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.

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.

Skill Level Confident Beginner

Finished Measurements 56 x 68 inches (142 x 172.5 cm)

Materials
Cascade Yarns Cascade 220 medium (worsted) weight 100% wool (3.53 oz/220 yds/100 g per hank): 20 hanks of #1003 Aventurine Heather
Size G/6/4.00mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle
4 stitch markers

Yarn Note
• Pattern is designed for medium weight yarn. Lighter or heavier weight yarns may be used. A different weight yarn may require a different size hook, as well as more or less yarn than noted.

PATTERN INCLUDES
• Premium pattern pdf with professional full-color photographs.
• List of abbreviations used.
• Assembly diagram.
• Full motif stitch chart.
• 1-page photo tutorial will walk you through how to make the puff V-stitch.

This pattern listing includes 2 downloadable files:
(1) Main Pattern PDF presents the pattern in a 2-column layout with color photos.
(2) Print- and Screen-Friendly PDF: An additional text-only pdf presents the pattern in a simplified 1-column layout. All text is in black.

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

Pattern written in US crochet terms.

Technical editing by Randy Cavaliere