TOOLS & SUPPLIES
- RED HEART® Super Saver®: 7 skeins 3943 Americana
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5mm [US I-9]_x000B_
- Yarn needle
- GAUGE: 14 sts (1 pattern repeat) = 4½" [11.5 cm]; 6 rows = 4" [10 cm] in pattern stitch. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge._x000B_
- RED HEART® Super Saver®, Art. E300 available in solid color 7 oz (198 g), 364 yd (333 m); prints, multis and heathers 5 oz (141 g), 236 yd (215 m), flecks 5 oz (141g), 260 yds (238 m) skeins
- Throw measures 56" [142 cm] x 44" [112 cm].
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SPECIAL ABBREVIATIONS
dc2tog: [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] 2 times, yarn over, draw through all loops on hook
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dc3tog: [Yarn over, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over and pull up loop, yarn over, draw through 2 loops] 3 times, yarn over, draw through all loops on hook
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THROW
Ch 142. Row 1 (Right Side): Dc in third ch from hook (skipped ch counts as first dc2tog here and throughout), *dc in next 5 ch, 3 dc in next ch, dc in next 5 ch, dc3tog over next 3 ch; repeat from * eight times, dc in next 5 ch, 3 dc in next ch, dc in next 5 ch, dc2tog over last 2 ch. Row 2: Ch 2, turn, skip first st, dc in next st (counts as first dc2tog here and throughout), *dc in next 5 sts, 3 dc in next st, dc in next 5 sts, dc3tog over next 3 sts; repeat from * eight times more, dc in next 5 sts, 3 dc in next st, dc in next 5 sts, dc2tog over last 2 sts. _x000B_ Repeat Row 2 until piece measures 56" [142 cm] from beginning, end with a right side row. Do not fasten off.
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Border
First Side
Turn to work along side edge, ch 1, work 2 sc in side of each dc along edge to opposite corner. Fasten off.
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Second Side
With right side facing, join yarn with slip st in side of first dc on Row 1 along opposite side edge, ch 1, work 2 sc in side of each dc along side edge. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in ends.
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ABBREVIATIONS
ch = chain;
cm = centimeters;
dc = double crochet;
mm = millimeters;
st(s) = stitch(es);
tog = together;
* or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated.
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