Hello Everyone !

Sooo, we’re here to work a little bit on Yarn Leftover Management 🙂

The purpose of the game is to make a beautiful Grany Afghan from scrap.

Here is what I used, I would sort the colors in three different categories, based on the quantities I had at my disposal.

1. CATEGORY 1 (C1) arger quantities (200 gr or more per color) I have 300 gr orange, 200 gr variegated green and 200 gr dark brown
2. CATEGORY 2 (C2) leftovers (100 gr or less per colour) There are around 350 gr (most skeinz are uncomplete)
3. CATEGORY 3 (C3): scrap yarn (50 gr or less per colour)
4. WHITE: my assortment of colours is a little dull, the White will enlight the other autumn shades and will have to be evenly spread on the pattern. It will appear in every motif therefore, it deserves its own category as a contrasting and reference color. I have around 70 gr at my disposal.

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I will use the White in every motif, however, not always at the same place.

In order to balance the quantities and colors at best, I will use C3 and C2 yarns + White on the 3 first rounds, and a C1 or C2 colors on rounds 4 and 5 (which requires more yarn).

We will work motifs which we will attach together as we go. Rounds 3, 4 and 5 are worked in the same C1 or C2 color for all the motifs of the same band. Round 5 is worked in one go, around the formed band of motifs.

Motif Pattern:

I made three different kinds of color arrangement for the bands, here is how I spread the colors:

• BAND A: With White as 1st color (Row 1):
  • Round 1: with White, start with a magic loop, ch2, dc in loop, *ch2, 2dc together* repeat 4 times, join with sl in sec ch from beg ch-2. Break off yarn
  • Round 2: join C3 yarn in any ch-2 sp. Ch2, dc in same sp, *ch2, 2dc together, ch2, 2dc together* in next ch-2 space repeat 4 times, end round with ch2, sl in sec ch from beg ch-2. (= 6 “V”)  Break off yarn.
  • Round 3: join C2 yarn in a ch-3 space in the middle of a “V” formed on the previous row.. Ch3, 2dc in space, *ch2, 3dc in next ch-2 space* repeat 3 times, (ch1, 2 Double Treble crochet together, ch3, 2 Double Treble crochet) in next ch-2 space, *ch2, 3dc in next ch-2 space* repeat 5 times, ch1, (2 Double Treble crochet together, ch3, 2 Double Treble crochet) in next ch-2 space, ch1, 3dc in next ch-2 space, ch2, join with sl in 3rd ch of beginning ch-3
  • Round 4: join C1 or C2 yarn in the 1st ch-2 space from the right. Ch3, 2dc in space, *ch2, 3dc in next space* (4 times), ch1 (2 Double Treble crochet together, ch3, – Pass the ch3 through from back to front, ch-3 loop of former motif – 2 Double Treble crochet) ch1, 3dc in next ch-1 space, *ch2, 3dc in next ch-2 space* 5 times, ch1 (2 Double Treble crochet together, ch3, 2 Double Treble crochet) in next ch-3 space, ch1, 3dc in ch-1 space, ch2, join with sl in 3rd ch of beginning ch-3

• BAND B: With White in the 2nd color (Row 2)
  • Round 1: with C3 yarn, start with a magic loop, ch2, dc in loop, *ch2, 2dc together* repeat 4 times, join with sl in sec ch from beg ch-2. Break off yarn
  • Round 2: join White in any ch-2 sp. Ch2, dc in same sp, *ch2, 2dc together, ch2, 2dc together* in next ch-2 space repeat 4 times, end round with ch2, sl in sec ch from beg ch-2. (= 6 “V”) Break off yarn.
  • Round 3: join C2 yarn in a ch-3 space in the middle of a “V” formed on the previous row.. Ch3, 3dc in space,
  • Round 4: join C1 or C2 yarn in the 1st ch-2 space from the right. Ch3, 2dc in space, *ch2, 3dc in next space* (4 times), ch1 (2 Double Treble crochet together, ch3, – Pass the ch3 through from back to front, ch-3 loop of former motif – 2 Double Treble crochet) ch1, 3dc in next ch-1 space, *ch2, 3dc in next ch-2 space* 5 times, ch1 (2 Double Treble crochet together, ch3, 2 Double Treble crochet) in next ch-3 space, ch1, 3dc in ch-1 space, ch2, join with sl in 3rd ch of beginning ch-3
• BAND C: With White in the 3rd color (Row 3): 
  • Round 1: with C3 yarn, start with a magic loop, ch2, dc in loop, *ch2, 2dc together* repeat 4 times, join with sl in sec ch from beg ch-2. Break off yarn
  • Round 2: join another C3 yarn in any ch-2 sp. Ch2, dc in same sp, *ch2, 2dc together, ch2, 2dc together* in next ch-2 space repeat 4 times, end round with ch2, sl in sec ch from beg ch-2. (= 6 “V”) Break off yarn.
  • Round 3: join White in a ch-3 space in the middle of a “V” formed on the previous row. ch-3 sp. Ch3 (count as 1rst dc), 2dc in space, ch 2, *3dc
  • Round 4: join C1 or C2 yarn in the 1st ch-2 space from the right. Ch3, 2dc in space, *ch2, 3dc in next space* (4 times), ch1 (2 Double Treble crochet together, ch3, – Pass the ch3 through from back to front, ch-3 loop of former motif – 2 Double Treble crochet) ch1, 3dc in next ch-1 space, *ch2, 3dc in next ch-2 space* 5 times, ch1 (2 Double Treble crochet together, ch3, 2 Double Treble crochet) in next ch-3 space, ch1, 3dc in ch-1 space, ch2, join with sl in 3rd ch of beginning ch-3

• Half motif: Horizontal cut. The color sheme is the same than the motifs of the band you’re working on.
  • Row 1 (RS) Start with a magic loop, Ch 4 (count as dc + 1), 2dc tog, *ch2, 2dc tog (2 times), ch2, dc in loop. Break off yarn.
  • Row 2: RS facing you, join yarn in the 3rd ch of beg Ch-4. Ch4, 2dc tog in the ch1 space, ch2, *2dc, ch2, 2dc, ch2* in next ch-2 spaces (2 times), 2dc tog in the ch-1 space, ch1, dc in dc. Break off yarn.
  • Row 3: RS facing you, join yarn in the 3rd ch of beg Ch-4. Ch4, 2dc in ch-1 sp, ch2, *3dc in next ch2 space, ch2* (two times), ch1, 2 Double Treble crochet together, ch3, 2 Double Treble crochet together, ch1, *3dc in next ch2 space, ch2* (two times), 2dc in next ch-1 sp, ch1, dc in dc. Break off yarn.
  • Row 4: RS facing you, join yarn in the 3rd ch of beg Ch-4, Work 2dc in the next ch-1 space, ch2, *3dc in next ch2 space, ch2* three times, ch1, (2 double treble crochet together, ch3, Pass the ch3 from back to front, through ch-3 loop of former motif, 2 Double Treble Crochet) in ch-3 space, ch2, *3dc in next ch-2 space, ch2* three times, ch2, 2dc in ch-1 space, ch1, dc in dc.

 

For the central pattern of the Wallpaper Granny Afghan, you need to work:

3 bands with 5 complete motifs

5 bands with 4 motifs + 2 half (horizontal cut) motifs at each end.

5th Round:

• If you work on a band including half motifs: RS facing you, start the row by joining C1 or C2 yarn on the 3rd ch of beginning ch-3 of the previous row, ch4, 3 Double Treble Crochet in next ch-2 *ch2, 3dc in next ch-2 space* 3 times, ch2, 3dc in ch-1  space, 3dc in ch-1 space of the next motif. (*ch2, 3dc in next ch-2 space* 2 times, 6 Double Treble Crochet in next ch-2 space, *ch2, 3dc in next space* 3 times, 3dc in ch-1 space of the next motif.) repeat () to end of row, ending with 3 Double Treble Crocht in last ch-1 space, ch1, dc in dc.
• If you work on a band with complete motifs: