The Winter Wheat Afghan is an easy crochet project for confident beginners. Simple lines and striking stitches create an inviting texture in this large throw blanket. Made with worsted-weight wool in a classic design, it is sure to be a keepsake piece. 

How This Blanket Is Made

This blanket is made with twenty 12-inch square motifs worked in the round. At the center of each motif is a large circle made with 28 treble crochets worked into a ring. As the circle is transformed into a square, bands of puff V-stitches are worked on four sides.

The blanket is assembled with a simple whipstitch to join motifs into four strips. The strips are then sewn together and a wide border is added. The bands of puff V-stitches in the motifs continue into the border and add a refined finish.

Pattern is written in US crochet terms. 

Skill Level: Confident Beginner 

Concentration Level
A little concentration required. Easily memorized stitch pattern. Once you’re familiar with making puff stitches, you should expect to be able to crochet the motifs and border with little concentration.

Stitches Used
Chain, single crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, puff stitch, puff V-stitch

Techniques Used
Working in rounds, working into chain spaces, whipstitch seaming (or seaming method of your choice), single-crochet join, ability to read a stitch chart may be helpful, but not necessary

Finished Measurements (approximate size after blocking)
56 x 68 inches (142 x 172.5 cm) 

Medium (CYC #4) Weight Yarn
4200 - 4600 yards (3840 - 4206 m) 

The sample shown here was made with a G/6/4.00mm crochet hook and Cascade Yarns Cascade 220 medium (worsted) weight 100% wool (3.53 oz/220 yds/100 g per hank) in the color #1003 Aventurine Heather. The project required 20 hanks of this yarn.

Suggested Yarn Substitutes
Sample was made with medium-weight wool, but feel free to substitute the medium-weight yarn of your choice. Acrylic and cotton would also be good options. Lighter or heavier weight yarns may also be used. A different weight yarn may require a different size hook, as well as more or less yarn than noted. Working with a thinner or thicker yarn may result in different gauge measurements, which will affect the Finished Measurements. 

Additional Tools and Materials
Size G/6/4.00mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle
4 stitch markers
Scissors 

Gauge
Rnds 1–4 of Motif = 4 inches (10 cm)
Motif = 12 inches (30.5 cm) square, blocked
Though exact gauge is not essential, for best appearance it should be close.
I used a G/6/4.00mm crochet hook. Select the hook size that gives the best appearance for your choice of yarn and your tension.
A significantly different gauge may require more or less yarn than listed. 

PATTERN INCLUDES
• An 8-page premium pattern pdf with professional full-color photographs.
• List of abbreviations used, plus detailed instructions for special stitches and techniques.
• Assembly diagram.
• Full motif stitch chart.

This Pattern Comes with Additional Resources to Help You Along
• A 1-page photo tutorial will walk you through how to make the puff V-stitch.
• Pattern support. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. I’m always happy to help!