Here it is, the very best beginner afghan pattern! Practice making perfect squares as you stitch the blocks, then seam them all up at the end.
By Katherine Eng

YARN
RED HEART Eco-Ways, 4oz/113g skeins, each approx 186yd/170m (acrylic/recycled polyester)
• 4 skeins #3422 Yam (A)
• 3 skein #3533 Misty Violet (B)
• 3 skeins #3275 Cinnabar (C)
• 2 skeins #1615 Lichen (D)
• 1 skein #3604 Dark Indigo (E)

CROCHET HOOK
• Size J/10 (6.00mm) crochet hook or any size to obtain correct gauge
• Size I/9 (5.5mm) crochet hook (for Round 4 of Edging)

NOTIONS
• Yarn needle