Flame Tree Flower ⋆ Free Crochet Pattern
The Flame Tree Flower (Delonix Regia) is a beautiful flower that really does look like it’s on fire. This free crochet pattern is a very close crocheted representation of the real thing.
The Flame Tree Flower centre is crocheted first with a magic ring, then the large flame petals are crocheted out of the centre circle. The small petals are then crocheted into the centre. Each large petal is 5 cm (2 in) in length and the small ones about 2 cm (1 in). The blanket pictured on the cover is made up of 80 squares.
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I highly recommend that you read the Essential Information and Additional Instruction sections before you read this pattern.
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Inspiration
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Essential Information
Difficulty
Intermediate
Skills
UK Terms
- Double crochet
- Double treble crochet
- Half treble crochet
- Treble crochet
- Slip stitch join
US Terms
- Single crochet
- Double crochet
- Half double crochet
- Treble crochet
- Slip stitch join
Materials
Yarn
There are three colour-ways for the flowers, Red, Orange and Yellow. Contrasting Colour 1 (See below for each flower) and Contrasting colour 2 (White) are used are used for the multi-coloured petal. The square border uses Main Colour and Contrasting Colour 2.
Red Flower
Main Colour (MC): Red
Contrasting Colour 1 (CC1): Orange
Contrasting Colour 2 (CC2): White
Orange Flower
Main Colour (MC): Orange
Contrasting Colour 1 (CC1): Yellow
Contrasting Colour 2 (CC2): White
Yellow Flower
Main Colour (MC): Yellow
Contrasting Colour 1 (CC1): Yellow
Contrasting Colour 2 (CC2): White
Note that CC1 is the same as MC for this yellow flower.
The yarn yardage outlined below is for one blanket made up of 80 squares (27 Red, 26 Orange and 27 Yellow), joined with White and a border of 2 cm (1 in) using all the yarn.
Stylecraft Special DK (8 Py); 295 m (323 yards) per 100g; 100% acrylic
550g / 1557 m / 1703 yards in White
225g / 637 m / 697 yards in Orange
207g / 586 m / 640 yards in Red
256g / 725 m / 793 yards in Yellow
Alternative Blanket Sizes
To make a smaller or bigger blanket, simply multiply the weights for one square by how many squares you want in your blanket.
I’ve provided the weight for one flower in each colour for your calculation. The weights include the square border.
One Red Flower
5.5g / 16 m / 17 yards in White
1g / 3 m / 3 yards in Orange
7g / 20 m / 22 yards in Red
One Orange Flower
5.5g / 16 m /17 yards in White
1g / 3 m / 3 yards in Yellow
7g / 20 m / 22 yards in Orange
One Yellow Flower
5.5g / 16 m / 17 yards in White
8g / 23 m / 25 yards in Yellow
If you make a smaller or larger blanket, you will need to calculate how much yarn you need for joining the squares and for the border.
For the 80 Square Blanket border and joining squares I used:
115g / 325 m / 355 yards in White
14g / 40 m / 44 yards in Yellow
16g / 45 m / 49 yards in Orange
18g / 51 m / 56 yards in Red
Hook
- 3 mm (US C/2 or D/3)
I recommend Addi Swing, as it’s an ergonomic hook and it suits my style of crocheting – which is like holding a knife or buy a standard crochet hook.
Other Supplies
- Equipment for Blocking (Optional: I don’t tend to block my work but if you block squares, then please do)
Gauge
13 dc x 18 rows = 5 x 5 cm (2 x 2 in) using 3mm (US C/2 or D/3) hook or size needed to obtain stated gauge
Sizing
Each square measures 12 cm x 12 cm (5 in by 5 in)
Finished Blanket Size (10 horizontal x 8 vertical Squares with 2 cm (1 in) border)
132 cm (52 in) x 107 cm (42 in)
Abbreviations (UK terms)
Ch: Chain
Dc: Double Crochet
Htr: Half Treble Crochet
Tr: Treble Crochet
Dtr: Double Treble Crochet
Rep: Repeat
Rnd: Round
Ss: Slip stitch
St(s): Stitch(es)
RS: Right Side
WS: Wrong Side
Yo: Yarn over
Abbreviations (US terms)
Ch: Chain
Sc: Single Crochet
Hdc: Half Double Crochet
Dc: Double Crochet
Tr: Treble Crochet
Rep: Repeat
Rnd: Round
Sl st: Slip stitch
St(s): Stitch(es)
RS: Right Side
WS: Wrong Side
Yo: Yarn over
Stitch Counts
The stitch count is indicated at the end of every round or row. Stitch counts are shown like this: (12 sts)
Repeats
Sections to be repeated are indicated within squared brackets [ ], with the number of repeats written after.
Additional Instructions (Crochet)
Amigurumi / Crochet in the round
Work in a continuous spiral without slip stitching into the first st in the round.
- Magic Loop: 1 ch in a magic ring does not count as a stitch. The 1 ch in a magic ring is to secure the ring and anchors the work. Always pull the short thread to close the magic ring after working the stitches into the ring. Sew in the end from the magic ring and cut off any excess yarn.
Chains
- Starting Chain: Whether a 1 ch at the start of a row or round counts as a st will vary depending on the pattern, make sure to check the instructions.
- Corner Chains: Chains at corners count as stitches.
Colour Changes
When changing colour, join the new yarn on the last yarn over of the previous stitch, unless otherwise stated.
Sewing in ends
Always sew in the ends on the wrong sides of your work.
Slip Stitch Join Method
Starting in the top square, insert your hook into the middle corner chain in the right bottom corner of the square on the final round of the square border.
Then insert your hook into the corresponding corner chain on the bottom square. Yarn over and pull the thread through all loops on the hook.
Then, insert your hook into the st on the top square and then the corresponding st on the bottom square. Yarn over and then pull through all three stitches that are on the hook.
Stitch Increases
Multiple stitches worked in one stitch.
- UK Terms: “2 dc in next st”, which indicates that 2 dc stitches are worked into one stitch.
- US Terms: “2 sc in next st”, which indicates that 2 sc stitches are worked into one stitch.
Multiple Stitch Types Worked in One Stitch
- UK Terms: When multiple stitch types are worked into one stitch, the instructions that must be worked in the next st will be put in brackets. For example: (3 dtr, 3 ch, 3 dtr) in next st.
- US Terms: When multiple stitch types are worked into one stitch, the instructions that must be worked in the next st will be put in brackets. For example: (3 tr, 3 ch, 3 tr) in next st.
Stitch Numbering
UK Terms
- I write with the number of stitches before the stitch, for example, 2 dc = 1 dc in next st, 1 dc in next st.
US Terms
- I write with the number of stitches before the stitch, for example, 2 sc = 1 sc in next st, 1 sc in next st.
Turning
UK Terms
When working in rows, turn at the end of the row and then on the next row create a turning chain. For example:
Row 4: 4 dc, turn. (4 sts)
Row 5: 1 ch, 4 dc. (4 sts)
Take note of whether the turning ch counts as a st. In the example above, it does not count as a st.
US Terms
When working in rows, turn at the end of the row and then on the next row create a turning chain. For example:
Row 4: 4 sc, turn. (4 sts)
Row 5: 1 ch, 4 sc. (4 sts)
Take note of whether the turning ch counts as a st. In the example above, it does not count as a st.
Use of this pattern
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Pattern (UK Terms)
The Flame flower is made up of 10 petals, five large and five small. The centre of the flower and the large petals are crocheted first and then the five small ones are crocheted on top of the centre. In real life each flower has one special multi-coloured petal, which makes this flower so special.
Centre of Flower
Rnd 1: Using MC, working into a magic ring, 1 ch (doesn’t count as a st), 5 dc into the ring. (5 sts)
Continue working in a continuous spiral.
Rnd 2 (RS): [2dc in next st] five times. Do not turn. (10 sts)
Large Multi-coloured Petal
Row 3 (RS): 2 dc, turn. (2 sts)
Row 4 (WS): 1 ch (doesn’t count as a st in this row and all future rows), 2 dc, turn. (2 sts)
Row 5 (RS): 1 ch, [2 dc in next st] twice, turn. (4 sts)
Row 6 (WS): 1 ch, 4 dc, turn. Cut MC (if working with Yellow, do not cut the yarn). Sew in the end.
Row 7 (RS): With CC1, 1 ch, 2 dc in next st, 2 dc, 2 dc in next st, turn. (6 sts)
Row 8 (WS): 1 ch, 6 dc, turn. (6 sts)
Row 9 (RS): With CC2, 1 ch, [2 dc in next st] twice, change to CC1, [2 dc in next st] twice, change to CC2, [ 2 dc in next st] twice, turn. Cut CC1 and sew in the end. (12 sts)
Row 10 (WS): With CC2, 1 ch, [1 dc, 2 tr, 1 dc] three times, turn. (12 sts)
Row 11 (RS): 1 ch, 1 dc, 2 tr, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dtr, 1 ch, 1 dtr, 1 tr, 1 dc, 2 tr, 1 dc. Cut yarn. Sew in all ends.
Large Single Coloured Petal
*Row 1 (RS): With RS facing, rejoin MC to rnd 2 on the centre of the flower beside the stem of the last petal you just completed. With MC, 1 ch (doesn’t count as a st in this row and all future rows), 2 dc, turn. (2 sts)
Row 2 (WS): 1 ch, 2 dc, turn. (2 sts)
Row 3 (RS): 1 ch, [2 dc in next st] twice, turn. (4 sts)
Row 4 (WS): 1 ch, 4 dc, turn. (4 sts)
Row 5 (RS): 1 ch, 2 dc in next st, 2 dc, 2 dc in next st, turn. (6 sts)
Row 6 (WS): 1 ch, 6 dc, turn. (6 sts)
Row 7 (RS): 1 ch, [2 dc in next st] six times, turn. (12 sts)
Row 8 (WS): 1 ch, [1 dc, 2 tr, 1 dc] three times, turn. (12 sts)
Row 9 (RS): 1 ch, 1 dc, 2 tr, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 dtr, 1 ch, 1 dtr, 1 tr, 1 dc, 2 tr, 1 dc. Cut yarn and sew in the end. **
Rep from * to ** three more times, for a total of 4 solid coloured petals.
Small petals
To make the small petals you will need to rejoin the yarn to the centre of the flower on the magic ring rnd.
NOTE: You may choose to create the small petals after you’ve completed the square border as the border flattens out the large petals and can make it easier to crochet on the small petals.
Row 1: With RS facing and using MC, insert your hook under one of the stitches in the first round on the centre of the flower. *Pull up the yarn under the stitch and ch 7. (7 sts)
Optional: SS into Row 4 on the big petal behind the small petal. This pins the small petal down so it won’t curl. If you want the small petal to curl forwards and give the flower more texture, do not do this next step.
Row 2: Turn, working into the 2nd ch from the hook , 1 dc, 1 htr, 2 tr, 1 htr, 1 dc along the ch. (6 sts)
Ss into the next stitch on the centre of the flower.**
Repeat from * to ** until you have a total of 5 small petals coming out of the centre of the flower.
Cut yarn and sew in the ends.
Square Border
Once you’ve completed your flower it’s now time to make a border to turn it into a square. The first round involves joining the petals together with chains and crocheting into the top of the large petals. Then the second round will work into those chains.
Rnds 1 and 2 are in White, Rnd 3 is in the MC of the flower and Rnd 4 is in White. Always change colour on the last yo of the previous rnd, so change colour at the end of rnds 2 and 3.
Rnd 1: With White, rejoin yarn to the top of the multi-coloured petal, 1 ch (doesn’t count as a st), [1 dc into top of petal, 15 ch] five times. Ss into top of first dc. (80 sts)
Rnd 2: With White, 2 ch (counts as a htr), 2 htr, [4 tr, 2 dtr, (2 dtr, 3 ch, 2 dtr) in next st, 2 dtr, 4 tr, 7 htr] three times, 4 tr, 2 dtr, (2 dtr, 3 ch, 2 dtr) in next st, 2 dtr, 4 tr, 4 htr. Change to MC on last yo of final htr. Ss into first st. Do not cut yarn, you will use this yarn again on rnd 4. (104 sts)
Rnd 3: With MC, 1 ch (counts as a dc), 10 dc, [ (2 dc, 2 ch, 2 dc) in corner 3 ch sp, 23 dc ] three times, (2 dc, 2 ch, 2 dc) in corner 3 ch sp, 12 dc. Ss into first st. (116 sts)
Rnd 4: With White, 1 ch (counts as a dc), 12 dc, [ (2 dc, 2 ch, 2 dc) in corner 2 ch sp, 27 dc ] three times, (2 dc, 2 ch, 2 dc) in corner 2 ch sp, 14 dc. Ss into first st. (132 sts)
Cut yarn, fasten off and sew in the end.
Joining instructions
Now that you have all your squares completed, arrange them in the order that you want them for the blanket, with the multi-coloured petal at the top of the square.
I wanted them to have an order, with the colours running diagonally. I laid out the squares in 10 vertical strips of 8 squares. My first strip, starts with a Red square at the top, then moving downwards this is followed by Yellow, then Orange, then Red, then Yellow, then Orange etc.
The second strip will start with an Orange, then is followed by Red, Yellow, etc.
The third strips starts with a Yellow, then followed by an Orange, then Red, etc.
I continued this until once I had all 10 strips of 8 squares laid beside each other.
The top line of squares in a horizontal goes like this:
Red, Orange, Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow, Red.
The second horizontal line of squares from the top reads like this: Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow.
And you get the idea!
Once I had the order decided, I took the first vertical strip on the left and I joined all the squares together along their horizontal side using the slip stitch join method.
Join horizontal sides
Start with the left strip of squares and take the top two squares in the vertical strip. Line up the sides, with one square above and one below.
Starting in the square above, insert your hook into the 1st corner chain in the right bottom corner of the square.
Then insert your hook into the corresponding corner chain on the bottom square. Yarn over and pull the thread through all loops on the hook.
Then, insert your hook into the st on the top square and then the corresponding st on the bottom square. Yarn over and then pull through all three stitches that are on the hook. Repeat this along the side and finish joining the sides in first 1 ch in the corner sp.
Repeat the instructions above until all the horizontal sides of the squares are joined together in a strip of 8 squares. Then, repeat the instructions for all 10 strips of 8 squares.
Join Strips Vertically
Now that you have 8 strips, you will now join the strips together vertically using the slip stitch join method.
Start with the first two strips on the left side of the blanket, join these using the slip stitch join method explained previously. Then continue joining the next strip to the strip just joined until the blanket is completely joined.
Sew in all ends before you start the border.
Afghan Border
The border is made up of seven rounds, the first round is in htr and the rest are dc. When changing colour, do so on the last yo. There are no st counts for the Afghan Border as the sts count will vary from person to person depending on how they pick up stitches along the sides of the afghan on the first round.
Rnd 1: With White, and starting in any corner of the blanket, insert your hook into the top of the dc to the right of the 2 ch in the corner of the square. 2 ch (counts as a htr), [(htr, 2 ch, htr) into the corner ch space. Htr into every st along the side of the blanket up to the next corner ch space] three times. (htr, 2 ch, htr) into the corner ch space. Htr into every st along the side of the blanket up to the first st in the round (2 ch), change to Yellow and ss into the top of the 2 ch. Do not cut the White yarn, you will be able to lift this up and continue working with it on rnd 3. Sew in the join end for the White from the start of the rnd.
Rnd 2: With Yellow, 1 ch (counts as a st), 1 dc in next st, [(1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) into the corner ch sp, dc along the side] three times. (1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) into the corner ch sp, dc along the side up to the first st (1 ch), change to White and ss into the 1 ch. Cut the Yellow and sew in the end.
Rnd 3: With White, 1 ch (counts as a st), 2 dc, [(1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) into the corner ch sp, dc along the side] three times. (1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) into the corner ch sp, dc along the side up to the first st ( 1 ch), change to Orange and ss into the 1 ch. Do not cut the White yarn, you will be able to lift this up and continue working with it on rnd 5.
Rnd 4: With Orange, 1 ch (counts as a st), 3 dc, [(1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) into the corner ch sp, dc along the side] three times. (1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) into the corner ch sp, dc along the side up to the first st ( 1 ch), change to White and ss into the 1 ch. Cut the Orange and sew in the end. Sew in the join end from the start of the rnd.
Rnd 5: With White, 1 ch (counts as a st), 4 dc, [(1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) into the corner ch sp, dc along the side] three times. (1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) into the corner ch sp, dc along the side up to the first st ( 1 ch), change to Red and ss into the top of the 1 ch. Do not cut the White yarn, you will be able to lift this up and continue working with it on rnd 7.
Rnd 6: With Red, 1 ch (counts as a st), 5 dc, [(1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) into the corner ch sp, dc along the side] three times. (1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) into the corner ch sp, dc along the side up to the first st ( 1 ch), change to White and ss into the 1 ch. Cut the Red and sew in the end. Sew in the join end from the start of the rnd.
Rnd 7: With White, 1 ch (counts as a st), 6 dc, [(1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) into the corner ch sp, dc along the side] three times. (1 dc, 2 ch, 1 dc) into the corner ch sp, dc along the side up to the first st ( 1 ch), ss into the 1 ch. Cut the White, and sew in the end.
Pattern (US Terms)
The Flame flower is made up of 10 petals, five large and five small. The centre of the flower and the large petals are crocheted first and then the five small ones are crocheted on top of the centre. In real life each flower has one special multi-coloured petal, which makes this flower so special.
Centre of Flower
Rnd 1: Using MC, working into a magic ring, 1 ch (doesn’t count as a st), 5 sc into the ring. (5 sts)
Continue working in a continuous spiral.
Rnd 2 (RS): [2dc in next st] five times. Do not turn. (10 sts)
Large Multi-coloured Petal
Row 3 (RS): 2 sc, turn. (2 sts)
Row 4 (WS): 1 ch (doesn’t count as a st in this row and all future rows), 2 sc, turn. (2 sts)
Row 5 (RS): 1 ch, [2 sc in next st] twice, turn. (4 sts)
Row 6 (WS): 1 ch, 4 sc, turn. Cut MC (if working with Yellow, do not cut the yarn). Sew in the end.
Row 7 (RS): With CC1, 1 ch, 2 sc in next st, 2 sc, 2 sc in next st, turn. (6 sts)
Row 8 (WS): 1 ch, 6 sc, turn. (6 sts)
Row 9 (RS): With CC2, 1 ch, [2 sc in next st] twice, change to CC1, [2 sc in next st] twice, change to CC2, [ 2 sc in next st] twice, turn. Cut CC1 and sew in the end. (12 sts)
Row 10 (WS): With CC2, 1 ch, [1 sc, 2 dc, 1 sc] three times, turn. (12 sts)
Row 11 (RS): 1 ch, 1 sc, 2 dc, 1 sc, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 ch, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 sc, 2 dc, 1 sc. Cut yarn. Sew in all ends.
Large Single Coloured Petal
*Row 1 (RS): With RS facing, rejoin MC to rnd 2 on the centre of the flower beside the stem of the last petal you just completed. With MC, 1 ch (doesn’t count as a st in this row and all future rows), 2 sc, turn. (2 sts)
Row 2 (WS): 1 ch, 2 sc, turn. (2 sts)
Row 3 (RS): 1 ch, [2 sc in next st] twice, turn. (4 sts)
Row 4 (WS): 1 ch, 4 sc, turn. (4 sts)
Row 5 (RS): 1 ch, 2 sc in next st, 2 sc, 2 sc in next st, turn. (6 sts)
Row 6 (WS): 1 ch, 6 sc, turn. (6 sts)
Row 7 (RS): 1 ch, [2 sc in next st] six times, turn. (12 sts)
Row 8 (WS): 1 ch, [1 sc, 2 dc, 1 sc] three times, turn. (12 sts)
Row 9 (RS): 1 ch, 1 sc, 2 dc, 1 sc, 1 dc, 1 tr, 1 ch, 1 tr, 1 dc, 1 sc, 2 dc, 1 sc. Cut yarn and sew in the end. **
Rep from * to ** three more times, for a total of 4 solid coloured petals.
Small petals
To make the small petals you will need to rejoin the yarn to the centre of the flower on the magic ring rnd.
NOTE: You may choose to create the small petals after you’ve completed the square border as the border flattens out the large petals and can make it easier to crochet on the small petals.
Row 1: With RS facing and using MC, insert your hook under one of the stitches in the first round on the centre of the flower. *Pull up the yarn under the stitch and ch 7. (7 sts)
Optional: SS into Row 4 on the big petal behind the small petal. This pins the small petal down so it won’t curl. If you want the small petal to curl forwards and give the flower more texture, do not do this next step.
Row 2: Turn, working into the 2nd ch from the hook , 1 sc, 1 hdc, 2 dc, 1 hdc, 1 sc along the ch. (6 sts)
Sl st into the next stitch on the centre of the flower.**
Repeat from * to ** until you have a total of 5 small petals coming out of the centre of the flower.
Cut yarn and sew in the ends.
Square Border
Once you’ve completed your flower it’s now time to make a border to turn it into a square. The first round involves joining the petals together with chains and crocheting into the top of the large petals. Then the second round will work into those chains.
Rnds 1 and 2 are in White, Rnd 3 is in the MC of the flower and Rnd 4 is in White. Always change color on the last yo of the previous rnd, so change color at the end of rnds 2 and 3.
Rnd 1: With White, rejoin yarn to the top of the multi-coloured petal, 1 ch (doesn’t count as a st), [1 sc into top of petal, 15 ch] five times. Sl st into top of first sc. (80 sts)
Rnd 2: With White, 2 ch (counts as a hdc), 2 hdc, [4 dc, 2 tr, (2 tr, 3 ch, 2 tr) in next st, 2 tr, 4 dc, 7 hdc] three times, 4 dc, 2 tr, (2 tr, 3 ch, 2 tr) in next st, 2 tr, 4 dc, 4 hdc. Change to MC on last yo of final hdc. Sl st into first st. Do not cut yarn, you will use this yarn again on rnd 4. (104 sts)
Rnd 3: With MC, 1 ch (counts as a sc), 10 sc, [ (2 sc, 2 ch, 2 sc) in corner 3 ch sp, 23 sc ] three times, (2 sc, 2 ch, 2 sc) in corner 3 ch sp, 12 sc. Sl st into first st. (116 sts)
Rnd 4: With White, 1 ch (counts as a sc), 12 sc, [ (2 sc, 2 ch, 2 sc) in corner 2 ch sp, 27 sc ] three times, (2 sc, 2 ch, 2 sc) in corner 2 ch sp, 14 sc. Sl st into first st. (132 sts)
Cut yarn, fasten off and sew in the end.
Joining instructions
Now that you have all your squares completed, arrange them in the order that you want them for the blanket, with the multi-coloured petal at the top of the square.
I wanted them to have an order, with the colours running diagonally. I laid out the squares in 10 vertical strips of 8 squares. My first strip, starts with a Red square at the top, then moving downwards this is followed by Yellow, then Orange, then Red, then Yellow, then Orange etc.
The second strip will start with an Orange, then is followed by Red, Yellow, etc.
The third strips starts with a Yellow, then followed by an Orange, then Red, etc.
I continued this until once I had all 10 strips of 8 squares laid beside each other.
The top line of squares in a horizontal goes like this:
Red, Orange, Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow, Red.
The second horizontal line of squares from the top reads like this: Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow, Red, Orange, Yellow.
And you get the idea!
Once I had the order decided, I took the first vertical strip on the left and I joined all the squares together along their horizontal side using the slip stitch join method.
Join horizontal sides
Start with the left strip of squares and take the top two squares in the vertical strip. Line up the sides, with one square above and one below.
Starting in the square above, insert your hook into the 1st corner chain in the right bottom corner of the square.
Then insert your hook into the corresponding corner chain on the bottom square. Yarn over and pull the thread through all loops on the hook.
Then, insert your hook into the st on the top square and then the corresponding st on the bottom square. Yarn over and then pull through all three stitches that are on the hook. Repeat this along the side and finish joining the sides in first 1 ch in the corner sp.
Repeat the instructions above until all the horizontal sides of the squares are joined together in a strip of 8 squares. Then, repeat the instructions for all 10 strips of 8 squares.
Join Strips Vertically
Now that you have 8 strips, you will now join the strips together vertically using the slip stitch join method.
Start with the first two strips on the left side of the blanket, join these using the slip stitch join method explained previously. Then continue joining the next strip to the strip just joined until the blanket is completely joined.
Sew in all ends before you start the border.
Afghan Border
The border is made up of seven rounds, the first round is in hdc and the rest are sc. When changing color, do so on the last yo. There are no st counts for the Afghan Border as the sts count will vary from person to person depending on how they pick up stitches along the sides of the afghan on the first round.
Rnd 1: With White, and starting in any corner of the blanket, insert your hook into the top of the sc to the right of the 2 ch in the corner of the square. 2 ch (counts as a hdc), [(hdc, 2 ch, hdc) into the corner ch space. Hdc into every st along the side of the blanket up to the next corner ch space] three times. (hdc, 2 ch, hdc) into the corner ch space. Hdc into every st along the side of the blanket up to the first st in the round (2 ch), change to Yellow and sl st into the top of the 2 ch. Do not cut the White yarn, you will be able to lift this up and continue working with it on rnd 3. Sew in the join end for the White from the start of the rnd.
Rnd 2: With Yellow, 1 ch (counts as a st), 1 sc in next st, [(1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc) into the corner ch sp, sc along the side] three times. (1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc) into the corner ch sp, sc along the side up to the first st (1 ch), change to White and sl st into the 1 ch. Cut the Yellow and sew in the end.
Rnd 3: With White, 1 ch (counts as a st), 2 sc, [(1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc) into the corner ch sp, sc along the side] three times. (1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc) into the corner ch sp, sc along the side up to the first st ( 1 ch), change to Orange and sl st into the 1 ch. Do not cut the White yarn, you will be able to lift this up and continue working with it on rnd 5.
Rnd 4: With Orange, 1 ch (counts as a st), 3 sc, [(1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc) into the corner ch sp, sc along the side] three times. (1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc) into the corner ch sp, sc along the side up to the first st ( 1 ch), change to White and sl st into the 1 ch. Cut the Orange and sew in the end. Sew in the join end from the start of the rnd.
Rnd 5: With White, 1 ch (counts as a st), 4 sc, [(1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc) into the corner ch sp, sc along the side] three times. (1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc) into the corner ch sp, sc along the side up to the first st ( 1 ch), change to Red and sl st into the top of the 1 ch. Do not cut the White yarn, you will be able to lift this up and continue working with it on rnd 7.
Rnd 6: With Red, 1 ch (counts as a st), 5 sc, [(1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc) into the corner ch sp, sc along the side] three times. (1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc) into the corner ch sp, sc along the side up to the first st ( 1 ch), change to White and sl st into the 1 ch. Cut the Red and sew in the end. Sew in the join end from the start of the rnd.
Rnd 7: With White, 1 ch (counts as a st), 6 sc, [(1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc) into the corner ch sp, sc along the side] three times. (1 sc, 2 ch, 1 sc) into the corner ch sp, sc along the side up to the first st ( 1 ch), sl st into the 1 ch. Cut the White, and sew in the end.
Inspiration
When I was little I lived in Burkina Faso for four years. Our house had lots of Flame Tree Flower trees in it and I loved climbing them!
When their flowers came out, the trees really did look like they were on fire 🔥
Flame tree flowers can be red, orange and yellow, so I wanted to make a blanket with all three!
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