SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
DIRECTIONS:
- LION BRAND® VANNA'S CHOICE® (Art. #860)
- #179 Asparagus 10 balls (A)
- #130 Honey 2 balls (B)
- LION BRAND® crochet hook J-10 (6 mm)
- LION BRAND® large-eyed blunt needle
- SIZE:
- About 48"x 59"
- GAUGE:
- 13 dc + 7 rows = about 4".
- BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
DIRECTIONS:
- STITCH EXPLANATION
Shell Work (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in indicated st.
NOTES
Afghan is worked in one piece, back and forth in rows.
The border is worked in joined rounds around outside edge of Afghan.
AFGHAN
With A, ch 148.
Row 1 (RS): Dc in 4th ch from hook (3 skipped ch count as dc) and in each ch across &-; you will have 146 dc in this row.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), turn, sk first st, dc in each st across working last dc in top of beg ch-3.
Rep Row 2 until piece measures about 56 in. (142 cm) from beg.
Fasten off.
Border
Turn piece, join B with sl st in first st of last row.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, beg in same st as joining sl st, sc in each st to last st, 3 sc in last st (corner made); work 196 sc evenly spaced along long edge; working along opposite side of foundation ch, 3 sc in first ch (corner made), sc in next 144 ch, 3 sc in last ch (corner made); work 196 sc evenly spaced along next long edge, work 2 more sc in first st of last row (in same st as first sc of this rnd); join with sl st in first sc &-; you will have 692 sc in this rnd.
Rnd 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc), sk same st as joining sl st, dc in each st around working 5 dc in center sc of every 3-sc corner; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3 &-; 708 dc.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in same st as joining sl st, *sk next 2 sts, Shell in next st, sk next 2 sts, sc in next st; rep from * to last 5 sts, sk next 2 sts, Shell in next st, sk last 2 sts; join with sl st in first sc &-; 118 Shells and 118 sc.
Fasten off.
FINISHING:
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS:
beg = begin(ning)
dc = double crochet
rep = repeat
rnd(s) = round(s)
RS = right side
sc = single crochet
sk = skip
sl st = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)