YoYo Afghan

Yo-Yo Pattern

With a size I hook & worsted weight yarn, each yo-yo uses about 62" of yarn and is about 1 3/4" across.

Ch 4, join with a sl st to the first ch to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 3 to count as the first dc, work 11 more dc in the ring. Fasten off.

First yo-yo: Join main color with a sc in any dc, ch 3, (sc in the next dc, ch 3) 11 times;
join with a sl st to the first sc. Fasten off.

Yo-Yo Joining

Second yo-yo: Join main color with a sc in any dc, (ch 3, sc in the next dc) 9 times;
ch 2, drop stitch from hook, insert hook through the to of any ch-3 sp on the first yo-yo...

Continuing second yo-yo: Pick up dropped stitch and pull through the loop, ch 1...

Continuing second yo-yo: Sc in the next dc on the second yo-yo...

Continuing second yo-yo: Ch 2, drop stitch from hook, insert hook from the top into the next
ch-3 sp on the first yo-yo...

Continuing second yo-yo: Pick up dropped stitch and pull through the loop, ch 1...

Continuing second yo-yo: Sc in the next dc on the second yo-yo, ch 3; join with a sl st to the first sc on the sceond yo-yo. Fasten off.

Third yo-yo: Join in loops 1 and 2 as done with the second yo-yo.

Continue joining yo-yo's until you have the width desired. The second row of yo-yo's will begin being joined in loops 1-4.

(When joining a yo-yo in four places, work 7 ch-3 loops on the yo-yo, then join to each of the 4 indicated loops.)

Join the second yo-yo of the second row in loops 1-6.

(When joining a yo-yo in six places, work 5 ch-3 loops on the yo-yo, then join to each of the 6 indicated loops.)

Join the third yo-yo of the second row in loops 1-6.

Continue joining yo-yo's until you have one less than the first row. The third row of yo-yo's will begin being joined in loops 1-2

Join the second yo-yo of the third row in loops 1-6.

Continue adding yo-yo's to the third row as you did for the second row. Join the first yo-yo of row 4 to loops 1-4. Continue in this pattern until the afghan is the desired length.

I can't find the tree yoyo diagram,it is no longer on line,so above I found how you would connect the yoyos.You can do these instructions for but in the colors and arrangements as in the tree afghan.After I had made it the size I wanted,I just singlecrocheted around the whole aghan in maroon. You can click on the afghan and it will enlarge,but as I made it years ago and gave away as a present,I can not enlarge it more.I believe I have just given myself a project for the winter and that is to make another one. :)

UPDATE May 2013 I found an old webpage for this with a diagram... http://web.archive.org/web/20020225195942/http://members.aol.com/lffunt/primpine.html