TOOLS & SUPPLIES
- RED HEART® With Love®: 9 skeins 1914 Berry Red._x000B_
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9]._x000B_
- Yarn needle._x000B_
- GAUGE: 12 sc = 4” 16 rows = 4”. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
- RED HEART® With Love™, Art. E400, available in solid color 7oz (198g), 390 yd (357m) and multicolor 5oz (141g), 230 yd (211m) skeins.
Throw measures 49” x 63”.
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Special Abbreviations
LB (large bobble) = [yo and pull up a loop] 5 times in next sc, yo and draw through all 11 loops on hook. SB (small bobble) = [yo and pull up a loop] 3 times in next sc, yo and draw through all 7 loops on hook. Fpdc (front post double crochet) = Dc around the post of indicated st as follows: yo, insert hook from front-to back-to front around post and pull up a loop, [yo and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice. _x000B_
Notes
To work a Fpdc in a st 2RB (front post double crochet in a st 2 rows below): skip next sc, and work a Fpdc around the post of the st just below it. Fpdc3tog (front post double crochet 3 together) = [yo and pull up a loop around post of next Fpdc 2RB, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook] 3 times, yo and through all 4 loops on hook.
THROW
Ch 144. _x000B_ Row 1 (Right Side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across – 143 sc. _x000B_ Row 2: Ch 1, sc in 1st 4 sts, LB in next sc, sc in next 5 sts, LB in next sc, * sc in next 25 sc, LB in next sc, sc in next 5 sc, LB in next sc; repeat from * to last 4 sc, sc in last 4 sc. _x000B_ Row 3: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, Fpdc around sc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around sc 2RB] twice, * sc in next 19 sc, Fpdc around sc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around sc 2RB] twice; repeat from * to last sc, sc in last sc. Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each st across. _x000B_ Row 5: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice, * sc in next 19 sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice; repeat from * to last sc, sc in last sc. _x000B_ Row 6: Ch 1, sc in 1st 23 sts, SB in next sc, [sc in next 31 sts, SB in next sc] 3 times, sc in last 23 sts. _x000B_ Row 7: Repeat row 5. _x000B_ Row 8: Ch 1, sc in 1st 4 sts, LB in next sc, sc in next 5 sts, LB in next sc, * sc in next 8 sts, SB in next sc, sc in next 7 sts, SB in next sc, sc in next 8 sts, LB in next sc, sc in next 5 sts, LB in next sc; repeat from * to last 4 sc, sc in last 4 sc. _x000B_ Row 9: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice, * sc in next 9 sts, skip next sc, Fpdc around SB of Row 6, sc in next 9 sts, [Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, sc in next 5 sts] twice, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB; repeat from * to last sc; sc in last sc. _x000B_ Row 10: Ch 1, sc in 1st 17 sts, SB in next sc, sc in next 11 sts, SB in next sc, [sc in next 19 sts, SB in next sc, sc in next 11 sts, SB in next sc] 3 times, sc in last 17 sts. _x000B_ Row 11: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice, * sc in next 6 sts, skip next sc, Fpdc around 1st SB of Row 8, sc in next 2 sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, sc in next 2 sc, Fpdc around next SB of Row 8, sc in next 6 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice; repeat from * to last sc; sc in last sc. Row 12: Ch 1, sc in each st across. _x000B_ Row 13: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice, * sc in next 4 sc, skip next sc, Fpdc around 1st SB of Row 10, sc in next 2 sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice, sc in next 2 sc, skip next sc, Fpdc around next SB of Row 10, sc in next 4 sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice; repeat from * to last sc; sc in last sc. _x000B_ Row 14: Repeat Row 2. Row 15: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice, * sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, sc in next 2 sc, [Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] 3 times (skip all 3 sc behind these 3 Fpdc), sc twice, * sc in next 7 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, sc in next sc, Fpdc around Fpdc3tog 2RB, sc in next sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, sc in next 7 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice; repeat from * to last sc; sc in last sc. in next 2 sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice; repeat from * to last sc; sc in last sc. Rows 16: Repeat row 4. _x000B_ Row 17: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, Fpdc around Fpdc sc in next 9 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice; repeat from * to last sc; sc in last sc; turn. _x000B_Row 18: Repeat row 4. _x000B_ Row 19: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] . Row 20: Repeat Row 2. _x000B_ Row 21: Ch 1, sc in 1st sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice, * sc in next 8 sts, [Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] 3 times (skip all 3 sc behind these 3 Fpdc), sc in next 8 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice; repeat from * to last sc; sc in last sc. _x000B_ Rows 22: Repeat row 4. _x000B_ Row 23: Ch 1, sc in first sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice, * sc in next 9 sts, skip next sc, Fpdc3tog, Row 24: Repeat row 4. _x000B_ Row 25: Repeat Row 5. 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice, * sc in next 6 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, sc in next 2 sc, skip next sc, Fpdc3tog, sc in next 2 sc, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, sc in next 6 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB, [sc in next 5 sts, Fpdc around Fpdc 2RB] twice; repeat from * to last sc; sc in last sc. _x000B_ Row 26: Repeat Row 2. _x000B_ Row 27: Repeat Row 5. _x000B_ Repeat rows 4-27 9 more times. Do not fasten off. Turn work 90 degrees, to work down left side edge. _x000B_
EDGING
Round 1: with Right Side still facing, ch 1, work 183 sc evenly down left side edge, 3 sc in corner st, 141 sc across lower edge, 3 sc in corner st, 183 sc evenly up right side edge, 3 sc in corner st, 141 sc across top edge, 3 sc in corner st, slip st in 1st sc to join; turn – 660 sc. _x000B_ Round 2: Ch 4 (counts as 1 dc and 1 ch), skip next sc, ** [dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc] in corner sc, ch 1, skip next sc, * dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc; repeat from * to next corner; repeat from ** around; join with a slip st to 3rd of beg 4-ch; turn – 676 sts total. _x000B_ Round 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining, sc in each space and dc around, and working 3 sc in each corner dc, slip st in back loop of 1st sc to join; turn – 684 sc. Round 4: * Ch 2, slip st in 2nd ch from hook, slip st in front loop of next 3 sts; repeat from * around. _x000B_ Fasten off.
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FINISHING
with Right Side facing, beginning at lower edge, holding hook above and yarn under fabric, work slip st embroidery up each vertical row of bobbles to top of afghan following diagrams.
weave in loose ends.
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Abbreviations:
2 RB = 2 rows below;
Ch = chain;
dc = double crochet;
sc = single crochet;
st(s) = stitch(es);
slip st(s) = Slip Stitch(es);
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