SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Lion Brand TWO OF WANDS HUE+ME (Art. #617)
- #101 Rose Water 8 balls (A)
- #134 Spicy 1 ball (B)
- #178 Juniper 1 ball (C)
- #140 Love Song 1 ball (D)
- Lion Brand crochet hook size N (10 mm)
- Lion Brand large-eyed blunt needle
- SIZE:
- About 48"x 60"
- GAUGE:
- 7 HBdc + 5 rows = about 4".
- BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
DIRECTIONS:
STITCH EXPLANATION:HBdc (Herringbone double crochet) Yarn over, insert hook in indicated st, yarn over and draw loop through st and through first loop on hook (2 loops remain on hook), yarn over and draw through first loop on hook only, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook.
NOTES:
Throw is worked in one piece, back and forth in rows in Herringbone double crochet (HBdc).
Yarn color is changed to form broad stripes. To change yarn color, work last st of old color to last yarn over. Yarn over with new color and draw through all loops on hook. Proceed with new color. Fasten off old color.
THROW:
With A, ch 86
Row 1: With A, working in back bumps only, HBdc in 3rd ch from hook (2 skipped ch do not count as a st) and in each ch across - you will have 84 sts in this row.
Rows 2-14: With A, ch 2 (does not count as a st in this row and in all following rows), turn, HBdc in each st across; change to B in last st of Row 14.
Rows 15 and 16: With B, ch 2, turn, HBdc in each st across; change to C in last st of Row 16.
Rows 17 and 18: With C, ch 2, turn, HBdc in each st across; change to B in last st of Row 18.
Rows 19 and 20: With B, ch 2, turn, HBdc in each st across; change to A in last st of Row 20.
Rows 21-34: With A, ch 2 (does not count as a st in this row and in all following rows), turn, HBdc in each st across; change to B in last st of Row 34.
Repeat Rows 15-34 twice more.
Fasten off.
FINISHING:
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS:
ch = chain
st(s) = stitch(es)