This FREE crochet pattern has a bevy of richly textured popcorn stitches parading around a center flower in all their grandeur. Come join the popcorn parade and stitch up this textured beauty!
POPCORN PARADE AFGHAN SQUARE
Designed by Melinda Miller
SKILL LEVEL: Easy
FINISHED SIZE: 12” square
MATERIALS: 3 colors worsted weight yarn – labeled A, B, & C
Crochet hk size I / 5.5 mm; Tapestry needle.
ABBREVIATIONS:
Beg = beginning
Bet = between
Ch/s = chain/s
Dc= double crochet
Hdc = half double crochet
Hk = hook
Lp/s = loop/s
Rnd = round
Sc = single crochet
Sk = skip/skipped
Sl St = slip stitch
Sp/s = space/s
St/s = stitch/es
Tr = treble crochet
SPECIAL STITCHES:
Beginning Popcorn (begpc): Ch 3, work 4 dc in same st, drop lp off hk, insert hk into top ch-3, pick up dropped lp and draw through st, ch 1 tightly to secure st.. The ch-1 does not count as a st.
Popcorn (pc): Work 5 dc into same st, drop lp off hk, insert hk into first of these dc, pick up dropped lp and draw through, ch 1 tightly to secure st. The ch-1 does not count as a st.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Rnd 1: With A, ch 5, join to form a ring – OR – make a magic ring, ch 1, 12 sc in ring, join in first sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), dc in same st, 2 dc in each st around, join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. (24 dc)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in bet posts of same and next dc, [ch 3, sk next 3 dc, sc in bet posts of 3rd sk dc and next dc] around omitting last sc, join with sl st to beg sc. Finish off. (8 ch-3, 8 sc)
Rnd 4: Join B with sc to any sc, [(hdc, dc, 3 tr, dc, hdc) in next ch-3 sp, sc in next sc] around omitting last sc, join with sl st to beg sc. Finish off. (8 petals)
Rnd 5: Join C with sc to any middle tr, [ch 3, dc in next sc, ch 3, sc in middle tr of next petal] around omitting last sc, join with sl st to beg sc. (8 dc, 8 sc, 16 ch-3)
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in same st, [4 sc in next ch-3 sp, sk next dc, 4 sc in next ch-3 sp, sc in next sc] around omitting last sc, join with sl st to beg sc. (72 sc)
Rnd 7: Ch 4 (counts as tr), tr in same st, [dc in next 2 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, sc in next 7 sts, hdc in next 3 sts, dc in next 2 sts, 3 tr in next st] around omitting last 2 tr, tr in beg st, join with sl st to top of beg ch-4. (80 sts)
Rnd 8: Ch 5 (count as dc, ch 2), dc in same st – corner made, [ch 1, sk 1 st, (dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1 st) 9 times, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next tr – corner made] around omitting last corner, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-5. (11 dc per side, 10 ch-1 per side, 4 ch-2)
Rnd 9: Sl st into ch-2 sp, ch 5 (count as dc, ch 2), dc in same sp, [ch 1, (dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1) to next ch-2 sp. (dc, ch 2, dc) in ch-2 sp – corner made] around omitting last corner, join with sl st to 3rd ch of beg ch-5. (12 dc per side, 11 ch-1 per side, 4 ch-2)
Rnd 10: Ch 1, sc in same st, [(sc, hdc, sc) in next ch-2 sp for corner, place 1 sc in each dc and 1 sc in each ch-1 sp to next ch-2 sp] around, join with sl st to beg sc. Finish off. (104 sts)
Rnd 11: Join A with sl st to any corner hdc, (Begpc, ch 2, pc) in same st, [dc in next 3 sts, (pc in next st, dc in next 2 sts) 7 times, dc in next st, (pc, ch 2, pc) in corner hdc] around omitting last corner, join with sl st to top of Begpc. Finish off. (7 pc per side, 2 pc per corner)
Rnd 12: Join B with sl st to any corner ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same sp, [place 1 dc in top of each pc and 1 dc in each dc to next corner ch-2 sp, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in ch-2 sp] around, join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. (31 dc per side)
Rnd 13: Ch 3, place 1 dc in each dc around and (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in each corner ch-2 sp, join with sl st to top of beg ch-3. Finish off. (35 dc per side)
Weave in ends, block.
© 2022 Melinda Miller – All rights reserved
This is lovely! I've been eager to make something with the popcorn stitch and this is perfect. Thank you for so generously sharing the PDFs of your patterns.
Is is beautiful! I'm going to be making it for a CAL I found at http://www.lookatwhatimade.net
Thanks for posting the pattern for free!
Carrie
This is a lovely pattern, but, as someone commented in early September, there is an error in row 11 (the popcorn round) which, if you follow the pattern as written, causes you to have four DCs between the popcorns and to end up with five popcorns per side instead of eight.
I think round 11 should read:
Rnd. 11: Join color A with sl st to middle sc of 3 sc corner, ch 3, in same st work (1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc), dc
in next 2 sc, *popcorn in next sc, ch 1, dc in next 2 sc, rep from * to corner, in corner st work (2 dc, ch 2,
2 dc), rep pat around square, join with sl st to beg ch 3. Fasten off Color A.. (8 popcorns on each side)
I think you are right
Just be nice if it were corrected so we dont all have to figure it out but it is a nice pattern.
Just be nice if it were corrected so we dont all have to figure it out but it is a nice pattern.
Pattern is updated. Thanks for your patience!
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