TOOLS & SUPPLIES
- RED HEART® Super Saver®: 4 skeins 656 Real Teal A, 3 skeins 661 Frosty Green B
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5mm [US I-9]
- One locking stitch marker, yarn needle
- GAUGE: 13 sts = 4” [10 cm]; 9 rows = 4” [10 cm] in pattern.CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
- RED HEART® Super Saver®, Art. E300 available in solid color 7 oz (198 g), 364 yd (333 m); multicolor, heather and print 5 oz (141 g), 236 yd (215 m), flecks 5 oz (141 g), 260 yds (238 m) skeins
- Throw measures about 46 x 59” [117 x 150 cm].
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Special Stitches
Bphdc (Back post half double crochet) = Yarn over, insert hook from back to front and to back again around post of indicated stitch; yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through all 3 loops (1 loop remains on hook).
Fphdc (Front post half double crochet) = Yarn over, insert hook from front to back and to front again around post of indicated stitch; yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through all 3 loops (1 loop remains on hook).
join with sc = Place a slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and draw through both loops on hook.
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Notes
- Read pattern carefully. Pay attention to row turning instructions. Throw is_x000B_worked in rows but is only turned every other row._x000B_
- Two right side rows are worked, the first with A and the second with B. Then the piece is turned and two wrong side_x000B_rows are worked, the first with A and the second with B._x000B_
- Do not fasten off yarn until instructed. Carry color not in use along side of piece when next needed._x000B_
- To change to A at the end of a row, work last stitch with B until only 2 loops remain on hook. Remove the loop of A from stitch marker and place it on the hook. Draw the loop of A through the 2 loops of B to complete the stitch. Drop, but do not cut, B.
- To change to B at the beginning of a row, insert hook in top ch of beginning ch-3 of previous row, yarn over with dropped strand of B and pull a loop through._x000B_
THROW
With A, ch 144. Row 1 (right side): Dc in 4th ch from hook (3 skipped ch count as first dc), dc in next ch, *skip next 2 ch, dc in next ch, 3 dc in next ch, dc in next ch; repeat from * to last 4 ch, skip next 2 ch, dc in next ch, 2 dc in last ch—141 dc. Drop loop of A from hook and place it on the stitch marker. Row 2 (right side): Do NOT turn piece, with right side still facing, join B with sc in top ch of beginning ch-3 of Row 1, sc in next st, *ch 3, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st, Fphdc around next st, sc in next st; repeat from * to last 4 sts, ch 3, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st, sc in last st and change to A—28 ch- 3 spaces. Drop, but do not cut, B. Row 3 (wrong side): With A, ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), TURN, 5 dc in each ch-3 space across, dc in last st— 142 dc. Drop loop of A from hook and place it on the stitch marker. Row 4 (wrong side): Do NOT turn, with wrong side still facing, change to B, ch 1, sc in top ch of beginning ch-3, ch 1, skip next st, sc in next st, *Bphdc around next st, sc in next st, ch 3, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st; repeat from * to last 4 sts, Bphdc around next st, sc in next st, ch 1, skip next st, sc in last st and change to A—27 ch-3 spaces and 2 ch-1 spaces. Drop, but do not cut, B. Row 5 (right side): With A, ch 3, TURN, dc in first st, dc in next ch-1 space, 5 dc in each ch-3 space across, dc in last ch-1 space, 2 dc in last st—141 sts. Drop loop of A from hook and place it on the stitch marker. Row 6 (right side): Do NOT turn, with right side still facing, change to B, ch 1, sc in top ch of beginning ch-3, sc in next st, *ch 3, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st, Fphdc around next st, sc in next st; repeat from * to last 4 sts, ch 3, skip next 2 sts, sc in next st, sc in last st and change to A—28 ch-3 spaces. Rows 7–122: Repeat Rows 3-6 twenty-nine times. Rows 123–125: Repeat Rows 3–5. Fasten off A and B.
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Edging
Round 1 (right side): Do NOT turn, with right side still facing, join A with sc in top ch of beginning ch-3 of last row, sc in same ch (first corner made), work 137 sc evenly spaced across to last st, 2 sc in last st (corner made); work 157 sc evenly spaced along side edge; working across opposite side of foundation ch, 2 sc in first ch (corner made), work 137 sc evenly spaced across to last ch, 2 sc in last ch (corner made); work 157 sc evenly spaced along side edge; join with slip st in first sc—596 sc. Round 2: Ch 1, *sc in first sc of corner, ch 1, sc in 2nd sc of corner, sc in each st to next 2-sc corner; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—596 sc and 4 corner ch-1 spaces. Round 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc, (sc, ch 1, sc) in corner ch-1 space, *sc in each sc to next corner ch-1 space, (sc, ch 1, sc) in corner ch-1 space; repeat from * 2 more times, sc in each sc to end of round; join with slip st in first sc—604 sc and 4 corner ch-1 spaces.Fasten off. Round 4 (right side): With right side facing, join B with sc in any corner ch-1 space, ch3, sc in same corner ch-1 space, sc in next 2 sts, *(ch 3, skip next st, sc in next 3 sts) to 3 sts before next corner ch-1 space, ch 3, skip next st, sc in next 2 sts **, (sc, ch 3, sc) in corner ch-1 space, sc in next 2 sts; repeat from * around ending last repeat at **; join with slip st in first sc—462 sc and 154 ch- 3 spaces. _x000B_ Round 5: (Slip st, ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in first corner ch-3 space, *skip next sc, slip st in next sc, skip next sc, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch-3 space; repeat from * to last 3 sc, skip next sc, slip st in next sc, skip last sc; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-3. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in ends.
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ABBREVIATIONS
A and B = Color A, and Color B;
ch = chain;
dc = double crochet;
sc = single crochet;
st(s) = stitch(es);
( ) = work directions in parentheses into same st;
* or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated.