Victorian Lattice Square Afghan for Ally

Ally's loves her soft, comfy afghan.  I used the crochet square pattern, Victorian Lattice Square, in mushroom and lapis using Stylecraft DK and a size 4.0 mm F hook.

                                                                     Ally's Afghan

The squares are joined using a continuous join called Flat Braid Join. Each square is edged with SC in mushroom first with (2 sc, ch 3, 2 sc) in the corners.

Flat Braid Join Tutorial: https://www.crochet365knittoo.com/happily-ever-afghan-cro... and also at The Patchwork Heart. 

I love the decorative join.  You start crocheting 2 squares together, and keep adding squares and rows.  It's a beautiful join.

                                                                  Afghan Border


For the border,
Round 1:  2 sc in each loop of squares, 5 scs in corners, and 5 sc in joins (2 sc in first loop, 3 sc in second loop).
Round 2: Ch 2, 9 DC in first corner, skip 2 scs, sc in the next sc, skip 2 sc, 5 DC shell in next sc, and repeat to next corner. 

The border is crocheted in the Lapis Color.  I love this afghan--it turned out really pretty.