SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- 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 EXPLANATIONShell 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" 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)