Escape to the tropics without leaving your crafting corner with the Tropica Delight Crochet Pattern. This vibrant and charming design brings the essence of a tropical paradise right into your hands. Whether you’re an experienced crocheter or just starting out, this pattern offers a delightful challenge and an opportunity to infuse your home décor or wardrobe with the warmth and vibrancy of the tropics.
The Tropica Delight Crochet pattern is a vibrant and intricate design that brings the essence of a tropical paradise to your crafting projects. With its combination of textured stitches and colorful motifs, this pattern captures the beauty and warmth of the tropics, allowing you to create stunning afghans, blankets, or decorative accents that radiate with tropical charm.
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
Approx 39” x 53”
Afghan Gauge
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.
Pattern Details:
The Tropica Delight Crochet Pattern features a combination of stitches that create a textured and visually captivating design. From intricate leaf motifs to delicate flower blossoms, each element comes together to evoke the beauty of a tropical oasis.
Stitch Guide:
Tr tr (Triple Treble): Yarn over hook four times, insert hook into stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through two loops at a time until only one loop remains on hook.
FPSlst (Front Post Slip Stitch): Slip stitch around the top of previous crochet.
FPsc (Front Post Single Crochet): Single crochet around the top of the chain.
FPdc (Front Post Double Crochet): Double crochet around the top of the chain or specified stitch.
FPtr (Front Post Treble Crochet): Treble crochet around the post of specified stitch.
Shaped Popcorns: Work multiple stitches into the specified stitch, then remove the hook and insert into both loops of the stitch, catching the loop of the last stitch worked and pulling through to create a popcorn stitch.
Abbreviations:
- ch: chain
- Sl st: slip stitch
- dc: double crochet
- sc: single crochet
- Tr tr: triple treble crochet
- FPtr: front post treble crochet
- FPSlst: front post slip stitch
- FPsc: front post single crochet
- FPdc: front post double crochet
- beg-sh-pc: beginning shell popcorn
- sh-pc-A: shell popcorn A
- sh-pc-B: shell popcorn B
- sh-pc-C: shell popcorn C
Instructions:
Square (Make 35)
Rnd 1:
- With Light Yellow, ch 4, join with Sl st to first ch to form a ring.
- Work beg-sh-pc in ring, ch 3, (sh-pc-A in ring, ch 3) 7 times.
- Join with Sl st in the third ch of beg pc. (8 pc)
- Fasten off, leaving a 4” tail for weaving.
Rnd 2:
- 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 (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.
- Repeat for petals 2-8 as per instructions, with specific adjustments for petals 7 and 8.
Rnd 3:
- Pull eighth petal forward.
- Working to the right (backward), ch 3, Sl st around the base of ch-3 of the first petal made.
- Ch 3, return petal to normal position, Sl st in BLO of the sixth dc (fifth from the left) of the eighth petal made.
- Ch 7, Sl st in the first dc of the same petal. Ch 5, Sl st in BLO of sixth dc in the next petal. Repeat around.
- Join with Sl st in first 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. Fasten off.
Rnd 6:
- 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:
- 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.
- 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.
Rnd 9:
- 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 made.
Rnd 11:
- With Sky Blue and 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.
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.
Rnd 13:
- 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.
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.
- Repeat around. Cut yarn. Fasten off and join in second hdc made.
Joining Squares:
- Lay 2 squares side by side with RS facing up.
- 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 repeat the 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. Fasten off.
Sl st Round:
- 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 around.
Border:
Rnd 1:
- With White, beg at left of afghan corner, Sl st in the last hdc to the right of first square joining, ch 5.
- [(4 dc in first hdc, ch 2) rep to corner. (Ch 3, 4 dc, ch 1) around].
- Fasten off, join in first hdc.
Rnd 2:
- With Mint, join with Sl st in ch-2 sp at corner of first square, ch 5.
- Work in front of ch-2 sps, work 2 FPtr around top of each dc post. Join with Sl st in first Sl st made.
Rnd 3:
- With Pink, join with Sl st in ch-2 sp at corner of first square.
- [(2 sc, ch 3, 2 sc) in ch-2 sps, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-3 sps around.
- Fasten off, join in first sc made.
Rnd 4:
- With Light Yellow, join with Sl st in ch-2 sp at corner of first square.
- [(2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in corner ch-2 sps, work in FLO of sts as follows: 2 sc in next 2 ch sps, 2 hdc in each st across, rep around].
- Fasten off, join in first sc made.
Rnd 5:
- With Sky Blue, join with Sl st in ch-2 sp at corner of first square.
- [(2 sc, ch 3, 2 sc) in corner ch-2 sps, work in BLO of sts as follows: 2 sc in each sc across, rep around].
- Fasten off, join in first sc made.
Finishing:
- Weave in ends.
- Block finished afghan to dimensions.
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With the Tropica Delight Crochet Pattern, you can transport yourself to a tropical paradise with every stitch. Whether you’re crafting an afghan, blanket, or decorative accent, this pattern offers endless possibilities for infusing your projects with the beauty and warmth of the tropics. So, grab your yarn and hook, and let your creativity flourish as you embark on this tropical crochet adventure. Happy crafting!
