The traditional crocheted Navajo afghan is crocheted across with each row having the beginning and ending yarn as fringe. To avoid having fringe on a lap blanket, this is designed to be crocheted in the round so that the affect of having the crochet stitches all facing the same side are preserved without having to start and stop for each row.

This pattern is written using four colors, but the blanket can be done in any number of colors and numbers of rows per color.

SC – single crochet – all single crochets are worked in the back loop.

DC* – double crochet – in this blanket all double crochets are worked in the front loop of stitch two rows down.

CC – corner cluster – SC, chain, SC in corner chain

REC – round end corner – SC in corner chain, chain, slip stitch in first SC of round, chain one, SC in previous chain.

CEC – color end corner – SC in corner chain, chain, slip stitch in first SC, finish off. With next color SC in previous chain.

Example and measurements are based on worsted weight acrylic yarn and size I crochet hook, but other weight yarns can be used with appropriate size hook.  Finished blanket measures 30 inches.

With color A ch 2

Round 1 – in second chain from hook, (SC , ch  1) four times, slip stitch in first SC of round, chain one, SC in previous chain

Round 2 – (SC in next SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next SC, REC

Round 3 – (SC in next 3 SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 3 SC, REC

Round 4 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, SC in next 2 SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, SC in next 2 SC, CEC from color A to color B

Round 5 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 6 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 3SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 3SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 7 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 5SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 5SC, DC*, 2SC, CEC from color B to color C

Round 8 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 7SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 7SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 9 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 9SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 9SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 10 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 11SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 11SC, DC*, 2SC, CEC from color C to color D

Round 11 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 13SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 13SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 12 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 15SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 15SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 13 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 17SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 17SC, DC*, 2SC, CEC from color D to color A

Round 14 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 19SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 19SC, DC*, 2SC, CEC from color A to color D

Round 15 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, SC, DC*, 17SC, DC*, SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, SC, DC*, 17SC, DC*, SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 16 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 3SC, DC*, 15SC, DC*, 3SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 3SC, DC*, 15SC, DC*, 3SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 17 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 5SC, DC*, 13SC, DC*, 5SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 5SC, DC*, 13SC, DC*, 5SC, DC*, 2SC, CEC from color D to color C

Round 18 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 7SC, DC*, 11SC, DC*, 7SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 7SC, DC*, 11SC, DC*, 7SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 19 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 9SC] 3 times, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 9SC] 3 times, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 20 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 11SC, DC*, 7SC, DC*, 11SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 11SC, DC*, 7SC, DC*, 11SC, DC*, 2SC, CEC from color C to color B

Round 21 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 13SC, DC*, 5SC, DC*, 13SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 13SC, DC*, 5SC, DC*, 13SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 22 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 15SC, DC*, 3SC, DC*, 15SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 15SC, DC*, 3SC, DC*, 15SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 23 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 17SC, DC*, SC, DC*, 17SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 17SC, DC*, SC, DC*, 17SC, DC*, 2SC, CEC from color B to color A

Round 24 – (SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 19SC, DC*, 19SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, DC*, 19SC, DC*, 19SC, DC*, 2SC, CEC from color A to color B

Round 25 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, SC, DC*, 17SC] twice, DC*, SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, SC, DC*, 17SC] twice, DC*, SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 26 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 3SC, DC*, 15SC] twice, DC*, 3SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 3SC, DC*, 15SC] twice, DC*, 3SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 27 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 5SC, DC*, 13SC] twice, DC*, 5SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 5SC, DC*, 13SC] twice, DC*, 5SC, DC*, 2SC, CEC from color B to color C

Round 28 – (SC in next 2 SC,[ DC*, 7SC, DC*, 11SC] twice, DC*, 7SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 7SC, DC*, 11SC] twice, DC*, 7SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 29 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 9SC] 5 times, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 9SC] 5 times, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 30 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 11SC, DC*, 7SC] twice, DC*, 11SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 11SC, DC*, 7SC] twice, DC*, 11SC, DC*, 2SC, CEC from color C to color D

Round 31 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 13SC, DC*, 5SC] twice, DC*, 13SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 13SC, DC*, 5SC] twice, DC*, 13SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 32 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 15SC, DC*, 3SC] twice, DC*, 15SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 15SC, DC*, 3SC] twice, DC*, 15SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 33 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 17SC, DC*, SC] twice, DC*, 17SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 17SC, DC*, SC] twice, DC*, 17SC, DC*, 2SC, CEC from color D to color A

Round 34 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 19SC] 3 times, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 19SC] 3 times, DC*, 2SC, CEC from color A to color D

Round 35 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, SC, DC*,17SC] 3 times, DC*, SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, SC, DC*, 17SC] 3 times, DC*, SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 36 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 3SC, DC*,15SC] 3 times, DC*, 3SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 3SC, DC*, 15SC] 3 times, DC*, 3SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 37 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 5SC, DC*, 13SC] 3 times, DC*, 5SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 5SC, DC*, 13SC] 3 times, DC*, 5SC, DC*, 2SC, CEC from color D to color C

Round 38 – (SC in next 2 SC,[ DC*, 7SC, DC*, 11SC] 3 times, DC*, 7SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 7SC, DC*, 11SC] 3 times, DC*, 7SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 39 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 9SC] 7 times, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 9SC] 7 times, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 40 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 11SC, DC*, 7SC] 3 times, DC*, 11SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 11SC, DC*, 7SC] 3 times, DC*, 11SC, DC*, 2SC, CEC from color C to color B

Round 41 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 13SC, DC*, 5SC] 3 times, DC*, 13SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 13SC, DC*, 5SC] 3 times, DC*, 13SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 42 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 15SC, DC*, 3SC] 3 times, DC*, 15SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 15SC, DC*, 3SC] 3 times, DC*, 15SC, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 43 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 17SC, DC*, SC] 3 times, DC*, 17SC, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 17SC, DC*, SC] 3 times, DC*, 17SC, DC*, 2SC, CEC from color B to color A

Round 44 – (SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 19SC] 9 times, DC*, 2SC, CC) 3 times, SC in next 2 SC, [DC*, 19SC] 9 times, DC*, 2SC, REC

Round 45 – (SC in each SC of the side, CC) 3 times, SC in each SC of the side, REC

Round 46 – (SC in each SC of the side, CC) 3 times, SC in each SC of the side, SC in corner chain, chain one, slip stitch in first SC of round.  Finish off and weave in end.

Row 2: Insert the hook through the back loop of the prior row sc. Also insert the hook into the loop below it that is in the chain row. Sc.

Sc the rest of the row in this fashion, inserting the hook through both loops. (25 sc).

Ch 1. Turn.

Row 3: Insert the hook through the back loop of the prior row sc. Also insert the hook into the loop below it that is in the first sc row. Sc.

Sc the rest of the row in this fashion, inserting the hook through both loops. (25 sc).

Ch 1. Turn.

Row 4-42: Insert hook in back of prior row sc and in loop below from the other row of sc. Sc across row in similar manner. (25 sc).

Ch 1. Turn.

Row 43: Insert hook in back of prior row sc and in loop below from the other row of sc. Sl st. Sl st in a similar manner across. (25 sl st). Finish off.