Supplies & Tools
RED HEART® Super Saver®: 7 skeins 661 Frosty Green
Susan Bates® Crochet Hooks: 6mm [US J-10] and 5.5mm [US I-9]
Yarn needle
GAUGE: 12 sts = 4”; 10 rows = 43⁄8” in pattern with larger hook. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
Throw measures 48” x 63” (121.9 x 160 cm)
Special Abbreviations
BPDC (back post double crochet) =Yarn over, insert hook from back to front to back around the post of stitch indicated and draw up a loop, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] twice.
FPDC (front post double crochet) = Yarn over, insert hook from front to back to front around the post of stitch indicated and draw up a loop, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] twice.
MB (make bobble) = [yarn over and draw up a loop] 3 times all in stitch indicated, yarn over and draw through all 7 loops on hook.
THROW
Beginning at side edge (afghan is worked side to side) with larger hook, ch 181.
Row 1 (Wrong Side): Dc in 4th ch from hook and in each ch across; turn – 179 sts.
Row 2 (Right Side): Ch 2 (counts as first st), skip first dc, * BPDC around next st; repeat from * across; turn.
Row 3: Ch 2, skip first st, * FPDC around next st; repeat from * across; turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each st across; turn.
Row 5-Bobble Row: Ch 1, sc in first sc, * MB in next sc, sc in next sc; repeat from * across; turn.
Row 6: Repeat Row 4.
Row 7: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), skip first sc, * skip next sc, dc in next 2 sc, dc into skipped sc working around the last 2 dc (this dc encloses the last 2 dc); repeat from * to last sc; dc in last sc; turn.
Rows 8-10: Repeat Rows 4-6.
Row 11: Ch 3, skip first sc, dc in next sc and in each sc across; turn.
Work Rows 2-11 a total of 10 times. Work Rows 2-3 once more. Do not fasten off. Change to smaller hook.
Edging
Round 1 (Right Side): Ch 1, work sc evenly around all 4 sides of afghan and work 3 sc in each corner; join with a slip st in first sc; turn. Round 2 (Wrong Side): Ch 1, work as for Row 5-Bobble Row, working 3 sts in each corner and adjusting at end of round as necessary; join; turn.
Round 3 (Right Side): Ch 1, sc in each st around and work 3 sc in each corner as before; join; do NOT turn.
Round 4 (Right Side): * Ch 3, skip 1 sc, slip st in next sc; repeat from * around; turn.
Round 5-Picot Round (Wrong Side): Ch 1, * (sc, ch 2, slip st into 2nd ch from hook, sc) all in ch-3 space; repeat from * around; join. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
Abbreviations
ch = chain;
dc = double crochet;
mm = millimeters;
sc = single crochet;
st(s) = stitch (es);
* = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated;
[ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified.