New “Baby Pompon” Border

Directions for “Puff Stitch”.

Yarn over and insert the hook into the single crochet, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. (You now have 2 loops on the hook.). Yarn over and insert hook into the same single crochet, yarn over

and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. (You now have 3 loops on the hook.). Yarn over and insert hook into the same single crochet, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. (You now have 4 loops on the hook.). Yarn over and insert hook into the same single crochet, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. ( You now have 5 loops on the hook.). Yarn over and insert hook into the same single crochet, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops. (You now have 6 loops on the hook.). Yarn over and pull through all 6 loops on the hook. You will now have 1 loop on the hook. Slip stitch in the same single crochet.

The “Baby Pompon” Border

(The following 3 rows of edging are the same as for the border described above. The last row is the new portion!!

Edging Rows

Row 1: Ch 1. Work 2 sc in corner dc. Working down the side of the afghan, work 2 sc in each space all the way down the side of the afgan. Work 3 sc in the corner dc. Work 1 sc in each chain across the bottom of the afgan. Work 3 sc in the corner dc. Work 2 sc in each space up the side of the afghan. Work 3 sc in the corner dc. Work

1 sc in each dc across the top of the afghan. Work 1 more sc in the dc space where you started this row. Slip stitch to first sc.

Row2: Ch2. Work 1 dc in same space as Ch2. Work1 dc in each sc all the way down the side of the afghan. Work 3 dc in the corner sc. Work 1 dc in each sc across

the bottom of the afghan. Work 3 dc in the corner dc. Work 1 dc in each sc up the side of the afghan. Work 3 dc in the corner dc. Work 1 dc in each sc across the top of the afghan. Work 1 more dc in the same space as the Ch 2. Slip stitch to Ch 2. Slip stitch into the same single crochet. (This completes 1 puff stitch.)

Row 3: Ch 1. Work 2 sc in corner dc. Working down the side of the afghan, work 1 sc in each space all the way down the side of the afgan. Work 3 sc in the corner dc. Work 1 sc in each dc across the bottom of the afgan. Work 3 sc in the corner dc. Work 1 sc in each space up the side of the afghan. Work 3 sc in the corner dc. Work 1 sc in each dc across the top of the afghan. Work 1 more sc in the dc space where you started this row. Slip stitch to first sc.

Row 4: Ch 1.

Turn entire blanket so that you are now going to go the opposite direction than you were working Rows 1 – 3.
Slip stitch into the first 2 single crochet. Work 1 “puff stitch” into the next sc. *Slip stitch into the next single crochet. Work 1 “puff stitch” into the next single crochet.*. Repeat from * to * all the way around the blanket.
When you reach the last stitches, slip stitch to first slip stitch and fasten off.  Weave in loose ends!!