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Flower Afghan (1951): vintage crochet pattern
An afghan of 672 small eight-petal flower motifs in 21 colours, each framed with a round of black chain loops and joined to its neighbour as it is finished. Each row of 32 motifs is one colour, and a black picot edge goes around the outside.
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| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Skill level | Easy |
| Yarn weight | Medium (#4) |
| Yardage | 3978–4420 yd (3637–4042 m) |
| Hook | 3.75 mm |
| Gauge | Each motif measures about 2¼ in (6 cm). |
| Finished size | 47 × 70 in (119 × 178 cm) |
| Time | about 3 hours |
Materials
- Worsted (#4) yarn. American Thread "Dawn" Knitting Worsted was a worsted-weight yarn; substitute any worsted yarn that matches the gauge.
- Colours: 22 oz Black and 3 oz each of 21 assorted colours.
- Original hook: bone crochet hook No. 4 or No. 5.
- Hook: Start with 3.75 mm (US F-5) and change size to match the gauge.
Yarn Kit & Substitution Options
This pattern calls for 4420 yards of weight #4 yarn. Select a suggested yarn to see required skeins and estimated cost:
Caron Simply Soft · 100% Acrylic
315 yds per skein · High-yield yardage, silky no-scratch texture
15 skeins required
approx. $$82.35 total
Abbreviations (US terms)
- chain
- single crochet
- treble crochet
- double crochet
- slip stitch
- yarn over
- stitch
- round
- repeat
Notes before you start
- Source: "Flower Afghan", Beautiful, Beautiful Afghans (Star Book No. 82), American Thread Company, 1951. Public domain in the USA.
- As printed — materials: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY “DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED, Article W 11 or W 15 or W 41 or W 42; 22 ozs. Black and 3 ozs. each of 21 Assorted Colors; Bone crochet hook No. 4 or No. 5. Gauge: Each motif measures about 2¼ inches..
- Modernisation note: The original is written in US terms; abbreviations were updated to modern style (s c → sc, d c → dc, tr c → tr, s d c → hdc). "Row" is written as "Rnd" where the work is in rounds.
- Modernisation note: "Cut yarn" is written as "fasten off"; "attach" is written as "join"; "yarn over" as "yo"; "skip" as "sk".
- Modernisation note: "8 s c in 2nd st from hook" is written as "8 sc in 2nd ch from hook".
- Modernisation note: "Next Row" for the petal round is written as "Next rnd".
- Modernisation note: The finishing step "Weave in all ends" is ours; the original ends with the edge.
- Modernisation note: Printed counts (8 petals, 672 motifs, 32 motifs per row) are kept from the original.
- Modernisation note: Metric conversions, the modern hook suggestion and the yardage estimate were added; they are not in the original.
- Modernisation note: Hook numbers from this period were not standardised to millimetres; the starting size given is a modern equivalent, and the gauge is what matters.
Row progress: 0 of 4 done (0%)
Flower motif
0 of 4 done- 672 motifs, 21 × 32, are required for the afghan.Mark row complete
- Flower: With any color ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook, join.Mark row complete
- Next rnd: Ch 4, 2 tr in same space, leaving last loop of each st on hook, yo and pull through all loops at one time, ch 4, sl st in same space, sl st in next sc, repeat from beginning 7 times (8 petals), fasten off.Mark row complete
- With Black, join in center of any petal, ch 5, sc in center of next petal, *ch 5, sl st in top of sc just made for picot (corner), ch 5, sc in next petal, ch 5, sc in next petal, repeat from * twice, ch 5, sl st in top of last sc just made, ch 5, join in 1st petal, fasten off.Mark row complete
Working on:
672 motifs, 21 × 32, are required for the afghan.
Continue this pattern
The rest of the Flower Afghan (1951) pattern is in the Vintage Afghans & Bedspreads
Still to come in the full pattern:
- Joining motifs
- Edge
- Finishing
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Frequently asked questions
Where is the Flower Afghan pattern from?
It was published as "Flower Afghan" in Beautiful, Beautiful Afghans (Star Book No. 82) by American Thread Company in 1951. The publication is in the public domain in the United States; this version is transcribed and modernised by crochetpatterns.io.
What yarn or thread do I need for the Flower Afghan?
medium (worsted) (#4) yarn. about 4,420 yd / 4,042 m (85 oz at ~52 yd/oz, typical of worsted-weight yarn — check your label)
What hook should I use?
Start with 3.75 mm (US F-5) and change size to match the gauge. Gauge: Each motif measures about 2¼ in (6 cm).
