American Girl Doll Summer Meadow Afghan

Free Doll Blanket Crochet Pattern

This pattern is a simple exercise in the traditional "granny square" motif. It's a great quick project that you can do easily in an afternoon.

Size: 22" x 22" (55 cm x 55 cm)

Materials: Lily (affiliate link) Sugar'n Cream  The Original 100% cotton worsted weight yarn 71g/2.5 oz. 109 m/120 yds, colors Hot Green (C) 2 balls, White (B) and  Country Yellow (A) 1 ball each

Hook: 5.0 mm (US H/8)

Gauge is not important

The afghan uses the classic granny square pattern.

All sts are worked in ch space: this means that the hook is inserted underneath the chain sts not into the chain sts.

Ch 6, join with sl st to make ring.

Round 1: ch3 (counts as 1dc here and throughout), 2dc into ring, ch2, *3dc into ring, ch2, rep from * two more times, join with sl st into top of ch3, turn

Round 2: ch3, 2dc in ch-2 space, ch2, 3dc in the same ch-2 space, *ch1, 3dc in the next ch-2 space, 2ch, 3dc in the same ch-2 space rep from * two more times, ch1, join with sl st into top of ch3, turn

Round 3: ch3, 2dc in the ch-1 space, ch1, *3dc in the ch-2 space, ch2, 3dc in the same ch-2 space (first corner), ch1, 3dc in next ch-1 space, ch1, repeat from * two times more, 3dc in the last ch-2 space, ch2, 3 dc in the same ch-2 space, ch1, join with sl st into top of ch3, turn

Round 4: ch3, 2dc in the first ch-1 space, ch1, *3dc in the first ch-2 space, ch2, 3 dc in the same ch-2 space (the corner), (ch1, 3dc in next ch-1 space) twice, ch1, repeat from * two times more, 3 dc in the last 2ch space, ch2, 3dc in the same ch-2 space, ch1, 3dc in last ch-1 space, ch1, join with sl st into top of ch3, turn.

Continue in the same way, turn after each round.

Color Sequence
Round 1 – A
Round 2 – B
Rounds 3-5 – C
Round 6 – B
Round 7 – A
Round 8 – B
Rounds 9-13 – C
Round 14 – B
Round 15 – A
Round 16 – B
Rounds 17-19 – C

Finishing

Round 20: work sc around the blanket. Tie off. Block.