12 inch Afghan Square Photo Tutorial Pane in My Dahlia

I was asked if I would be interested in designing a 12 inch afghan square to take part in a Crochet A Long (CAL) with  American Crochet.I was pretty excited, as this idea had been on my to-do list for a while after seeing so many beautiful blankets last year made by joining 12 inch squares.
I wanted something eye catching and this year I had a beautiful Dahlia outside my window, so I wanted to created something that represented the beautiful flower I saw every morning through my window pane.
However actually trying to get a flower into a Square was a little more challenging than I first thought, and I wanted to make this as elegant but EASY as possible to make.
SO here is the Aptly named ‘Pane in my Dahlia 12 inch afghan

square.  

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Double Knit (DK – 3)  5.00mm hook

If you find you have reached your 12 inches before the last round it is ok to finish here.
I used Red heart Bella (3 or Double knit) and REd heart Lisa Both are beautiful and soft with just the right amount of stretch.

Written in US terms.
Ch=Chain
Sc=Single Crochet
Dc=Double Crochet
Bpsc = Back Post Single Crochet
FPDC = Front Post Double Crochet
Written in US terms.
Ch=Chain
Sc=Single Crochet
Dc=Double Crochet
Bpsc = Back Post Single Crochet
FPDC = Front Post Double Crochet

Rnd 1: Ch 3, 12 dc into the 1st Chain of hook, slip to join top of Ch 3  (12 sts)

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Rnd 2: Ch 4,  (counts as 1 Dc Ch1)  *Dc, Ch1, in each stitch around *  repeat ** around, slip to join top of Ch
  (12 loops created)

Rnd 3:Ch 3, (counts as 1 Dc) *FPDC around previous rounds Dc,  Dc in loop* repeat ** around slip to join top of Ch 3 (12 FPDC, 12 dc created)

Rnd 4: Ch 3, (counts as 1Dc) 1Dc in next available space, FPDC, *1 dc either side of previous rounds double crochet, FPDC* Repeat around.  (Slip to join into space between the first 2 dc. to join )
(12 FPDC, 24 dc created),

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Rnd 5:  Ch 4, (counts as 1st Dc and Ch 1 1 of 1st V) dc, working in between the 2 dcs’ of each round, create *1dc, Ch 1, 1dc, FPDC* Slip to join into 1st V of rnd to join,
 (12 Vs, 12 FPDC)

 Rnd 6: Ch 3, (counts as 1st Dc, a) dc, Ch 1,  2 dc (1st Vst created) FPDC,  working in previous rounds Vs,  *2dc, Ch 1, 2dc,FPDC* Slip to join into 1st V of rnd to join,
 (12vs, 12 FPDC)

Rnd 7:  Ch 3, (counts as 1st Dc, ) 2 dc, Ch 1,  3 dc (1st Vst created),FPDC,  working in previous rounds Vs,  * 3 dc, Ch 1, 3 dc, FPDC* Slip to join into 1st V of rnd to join, (12vs, 12 FPDC)

Rnd 8: Ch 3, (counts as 1st Dc, and Ch 1 of 1st V)  3 dc, Ch 1,  4 dc,FPDC (1st Vst created),  working in previous rounds Vs,  *4 dc, Ch 1, 4 dc,FPDC* Slip to join into 1st V of rnd to join, (12vs, 12 FPDC)

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Flip your work over to wrong side, bring your working loop to work around the WS

Rnd 9:  *Ch 5, sc around the post of previous rounds FPDC*.  Repeat around, slip to join to 1st Ch of round (12 loops now created)

Flip your work over and continue working Right Side.

Rnd10:  Ch 1, [*5 sc in loop*, * repeat 3 times, Ch 3, (corner created) ] repeat [ ] around. slip to join Ch 1.   (60 sc and 4 x Ch3 for corners)

Rnd 11: *Ch 2, Dc in each stitch until corner, [2Dc, Ch 2, 2Dc in corner]*  repeat **around, slip to join (76 dc, 4 Ch2 corners)

(change color here)
Rnd 12: Ch2, *Dc in each stich around, [2dc, ch2, 2Dc in each corner]* Repeat ** around slip to join,  (92 Dc, 4 Ch2)

Rnd 13: Ch 4 (counts as 1st sc, Ch3 loop)* skip 1 stitch, sc, Ch3* repeat 12 loops along side to corner, [sc, Ch3, sc  IN corner,] Ch3 skip 1 stitch repeat  ** around. slip to join into 1st chain of beginning Ch4. (48 chain loops and 4 chain loop corners)

Rnd 14: Ch5 (counts as 1st sc, ch4 loop)* skip 1 stitch, sc, Ch4* repeat 13 loops along side to corner, [sc, Ch4, sc  IN corner, ] Ch4 skip 1 stitch repeat ** around , slip to join into 1st Chain of beginning Ch4. (52 Ch loops and 4 x Ch loops at corners)

Rnd 15: Slip into 1st loop Ch3 (counts as 1st Dc) dc in same space, *2dc in next loop space and every loop space until corner [2dc, ch4, 2dc in corner]* repeat ** around.
(30dc along each side, and 4 x ch 4 at corners ) slip to join.

Rnd 16:  Ch1, (Back Post Single Crochet, in each stitch along sides, ch 4 {Corner} * slip to join.
(30 bpsc along each side, 4x ch4 at corners)

(change color)

Rnd 17: Ch2, *dc in each stitch until corner [2dc, ch4, 2dc in corners] * Repeat around, slip to join.  (34 dc along each side 4 x ch4 at corners)

(Change color)

Rnd 18:  Ch1, single crochet in every stitch around, making 3sc in each corner loop. slip to join.

 Rnd 19: Ch2, *back post double crochet, (bpdc) in each stitch until 2nd single crochet of 3sc,  in loop of previous round, ch1, bpdc around next stitch, ch1,  * repeat ** around.  slip to join.

Rnd 20: ch2, *dc in each stitch, until ch1 of precious round work [2dc ch1, ch1, 2dc] for corners * Repeat around. Fasten off.  (40 dc along each  side = 160 dc  with 4 x ch1 at corners)

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