yo and draw through 2 lps on hk.
Begpc (beginning popcorn): Ch 3, 4 dc in same st, drop lp from hk, insert hk from front to back through 3rd ch of beg ch-3, place dropped lp on hk and pull through.
Pc (popcorn): Work 5 dc in same st, drop lp from hk, insert hk from front to back through top of first st made, place dropped lp on hk and pull through st.
VIDEO TUTORIALS:
Right Hand
Left Hand
INSTRUCTIONS
Note: Rather than cutting yarn after each round of Rnds 1 – 5, another option is to carry it up the WS to reduce ends to weave.
Rnd 1: With A ch 4, join with sl st to form a ring – or make a magic ring, ch 1, 12 hdc in ring, join with sl st to first hdc. Finish off. (12 hdc)
Rnd 2: Join B with sc to any hdc, Bead St in same st, (sc, Bead St) in each hdc around, join with sl st to first sc. Finish off. (12 sc, 12 Bead St)
Rnd 3: Join A with sl st to any sc, ch 1, hdc in same st and in each st around, join with sl st to first hdc. Finish off. (24 hdc)
Rnd 4: Rep Rnd 2. Finish off. (24 sc, 24 Bead St)
Rnd 5: Rep Rnd 3. Finish off. (48 hdc)
Rnd 6: Join B with sc to any st, Bead St in next st, [sc in next st, Bead St in next st] around, join with sl st to first sc. (24 sc, 24 Bead St)
Rnd 7: Ch 1, Bead St in same st, sc in next Bead st, [Bead St in next sc, sc in next Bead st] around, join with sl st to first Bead St. (24 sc, 24 Bead St)
Rnd 8: Ch 1, 2 sc in same Bead st, Bead St in next sc, [2 sc in next Bead St, Bead St in next sc] around, join with sl st to first sc. (48 sc, 24 Bead St)
Rnd 9: Ch 1, sc in same st, Bead St in next st, [sc in next st, Bead St in next st] around, join with sl st to first sc. (36 sc, 36 Bead St)
Rnd 10: Rep Rnd 7. Finish off. (36 sc, 36 Bead St)
Rnd 11: Working in FL this Rnd, join A with sl st to any st, ch 4 (counts as tr), work 1 tr in each st around, join with sl st to BL of ch-4. (72 tr)
Rnd 12: Fold over the tr to WS, working behind Rnd 11 sts and into BL of Rnd 10, ch 1, insert hk into BL of same tr and sc in BL of Rnd 10 sc behind it, [insert hk into BL of next tr and sc into BL of next sc on Rnd 10] around, join with sl st to BL of first sc. Finish off. (72 sc)
Rnd 13: Working in FL of Rnd 12, join B with sc to any sc, [ch 7, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc, loosely ch 11, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc] around omitting last sc, join with sl st to first sc. Finish off. (12 ch-7, 12 ch-11, 24 sc)
Note: The ch-3 at beg of Rnds count as a dc.
Rnd 14: Working in BL of Rnd 12 and behind the ch-lps, join C with sl st to same sc as Rnd 13 join, ch 3, dc in same st, dc in next 2 sc, [2 dc in next sc, dc in next 2 sc] around, join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. (96 dc)
Rnd 15: Ch 1, hdc in same and each st around, join with sl st to first hdc. (96 hdc)
Rnd 16: Ch 1, sc in same st, sc in next 2 sts, [change to B in last yo, yo and insert hk under ch-7 lp and into next sc and work a PC, change to C in last yo of PC, carry color B and st over it, sc in next 7 sts] around omitting last 3 sc, join with sl st to first sc. Finish off B, cont with C. (12 PC, 84 sc)
Rnd 17: Ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, [2 dc in top of next PC, dc in next 7 sts] around omitting last 3 dc, join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. (108 dc)
Rnd 18: Ch 1, hdc in same st, hdc in next 3 sts, [2 hdc in next st, hdc in next 8 sts] around omitting last 4 hdc, join with sl st to first hdc. Remove C from hk and drop to WS to pick up on next Rnd. (120 hdc)
Rnd 19: Insert hk under ch-11 lp and into same st as join, join B with sl st, working over the ch-11 lp and into join, make a BegPC, [change to C in last yo of PC, carry color B and st over it, sc in next 9 sts, change to B in last yo of last sc, work a PC by inserting hk under next ch-11 lp and into next st,] around, omitting last PC, join with sl st to top of BegPC. Finish off B, cont with C. (12 PC, 108 sc)
Rnd 20: Ch 1, hdc in same st (top of PC), [hdc in next 8 sts, 2 hdc in next st, hdc in top of next PC] around omitting last hdc, join with sl st to first hdc. (132 hdc)
Rnd 21: Ch 1, sc in same and each st around, join with sl st to first sc. Finish off C. (132 sc)
Rnd 22: With A, rep Rnd 11. (132 tr)
Rnd 23: Cont with A and rep Rnd 12. Finish off. (132 sc)
NEXT INSTALLMENT ON 09/28/2022.
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