SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Caron® One Pound™: Canal, 4 balls
- Size U.S. H/8 (5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
- 5" wide piece of cardboard for Tassels
- MEASUREMENTS: Approx 51 1/2"x 59 1/2".
- GAUGE: 12 sc and 13 rows = 4".
DIRECTIONS:
NOTES:
Worked over foundation ch multiple of 16 ch +13.
Ch 3 at beg of row counts as 1 dc. Ch 1 at beg of row does not count as st.
Ch 157.
1st row: (RS). 1 dc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 2 dc). 1 dc in each ch to end of ch. Turn. 155 sts.
2nd row: Ch 3. 1 dc in next dc. 1 dc in each dc across. Turn.
Cont in Tuft Pat as follows:
1st to 6th rows: Ch 1. 1 sc in each of first 2 sts. *1 lp st in each of next 7 sts. 1 sc in each of next 9 sts. Rep from * to last 9 sts. 1 lp st in each of next 7 sts. 1 sc in each of last 2 sts. Turn.
Note: Pull loops formed on WS in 1st, 3rd and 5th rows towards RS of Blanket.
7th and 8th rows: Ch 3. 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each st across. Turn.
9th to 14th rows: Ch 1. 1 sc in each of first 10 sts. *1 lp st in each of next 7 sts. 1 sc in each of next 9 sts. Rep from * to last st. 1 sc in last st. Turn.
NOTE: Pull loops formed on WS in 9th, 11th and 13th rows towards RS of Blanket.
15th and 16th rows: Ch 3. 1 dc in next st. 1 dc in each st across. Turn.
These last 16 rows form Tuft Pat.
Cont in Tuft Pat until work from beg measures approx 59½" [151 cm], ending on an 8th row.
Fasten off.
TASSELS (Make 4): Wrap yarn around 5" piece of cardboard 50 times. Tie securely at one end leaving long tails. Cut across other end. Wrap yarn 3 times around tassel 1" from tied end and fasten securely. Using long tails, fasten 1 Tassel to each corner of Blanket.
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
Ch = Chain(s)
Cont = Continue(ity)
Dc = Double crochet
Lp st = Loop stitch = Insert hook in next stitch. Wrap working yarn over top of index finger, from front to back, to form 1" [2.5 cm] loop. Placing tip of hook behind yarn at front of index finger, Yoh and draw up a loop onto hook. Yoh and draw through 2 loops on hook, dropping loop off index finger to back of work (see diagram). Loop will be formed on opposite side of work. After working RS rows, pull loops formed on WS through fabric to RS of work.
Pat = Pattern
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Sc = Single crochet
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side
Yoh = Yarn over hook