Continuous Mitered Square Crochet Afghan Pattern

The Continuous Mitered Square Crochet Afghan Pattern has the charm of patchwork squares but is worked continuously so there is no fastening off after each square leaving you with a zillion ends to weave in … yay! And the self striping yarn does all the colorwork for you so you can just sit back and stitch.

Continuous Mitered Square Crochet Afghan Pattern

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Here’s what you will need to make the Continuous Mitered Square Crochet Afghan Pattern:

3 balls Lion Brand Mandala® Yarn (shown here in color Centaur #214), approx. 1,770 yds total
H-8 / 5.0 mm hook
scissors and yarn needle for finishing

Resources and tutorials you may find helpful in following this pattern: Crochet Abbreviations, U.S. to U.K. Crochet Conversion Chart, Crochet Stitch Chart Symbols.

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Notes:

work in back loops only throughout pattern
worked continuously without fastening off between squares and rows
easily modified to any size you like
1 ball of Mandala® Yarn makes about 33 squares so you can calculate how many balls you will need for your desired size blanket … but don’t forget to allow some extra yardage for your border
Each square measures approximately 4.75 in.

Finished afghan as written measures approximately 52 in. x 40 in. but can be easily adjusted to any size.

Row 1, Square 1

Ch 34.

Row 1: Work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and each of the next 14 ch, sc3tog, work 1 sc in each of the remaining 15 ch, turn — 31 sts.

Row 2: Ch 1 (does not count as st here and throughout), work 1 sc in each of the next 14 sts, sc3tog, 1 sc in each of the last 14 sts, turn — 29 sts.

Row 3: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each of the next 13 sts, sc3tog, 1 sc in each of the last 13 sts, turn — 27 sts.

Row 4: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each of the next 12 sts, sc3tog, 1 sc in each of the last 12 sts, turn — 25 sts.

Row 5: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each of the next 11 sts, sc3tog, 1 sc in each of the last 11 sts, turn — 23 sts.

Row 6: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each of the next 10 sts, sc3tog, 1 sc in each of the last 10 sts, turn — 21 sts.

Row 7: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each of the next 9 sts, sc3tog, 1 sc in each of the last 9 sts, turn — 19 sts.

Row 8: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each of the next 8 sts, sc3tog, 1 sc in each of the last 8 sts, turn — 17 sts.

Row 9: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each of the next 7 sts, sc3tog, 1 sc in each of the last 7 sts, turn — 15 sts.

Row 10: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each of the next 6 sts, sc3tog, 1 sc in each of the last 6 sts, turn — 13 sts.

Row 11: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each of the next 5 sts, sc3tog, 1 sc in each of the last 5 sts, turn — 11 sts.

Row 12: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each of the next 4 sts, sc3tog, 1 sc in each of the last 4 sts, turn — 9 sts.

Row 13: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, sc3tog, 1 sc in each of the last 3 sts, turn — 7 sts.

Row 14: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each of the next 2 sts, sc3tog, 1 sc in each of the last 2 sts, turn — 5 sts.

Row 15: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each of the next 1 sts, sc3tog, 1 sc in each of the last 1 sts, turn — 3 sts.

Row 16: Ch 1, sc3tog, do not turn — 1 st.

Row 1, Squares 2 through 8

Setup Row: Ch 1, working along left edge of previous square, work 17 sc evenly along edge making sure to work last st in very bottom corner, ch 17, turn.

Row 1: Work 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook and each of the next 14 ch, sc3tog, work 1 sc in each of the remaining 15 sts, turn — 31 sts.

Row 2: Ch 1, work 1 sc in each of the next 14 sts, sc3tog, 1 sc in each of the last 14 sts, turn — 29 sts.