Add a breath of springtime to your décor with this beautifully patterned April Showers Afghan. Although this is pictured in fresh blue, the 2020 color of the year, choose your favorite springtime color or match your decor.
There is very little finishing to do because the squares are joined as you crochet the last round.
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Designed by Katherine Eng for Red Heart yarns, this intermediate pattern will make a finished throw measuring 46” wide x 56½” long.
Throw is made from 20 squares worked in joined rounds and joined together while working last round using a join-as-you-go technique.
The pattern uses Red Heart With Love yarn. Red Heart With Love yarn is an ultra-soft premium acrylic worsted weight (Size 4) yarn. This yarn comes in over 50 beautiful solid, variegated and self-striping shades.
To make the April Showers afghan, you will need the following supplies:
- 5 skeins of Red Heart With Love or equivalent Size 4 yarn. NOTE that the With Love yarn comes in 7 oz. skeins.
- US H-8 (5mm) crochet hook
- US J-10 (6mm) crochet hook
- Yarn needle
You may also buy the kit which includes everything you need to make the April Showers afghan HERE.
If you plan to use a different yarn, get helpful hints from Nana on how to successfully substitute yarns in this post.
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Hi there. Just started this throw and I am stuck on the joining techniques. Is there a tutorial anywhere that I could follow?
I just started this throw and I am having difficulty with the joining of the squares. Is there a tutorial available??
Hi Rae,
The afghan uses a flat braid join with a Chain 2 pattern. The instructions tell you how under the “Special stitch” section. I have not seen a video tutorial on this but I did a tutorial on the flat braid join using a Chain 3 pattern. The concept is the same, however, you will need to adapt it to this pattern. You can find the instructions and link to the video in our Learn to Crochet series – Part 12 (finishing) post. https://whatsnanamaking.com/learn-to-crochet-finishing/
Let me know how it works for you!!