Meandering Paw Prints Chevron Afghan FREE Crochet Pattern

 

Meandering Paw Prints Chevron afghan has been a work in progress since before the Pandemic began last year. I originally had the idea of it being a way to use scrap yarn. And that is totally doable....if you don't mind weaving in ends. But the idea of having a "scrappy" looking afghan, without having the work of sewing together small squares was my goal. If you have ever worked entrelac (knit or crochet) then you will be ahead of the game for this pattern. Slowly, slowly, I worked on this pattern. It sat for months at a time as my cro-jo waxed and waned last year. But FINALLY it is here!!! 

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Meandering Paw Prints Chevron Afghan

Below you will find links to the pattern and to the different sizes of Project Planning sheets. I have also provided a png for each template that can be uploaded to a "Paint" program for ease of coloring. 

Click HERE for the PDF pattern

Click HERE for the Small Template Project Planning Sheet

Click HERE for the Small png Template

Click HERE for the Medium Template Project Planning Sheet

Click HERE for the Medium png Template

Click HERE for the Large Template Project Planning Sheet

Click HERE for the Large png Template

SIZE: Small 37 inches x 45 inches, Medium  54” x 70”, Large 72” x 86”

MATERIALS: Size I/9/5.50mm crochet hook, yarn needle, worsted weight/medium/size 4 yarn for SMALL shown in pictures Color A (CA) tan 500 yards, Color B (CB) White 489 yards, Color C (CC) grey 521 yards. See Template Planning Sheet for small, medium and large to create your own color pattern.

GAUGE: 7 sc = 2 inches, FOUNDATION ROW SQUARE = 3 ¼ inches x 3 ½ inches

STITCHES & TERMS USED

Fdc – Foundation Double Crochet (see note 4)

RS – Right Side

Dc – Double Crochet

St(s) – Stitch(es)

Ch – Chain

Dc-cl – Double Crochet Cluster (see note 5)

WS – Wrong Side

Sk – Skip

Sc – Single Crochet

Sp – Space

Slst – Slip Stitch

Sc-dec – Single Crochet Decrease

BLO – Back Loops Only

Notes:

1)      When working down the side of the block, 2 sts are worked in the end of each dc row.

2)      Ch 2 at the beginning of the row DOES NOT count as a stitch, unless otherwise indicated. Your first stitch will be placed in the joining stitch that the ch 2 comes from. If you read (counts as a st) right after a Ch 2, that means your next stitch will NOT go into the stitch that the ch 2 comes from.

3)      To help keep track of your stitches, the row stitch counts are in parenthesis at the end of each row. Chains are counted as individual stitches, except where you are instructed to “2 sc in ch 4 sp” then the entire ch sp is counted as one and you will work into the next stitch following the ch 4 sp.

4)      FOUNDATION DOUBLE CROCHET: Ch 2, YO, insert hook in 2^nd ch from hook, YO, pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), YO and draw through 1 loop (1 ch made), [YO and draw through 2 loops ] 2 times. (First FDC completed). *YO, insert hook under 2 loops of ch at bottom of st just made, YO and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), YO and draw through 1 loop (1 ch made), [YO and draw through 2 loops] 2 times. Repeat from * until desired number of FDC completed.

5)      Dc-cl: YO, insert hook into st, YO, draw up a loop, YO, draw through 2 loops. YO, insert hook into same st, YO, draw up a loop, YO, draw through 2 loops, YO, draw through last 3 loops.

6)      Dc in last sk st: Insert the hook into the skipped stitch indicated and continue with your dc in the same manner as the other dc. This binds the two sts together into a cross stitch.

7)      STANDING DOUBLE CROCHET: I have a YouTube video tutorial for this stitch. https://youtu.be/_RV9f9qvvgA

FOUNDATION ROW SQUARE: You will do this row only once, repeating rows 1-5 until your desired width is reached. When you complete all of the rows of your blanket you will return to this end to do a row of chevrons and a row of half squares, so be sure to place a stitch marker on the corner of the very first foundation square that you make (the one with the beginning tail) so that you will know where to attach your yarn when you come back to the beginning to do one final chevron row to finish off the body of the blanket.

W/CA  Row 1: FDC 10 (SEE NOTE 4)(RS)

Row 2: Ch 2, turn. Dc in first 4 sts, ch 4, sk 2 sts, dc next 3 sts, dc-cl in last st. (WS)

Row 3: Ch 2, turn. Dc in first 2 sts, ch 1, sk 1, dc next st, 2 sc in ch 4 sp, dc next st, ch 1, sk 1, dc next st, dc-cl in last st.

Row 4: Ch 2, turn. Dc first 3 sts, ch 1, sk 2, dc in next st, dc in last sk st (SEE NOTE 6), ch 1, sk 1, dc in next 2 sts, dc-cl in last st.

Row 5: Ch 2, turn. Dc in first 9 sts, dc-cl in last st. DO NOT FINISH OFF. Place Stitch Marker on the corner with the beginning tail of the first Foundation Row Square. Repeat rows 1-5 until you have (small 8/ medium 12/ large 16) squares.  Finish off CA after last square.

CHEVRON ROW STARTED LOW (in the valley): For your very first chevron row be sure to check each FOUNDATION ROW SQUARE to make sure it is not twisted before crocheting into it.

Row 1: With CB, join with a slst on WS of last st made. Ch 1, sc in 9 sts, *3 sc in next st (at the peak)**. Working down the side of the square sc 8 evenly spaced (see NOTE 1), Sc-dec in last sp of current block and first st of next block. Sc in next 8 sts. Repeat from * across ending at ** on the last square. Sc in last 9 sts.

Rows 2-4: Working in BLO for these rows. Ch 1, turn. Sc-dec over 2 sts, sc in next 8 sts, *3 sc next st, sc in next 8 sts, ** sc-dec over next 3 sts, sc in next 8 sts. Repeat from * across ending at ** on top of the last square. Sc-dec over last 2 sts. Repeat instructions for rows 3 and 4. At end of row 4 finish off CB.

FIRST HALF SQUARE OF THE ROW: This row you will begin making squares that are crocheted directly onto the chevron row. You will begin crocheting in the last stitch of the previous row and crochet across following the instructions below. At the end of each odd row of the square you will be asked to skip sc and sl st into the next sc.  After slst-ing, you will be told to “turn”.  Make sure you turn the same direction each time.

 Row 1: With CC, join with a standing dc (See NOTE 7) on the WS of the last st of previous row. Work 2 more dc in the same st. Sk next sc, sl st in next sc.

Row 2: Ch 1, sk next sc, sl st in next sc, turn. Dc in first 2 sts, 3 dc in last st.

 Row 3: Ch 2, turn. 2 dc in first st, dc in next 4 sts, sk 1 sc, sl st in next sc.

Row 4: Ch 1, sk next sc, sl st next sc, turn. Dc in next 5 sts. 3 dc in last st.

Row 5: Ch 3 (this ch 3 DOES count as a stitch), turn. 2 dc in first st, dc in next 7 sts. Sk 1 sc, sl st in next sc. Do NOT finish off, move on to NEXT FULL SQUARE.

NEXT FULL SQUARE

Row 1: Ch 2, dc in same sc as last slst. Dc in next 9 sts. Sk 2 sc, sl st in next sc.

Row 2: Ch 1, sk 1 sc, sl st next sc, turn. Dc in next 4 sts, ch 4, sk 2 sts, dc in next 3 sts, dc-cl in last st.

Row 3: Ch 2, turn. Dc in first 2 sts, ch 1, sk 1 st, dc in next st, 2 sc in ch 4 sp, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1 st, , dc in next 2 sts. Sk 1 sc, sl st in next sc.

Row 4: Ch 1, sk 1 sc, sl st next sc, turn. Dc in next 3 sts, ch 1, sk 2 sts, dc in next st, dc in last sk st, ch 1, sk 1 st, dc in next 2 sts, dc-cl in last st.

Row 5: Ch 2, turn. Dc in first st and in each remaining st across (10 dc). Sk 1 sc, sl st in next sc.

Repeat rows 1-5 of “NEXT FULL SQUARE” until you have (7, 11, 15) full squares on this row. Do NOT finish off, move on to “LAST HALF SQUARE”.

LAST HALF SQUARE

Row 1: Ch 2, dc in same st as last slst, dc in next 7 sts, dc-dec over next 3 sts.

Row 2: Ch 2, turn. Dc-dec over 3 sts, dc in next 5 sts, dc-cl in last st.

Row 3: Ch 2, turn. Dc in next 4 sts, dc-dec over 3 sts.

Row 4: Ch 2, turn. Dc-dec over 3 sts, dc in next st, dc-cl in last st.

Row 5: Ch 2, turn. Dc-dec over 3 sts.  Finish off CC.

CHEVRON ROW STARTED HIGH (at the peak)

With CA, join yarn in last st of previous row

Row 1: Ch 1, turn. 2 sc in first st, sc 8 sts evenly down the side of the block * sc-dec in last sp of first block and first st of next block. Sc in next 8 sts, ** sc 3 in next st. Sc 8 sts evenly down the side of the block. Repeat from * across ending at **.  2 sc in top of ch 3 turning chain (this t-ch is from row 5 of the “FIRST HALF SQUARE OF THE ROW”).

Rows 2-4: Working in BLO for these rows. Ch 1, turn. 2 sc in first st. *Sc in next 8 sts, sc-dec over 3 sts, sc in next 8 sts **, 3 sc in next st.  Repeat from * across ending at **. 2 sc in last st.  At the end of row 4 finish off CA.

FULL SQUARE ROW

With CB, join yarn in last st of previous row, turn.

Row 1: Ch 2. Dc in first st. Dc in next 9 sts. Sk 2 sc, sl st in next sc.

Row 2: Ch 1, sk 1 sc, sl st next sc, turn. Dc in next 4 sts, ch 4, sk 2 sts, dc in next 3 sts, dc-cl in last st.

Row 3: Ch 2, turn. Dc in first 2 sts, ch 1, sk 1 st, dc in next st, 2 sc in ch 4 sp, dc in next st, ch 1, sk 1 st, dc in next 2 sts. Sk 1 sc, sl st in next sc.

Row 4: Ch 1, sk 1 sc, sl st next sc, turn. Dc in next 3 sts, ch 1, sk 2 sts, dc in next st, dc in last sk st, ch 1, sk 1 st, dc in next 2 sts, dc-cl in last st.

Row 5: Ch 2, turn. Dc in each st across. Sk 1 sc, sl st in next sc.

Repeat Rows 1-5 until you have (small 8/ medium 12/ large 16) squares on this row.  At the end of the FULL SQUARE ROW, finish off CB.

SMALL SIZE: Repeat from CHEVRON ROW STARTED LOW through FULL SQUARE ROW following your set color changes until you have a total of 11 rows of squares and 11 rows of chevrons. You will end with a section of CHEVRON STARTED LOW. After the final chevron row you will go to FIRST QUARTER SQUARE next.

MEDIUM SIZE: Repeat CHEVRON ROW STARTED LOW through FULL SQUARE ROW following your set color changes until you have a total of 17 rows of squares and 17 rows of chevrons. You will end with a section of CHEVRON ROW STARTED LOW. After the final chevron row you will go to FIRST QUARTER SQUARE next.

LARGE SIZE: Repeat CHEVRON STARTED LOW through FULL SQUARE ROW following your set color changes until you have a total of 21 rows of squares and 21 rows of chevrons. You will end with a section of CHEVRON ROW STARTED LOW. After the final chevron row, you will go to FIRST QUARTER SQUARE next.

FIRST QUARTER SQUARE

Row 1: With the next color in your color changes, join yarn with a standing dc in the last st of previous row. Work 2 more dc in first st, sk 1 sc, sl st in next st.

Row 2: Ch 1, sk 1 sc, sl st in next sc, turn.  Dc in next 2 sts, 3 dc in last st.

Row 3: Ch 2, turn. 2 dc in first st, dc in next 4 sts, sk next st, sl st in next sc.

Row 4: Ch 1, sk 1 sc, sl st to next sc, turn. Dc in next st, hdc next st, sc next st, sl st in next st. Leave last 2 sts unworked.

Row 5: Ch 1, turn. Sk first st that ch 1 comes from, sc in next st, hdc next st, dc next st, sk next sc, sl st in next st.  Do NOT finish off.  Move on to HALF SQUARE.

HALF SQUARE

Row 1: Ch 2 (counts as a st SEE NOTE 2), dc-dec over next 2 sts, dc in next 7 sts, sk 2 sts, sl st in next sc.

Row 2: Ch 1, sk next sc, sl st in next sc, turn. Dc in next 5 sts, dc-dec over 3 sts.

Row 3: Ch 2 (counts as a st), turn. Dc-dec over next 2 sts, dc in next 3 sts. Sk 1 sc, sl st in next sc.

Row 4: Ch 1, sk 1 sc, sl st in next sc, turn. Dc next st, Dc-dec over 3.

Row 5: Ch 2 (counts as a st), turn. Dc in next st, sk next sc, sl st in next sc. 

Repeat rows 1-5 until you have all HALF SQUARES complete (7, 11, 15) and then move on to your LAST QUARTER SQUARE.

LAST QUARTER SQUARE Ch 2 at the beginning of each row counts as a st.

Row 1: Ch2, dc-dec over 2, dc in next 5 sts, dc-dec over 3.

Row 2: Ch 2, turn. Dc-dec over 2, dc in next st, dc-dec over 3.

Row 3: Ch 2, turn. Dc-dec over 2. Finish off.

After you finish the LAST QUARTER SQUARE, turn the blanket and join your yarn where you placed the stitch marker on your very first FOUNDATION SQUARE in your designated color (NOTE see placement sheet for START. This is the row where you placed your stitch marker in the very first corner with the tail. This is where you join the yarn).  

One more CHEVRON ROW STARTED LOW (instructions below for convenience)

Row 1: Ch 1, sc in 9 sts, *3 sc in last st**. Working down the side of the square sc 8 evenly spaced( see NOTE 1), Sc-dec in last sp of current block and first st of next block. Sc in next 8 sts. Repeat from * across ending at ** on the last square. Sc in last 9 sts.

Rows 2-4: Working in BLO for these rows. Ch 1, turn. Sc-dec over 2 sts, sc in next 8 sts, *3 sc next st, sc in next 8 sts, ** sc-dec over next 3 sts, sc in next 8 sts. Repeat from * across ending at ** on top of the last square. Sc-dec over last 2 sts. Repeat instructions for rows 3 and 4. At end of row 4 finish off.

Now repeat FIRST QUARTER SQUARE, HALF SQUARES across, and LAST QUARTER SQUARE.  After you finish that, move on to the edging. 

EDGING

Join yarn in any st around. 

Row 1: Ch 1, sc evenly around, working 3 sc in each corner st. Join with a sl st in first sc.

Row 2: Ch 1, hdc in each st around, working 3 hdc in each corner st. Join with a sl st in first hdc.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 once more. Finish off and weave in ends.