Tropical Delight: Design by Susan Stevens of Eastlake, Ohio
Tropical Delight: Design by Susan Stevens of Eastlake, Ohio
Tropical Delight: Design by Susan Stevens of Eastlake, Ohio
Delight
Featuring
a
basic
granny-‐square
design
embellished
with
a
unique
popcorn
stitch,
this
colorful
afghan
will
warm
your
heart
and
your
home.
Cuddle
up
with
it
on
a
chilly
winter
afternoon
and
dream
about
a
tropical-‐island
getaway.
Design
by
Susan
Stevens
of
Eastlake,
Ohio
Materials
• 3-‐ply
sport
weight
yarn
o White
(21
oz,
1,782
yds)
o Light
Yellow
(14
oz,
1,188
yds)
o Mint
(14
oz,
1,188
yds)
o Pink
(14
oz,
1,188
yds)
o Sky
Blue
(14
oz,
1,188
yds)
• Crochet
hook,
size
F-‐5
(3.75
mm)
or
size
to
obtain
gauge
• Tapestry
needle
Afghan
Finished
Size
Afghan
Gauge
Approx
39”
x
53”
One
square
=
7”
x
7”
Note:
Be
sure
to
check
the
size
of
the
finished
square.
The
square
is
worked
tightly.
If
the
square
is
too
large,
it
will
spoil
the
desired
look
and
you
will
have
insufficient
yarn.
Stitch
Guide
Tr
tr
(triple
treble):
Yo
hook
4
times,
insert
hook
into
st,
yo
and
pull
up
lp,
yo
and
draw
through
2
lps
at
a
time
until
only
1
lp
remains
on
hook.
FPSlst
(front
post
slip
stitch):
Sl
st
around
top
of
pc.
FPsc
(front
post
single
crochet):
Sc
around
top
of
pc.
FPdc
(front
post
double
crochet):
Dc
around
top
of
pc
or
around
post
of
specified
st
(Fig.
1).
FPtr
(front
post
treble
crochet):
Tr
around
post
of
specified
st.
Shaped
Popcorns
Note:
Work
multiple
sts
in
first
sc,
as
in
Fig.
2
or
into
base
of
first
tr,
as
in
Fig
3.
Then
remove
hook
and
insert
into
both
lps
of
specified
st.
Catch
lp
of
last
st
worked
and
pull
through.
Pc
made.
beg-‐sh-‐pc
(beginning
shaped
popcorn):
Sc,
ch
3
into
st
or
rig
specified.
3
dc
into
sc,
as
in
Fig.
3.
Remove
hook,
insert
into
third
ch
worked,
finish
pc.
sh-‐pc-‐A
(shaped
popcorn
A):
Tr
into
st
or
ring
specified.
3
dc
into
base
of
tr,
as
in
Fig
3.
Remove
hook,
insert
into
both
lps
of
first
tr
worked
(Fig.
4),
finish
pc.
sh-‐pc-‐B
(shaped
popcorn
B):
Tr
into
st
specified.
2
dc,
ch
1
into
base
of
tr,
as
shown
in
Fig.
3.
Remove
hook,
insert
hook
into
both
lps
of
first
tr
worked
(Fig.
4),
finish
pc.
sh-‐pc-‐C
(shaped
popcorn
C):
Tr
into
st
specified.
2
dc
into
base
of
tr
as
shown
in
Fig.
3.
Remove
hook,
insert
hook
into
both
lps
of
first
tr
worked
(Fig.
4),
finish
pc.
Note:
Around
beg
sc:
ch
1,
or
ch
1,
sc;
the
ch-‐1
always
counts
as
a
dc.
These
sts
mimic
the
post
of
a
double
crochet.
When
the
end
of
a
rnd
is
joined,
always
join
as
specified
for
that
rnd
into
the
next
(second)
dc
for
invisible
joining.
hdc
(half
double
crochet):
Yo
and
insert
hook
where
indicated,
catch
yarn
and
draw
a
lp
through
the
ch
(3
lps
on
hook),
yo
and
draw
a
lp
through
all
3
lps
to
complete
st.
Fig.
5:
Work
in
front
of
petal
in
the
same
dc
as
two
prevous
rnds.
Insert
hook
behind
st,
come
to
front
in
center
of
st.
Yo,
pull
through
lp
on
hook,
Sl
st
made.
Insert
hook
back
through
center
of
st
again.
Come
to
front,
left
of
st.
Yo,
pull
through
lp
on
hook,
Sl
st
made.
Directions
Square
(Make
35)
With
Light
Yellow,
ch
4,
join
with
Sl
st
to
first
ch
to
form
a
ring.
• Rnd
1:
Work
beg-‐sh-‐pc
in
ring,
ch
3,
(sh-‐pc-‐A
in
ring,
ch
3)
7
times.
Join
with
Sl
st
in
third
ch
of
beg
pc.
(8
pc)
Fasten
off
leaving
a
4”
tail
for
weaving.
• Rnd
2:
Note:
Rnd
2
contains
8
overlapping
petals,
each
worked
across
3
sps.
o Petal
1:
With
White,
join
with
Sl
st
in
any
ch-‐3
sp,
ch
5,
turn
work
to
WS.
(Sl
st,
ch
3)
in
the
next
ch-‐3
sp
(note:
ch
3
doesn’t
count
as
dc).
Turn
work
to
RS.
Work
10
dc
in
ch-‐5
sp,
ch
1.
Sl
st
in
next
ch-‐3
sp.
o Petals
2-‐6:
Ch
5,
turn
work
to
WS,
Sl
st
to
the
left
of
previous
Sl
st
in
next
ch-‐3
sp,
ch
3,
turn
work
to
RS.
Work
10
dc
in
ch-‐5
sp,
ch
1,
Sl
st
in
next
ch-‐3
sp.
o Petal
7:
Ch
5,
turn
work
to
WS.
Sl
st
to
the
left
of
previous
Sl
st
in
next
ch-‐3
sp,
ch
3,
turn
work
to
RS.
Work
10
dc
in
ch-‐5
sp,
ch
1.
Working
in
front
of
first
petal
made,
Sl
st
to
the
left
of
Sl
st
in
next
ch-‐3
sp.
o Petal
8:
Ch
5,
turn
work
to
WS,
Sl
st
to
the
left
of
Sl
st
in
next
ch-‐3
sp,
ch
3,
turn
work
to
RS.
Work
10
dc
in
ch-‐5
sp,
ch
1.
Working
in
front
of
first
petal
made,
Sl
st
into
post
of
first
Sl
st
of
second
petal
made.
• Rnd
3:
Pull
eighth
petal
forward.
Working
to
the
right
(backward),
ch
3,
Sl
st
around
base
of
ch-‐3
of
first
petal
made.
Ch
3,
return
petal
to
normal
position,
Sl
st
in
BLO
oof
sixth
dc
(fifth
from
the
left)
of
eighth
petal
made.
o Note:
The
ch-‐3
at
beg
of
each
petal
doesn’t
count
as
a
dc.
(Ch
7,
Sl
st
in
the
first
dc
of
same
petal.
Ch
5,
Sl
st
in
BLO
of
sixth
dc
in
next
petal)
7
times,
ch
7,
Sl
st
in
first
dc
of
same
petal,
ch
5,
Sl
st
in
beg
Sl
st
of
Petal
8
• Rnd
4:
Sc
over
joining
Sl
st.
Work
in
front
of
and
sk
ch-‐7
lps
between
petals.
[(Sc,
9
dc,
sc)
in
next
ch-‐5
sp]
8
times.
Join
with
Sl
st
in
first
sc
made.
• Rnd
5:
Sl
st
in
sp
between
the
2
sc,
sk
sc,
Sl
st
in
each
9
dc,
and
in
each
sc
around.
Join
with
Sl
st
in
first
Sl
st
made
as
in
Fig.
6.
Fasten
off.
• Rnd
6:
Note:
Ignore
all
Sl
sts
of
Rnd
5.
Only
work
into
middle
(fifth)
dc
of
each
Rnd-‐4
petal
and
into
center
(fourth)
ch
of
skipped
ch-‐7
lps
(same
sts
are
used
on
Rnds
7
and
8).
With
Mint,
(Sl
st
in
BLO
of
middle
dc
of
petal,
ch
2,
sh-‐pc-‐B
in
center
ch
of
ch-‐7
lp.
Ch
3,
Sl
st
in
same
center
ch
of
ch-‐7
lp.
Ch
4,
sh-‐pc-‐C
in
same
center
ch
of
ch-‐7
lp,
ch
2)
8
times.
Join
with
Sl
st
in
first
Sl
st
made.
Fasten
off.
• Rnd
7:
Note:
Work
over
Sl
sts
of
Rnd
6.
With
Pink
and
slipknot
on
hook,
(sc
in
center
dc
of
petal,
ch
2,
FPSlst
tightly
around
the
top
of
next
pc,
ch
2,
sh-‐pc-‐A
into
center
ch
of
ch-‐7
lp,
ch
3,
sh-‐pc-‐A
into
same
center
ch
of
ch-‐7
lp,
ch
2,
FPSlst
tightly
around
top
of
next
pc,
ch
2)
8
times.
Join
with
Sl
st
in
first
sc
made.
Fasten
off.
• Rnd
8:
With
White
and
slipknot
on
hook
[work
2
Sl
sts
into
center
dc
of
Rnd-‐4
petal,
as
in
Fig.
5.
Ch
1,
FPdc
around
top
of
next
pc
in
front
of
and
hiding
Rnd-‐7
FPSlst,
5
dc
in
next
ch-‐2
sp,
FPsc
around
top
of
next
pc,
(3
dc,
ch
1,
3
dc)
in
next
ch-‐3
sp
(center
shell
made),
Fpsc
around
next
pc,
5
dc
in
next
ch-‐2
sp,
FPdc
around
next
pc,
ch
1]
8
times.
Cut
yarn.
Fasten
off
and
join
in
first
Sl
st
made,
as
in
Fig.
6.
• Rnd
9:
Note:
Work
behind
Rnd
8
down
into
Rnd
7.
Use
sp
between
sts
to
work
around
the
ch-‐2
sps
in
Rnd
7.
With
Mint
and
slipknot
on
hook,
[sc
into
sp
between
FPsc
and
dc
just
after
Rnd-‐8
center
shell,
ch
2,
sk
next
5
dc
and
FPdc,
dc
in
Rnd-‐7
sc
(hidden
behind
next
2
Sl
sts),
ch
2,
sk
ch-‐1,
FPdc
and
5
dc,
sc
in
sp
before
next
FPsc,
ch
2,
dc
after
next
FPsc,
ch
2
(3
Tr
tr,
ch
3,
3
Tr
tr,
ch
2)
in
next
Rnd-‐7
sc,
dc
before
next
Fpsc,
ch
2]
around.
Join
with
Sl
st
in
first
sc
made.
• Rnd
10:
(Ch
1,
sc,
ch
1)
in
same
st
as
joining,
[2
dc
in
next
ch-‐2
sp,
dc
in
next
dc,
2
dc
in
next
ch-‐2
sp,
(dc
in
next
st,
dc
in
next
sp)
twice,
(FPtr
around
next
Tr
tr,
dc
in
sp
between
Tr
tr)
twice,
FPtr
around
next
Tr
tr,
(2
dc,
ch
2,
2
dc)
in
corner
sp,
(FPtr
around
next
Tr
tr,
dc
in
next
sp)
3
times,
dc
in
next
dc,
dc
in
next
sp,
dc
in
next
sc]
around
but
omit
dc
at
end
of
last
rep.
Cut
yarn.
Fasten
off
and
join
in
first
st,
as
in
Fig.
6.
(27
sts
along
each
side,
not
counting
corner
chs)
• Rnd
11:
With
Sky
Blue
ad
slipknot
on
hook,
sc
in
last
dc
of
any
side
of
square
(just
before
corner
chs),
ch
1,
*
(2
dc,
ch
2,
2
dc)
in
corner
sp,
sk
1
dc,
dc
in
next
dc,
dc
in
next
tr,
FPdc
around
same
tr,
dc
in
next
dc,
(FPdc
around
next
tr,
dc
in
next
dc)
twice.
The
next
dc
is
worked
through
2
sts
at
once.
Yo
and
slip
hook
through
BLO
of
ch
and
in
Rnd-‐8
center
shell
and
then
through
BLO
of
next
dc,
pull
lp
through
both
sts
and
finish
dc.
Dc
in
next
9
dc.
Dc
through
both
sts
as
before
(Dc
in
next
dc,
FPdc
around
next
tr)
3
times,
dc
in
next
2
dc;
rep
from
*
around,
omitting
dc
at
end
of
last
rep.
Join
with
Sl
st
to
second
dc
made
(1
sts
along
each
side)
• Rnd
12:
Sl
st
in
each
st
around,
working
2
Sl
sts
inside
sps
at
corners.
Cut
yarn.
Fasten
off
and
join
in
first
Sl
st
made,
as
in
Fig.
6.
• Rnd
13:
Note:
Ignore
all
Rnd-‐12
Sl
sts.
Work
in
Rnd-‐11
dcs.
With
Pink
and
slipknot
on
hook,
sc
in
next-‐to-‐
last
dc
of
any
side
(counts
as
hdc).
Hdc
in
next
dc,
(2
hdc,
ch
2,
2
hdc
over
both
chs
of
corner,
sk
first
dc
of
next
side,
hdc
in
each
dc
across
to
corner)
rep
around.
Cut
yarn.
Fasten
off
and
join
in
second
hdc
made,
as
in
Fig.
6.
(34
hdc
along
each
side)
• Rnd
14:
With
Light
Yellow
and
slipknot
on
hook,
sc
in
next-‐to-‐last
hdc
of
any
side
(counts
as
hdc),
*
(2
hdc,
ch
2,
2
hdc)
in
corner
sp,
sk
first
hdc
of
next
side,
working
in
BLO,
hdc
in
each
hdc
across
to
corner,
rep
from
*
around.
Cut
yarn.
Fasten
off
and
join
in
second
hdc
made,
as
in
Fig.
6.
(37
hdc
along
each
side)
Joining
Squares
Lay
2
squares
side
by
side
with
RS
facing
up.
Always
begin
in
the
right
square
and
end
in
the
left
square,
keeping
the
yarn
between
both
squares.
Always
work
sts
with
the
hook
going
from
the
front
to
the
back
through
both
lps
of
hdcs
and
through
corner
ch-‐sps
from
front
to
back.
With
slipknot
on
hook,
Sl
st
in
corner
sp
of
right
square,
Sl
st
in
corner
sp
of
left
square,
ch
3,
3
dc
in
first
ch
of
ch-‐3,
remove
hook,
insert
hook
into
third
ch,
catch
lp
of
last
st
worked
and
pull
through
(joining
pc
made).
Sl
st
in
right
square
corner
sp,
Sl
st
in
left
square
corner
sp.
Do
not
cut
yarn.
Add
2
more
squares
and
rep
same
joining
process
until
2
rows
of
5
squares
and
rep
same
joining
process
until
2
rows
of
5
squares
are
joined.
Add
squares
until
7
rows
are
attached.
Rep
joining
process
to
join
the
rest
of
the
squares.
Work
in
front
of
existing
join
at
corners.
Faster
off.
Sl
st
Rnd:
With
Light
Yellow,
join
with
Sl
st
in
last
hdc
before
any
corner
of
afghan,
(Sl
st
into
next
2
corner
chs,
*
Sl
st
in
each
hdc
of
next
side
across
to
square
joining,
sc
in
next
sp,
FPsc
around
top
of
next
pc,
sc
in
next
sp;
rep
from
*
across
to
next
corner)
rep
around.
Border
• Rnd
1:
Note:
Ignore
last
Sl
st
Rnd
of
afghan.
Work
in
top
of
hdc
from
Rnd
14
of
each
square.
There
should
be
a
SL
st
worked
in
the
last
hdc
before
and
in
the
second
hdc
after
each
square
joining
and
each
corner
sp.
With
White,
beg
at
left
of
afghan
corner,
Sl
st
in
the
last
hdc
to
the
right
of
first
square
joining,
ch
5,
(*
sk
next
4
sts,
Sl
st
in
next
hdc,
ch
5;
rep
from
*
across
to
corner.
Sk
next
2
corner
chs
and
first
hds.
Sl
st
in
second
hdc
of
next
side)
rep
around.
• Rnd
2:
Ch
1,
sc,
ch
1,
9
dc
in
next
ch-‐5
sp.
Sk
next
ch-‐5,
keeping
skipped
ch-‐5
behind
work.
Sl
st
down
into
third
hdc
of
last
hdc
rnd
of
afghan.
(*
11
dc
in
enxt
ch-‐5
sp,
sk
next
ch-‐5
sp,
sl
st
down
into
third
hdc;
rep
from
*
across
to
corner,
13
dc
in
corner
sp,
sk
next
ch-‐5
sp,
Sl
st
down
in
third
hdc)
rep
around
to
first
petal
made.
Finish
first
petal
with
dc
worked
over
beg
ch-‐1.
Sk
next
sc
and
ch-‐1,
join
with
Sl
st
to
next
dc.
• Rnd
3:
(Sl
st
in
each
dc
of
petal,
Sl
st
over
next
Sl
st
down
into
same
hdc
Sl
st
was
worked
into
from
previous
rnd)
rep
around.
Cut
yarn.
Fasten
off
and
join,
as
in
Fig.
6.
• Rnd
4:
Note:
Ignore
all
Sl
sts
of
Rnd
3.
Work
only
in
center
dc
of
each
petal
and
center
ch
of
skipped
ch-‐5
lp.
Also
only
work
into
designated
dcs
of
corner
13
dc.
With
Mint
and
slipknot
on
hook,
[(Sl
st
in
BLO
of
middle
(sixth)
dc
of
petal,
ch
2,
*
sh-‐pc-‐B
in
center
ch
of
skipped
ch-‐5
lp.
Ch
3
Sl
st
in
same
center
ch
of
ch-‐
5
lp.
Ch
4,
sh-‐pc-‐C
in
same
center
ch
of
ch-‐5
lp,
ch
2
**)
across
to
corner.
Sl
st
in
fourth
dc
of
corner
petal,
ch
2.
Work
from
*
to
**
one
time
in
center
(seventh)
dc
of
corner
petal
instead
of
ch-‐5
lp.
Sl
st
in
tenth
dc
of
corner,
ch
2.
Rep
from
*
to
**
in
center
ch
of
next
ch-‐5
lp]
rep
around.
• Rnd
5:
With
Pink
and
slipknot
on
hook,
work
over
Sl
sts
of
Rnd
4.
[*
Sc
in
center
(sixth)
dc
of
petal,
ch
2,
FPSlst
tightly
around
top
of
next
pc.
Ch
2,
sh-‐pc-‐A
in
center
(third)
ch
of
ch-‐5
lp,
ch
3,
sh-‐pc-‐A
into
same
center
ch
of
ch-‐5
lp,
ch
2.
FPSlst
tightly
around
top
of
next
pc,
ch
2;
rep
from
*
across
to
next
corner.
Work
same
pattern
into
center
dc
of
corner
petal
instead
of
ch-‐5
lp]
rep
around.
Join
with
Sl
st
in
first
sc
made.
Fasten
off.
• Rnd
6:
With
White
and
slipknot
on
hook,
[work
2
Sl
sts
to
center
dc
of
White
petal,
as
in
Fig.
5.
Ch
1,
FPdc
around
top
of
next
pc,
5
dc
in
next
ch-‐2
sp,
FPsc
around
top
of
next
pc.
(3
dc,
ch
1,
3
dc)
in
next
ch-‐3
sp,
center
shell
made,
FPsc
around
top
of
next
pc,
5
dc
in
next
ch-‐2
sp,
FPdc
around
top
of
next
pc]
rep
around.
Join
with
Sl
st
to
first
Sl
st
made.
Fasten
off.
• Rnd
7:
Note:
Work
behind
Rnd
6
down
into
Rnd
5.
Use
same
methods
as
used
on
Rnd
of
square.
With
Mint
and
slipknot
on
hook,
[sc
into
sp
between
FPsc
and
dc
(just
after
RND-‐6
center
shell),
ch
2,
sk
next
5
dc
and
FPdc,
dc
in
Rnd-‐5
sc
(hidden
behind
next
2
Sl
sts),
ch
2.
Sk
ch
1,
FPdc,
and
5
dc.
Sc
in
sp
before
next
FPsc,
ch
2
across
to
corner,
ch
4
instead
of
ch
2
behind
corner
center
shell]
rep
around.
Join
with
Sl
st
in
first
sc
made.
• Rnd
8:
(Ch
1,
sc,
ch
1)
in
same
sc
as
joining
[*
(2
dc
in
next
ch-‐2
sp,
dc
in
next
dc,
2
dc
in
next
ch-‐2
sp,
dc
in
next
sc**,
3
dc
in
next
ch-‐2
sp
behind
center
shell,
dc
in
next
sc)
rep
across
to
corner
ending
with
*
to
**
before
corner
center
petal,
work
9
dc
in
corner
center
petal
ch-‐4
sp,
dc
in
next
sc]
rep
around.
Cut
yarn.
Fasten
off
and
join
in
Fig.
6.
• Rnd
9:
Working
behind
any
center
shell
of
side,
with
Sky
Blue
and
slipknot
on
hook,
sc
in
last
dc
before
the
3
dc,
behind
center
shell,
ch-‐1,
dc
in
next
dc,
(*
work
in
BLO
through
2
sts
at
once
in
center
ch-‐1
of
ceter
shell
and
through
BLO
of
next
dc,
dc
in
next
9
dc
**;
rep
from
*
to
**
across
to
corner
9
dc,
2
dc
in
next
dc,
dc
in
next
2
dc,
2
dc
in
next
dc,
work
dc
through
BLO
of
ch-‐1
of
center
shell
and
BLO
of
next
dc,
2
dc
in
next
dc,
dc
in
next
2
dc,
2
dc
in
next
dc,
dc
across
to
next
center
dc
of
3
dc
behind
next
center
shell)
rep
around.
Sk
first
sc
an
first
ch-‐1
made,
Sl
st
in
next
dc.
• Rnd
10:
Sl
st
in
each
dc
around.
Cut
yarn.
Fasten
off
and
join
as
in
Fig.
6.
• Rnd
11:
Note:
Ignore
all
Rnd-‐10
sts.
Work
into
Rnd-‐9
dcs.
With
Pink
and
slipknot
on
hook,
sc
in
any
dc
(counts
as
hdc),
hdc
in
each
dc
around.
Cut
yarn.
Fasten
off
and
join
as
in
Fig.
6.
• Rnd
12:
With
Light
Yellow
and
slipknot
on
hook,
and
working
into
BLO
of
each
hdc,
(Sl
st,
ch
2,
hdc)
in
center
hdc
of
a
corner,
[sk
next
hdc
(Sl
st,
ch
2,
hdc)
in
next
hdc]
rep
around.
Cut
yarn.
Fasten
off
and
join
as
in
Fig.
6.
Tip
Are
you
left-‐handed?
Patterns
for
projects
most
often
appear
with
instructions
for
right-‐handers
only,
so
it
may
be
worthwhile
to
learn
these
techniques.
Since
yarn
work
is
shared
between
the
hands,
you
may
find
it
surprisingly
easy
for
you
to
use
the
accompanying
diagrams.
If
working
in
this
way
is
not
comfortable,
use
a
mirror
to
reverse
the
diagrams
or
reverse
them
on
a
photocopier.