Annies - Hooked on Crochet! Afghans

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General Information

Design by Dorris Brooks

47 inches wide 64 inches long, excluding fringe

12 sts = 4 inches; 5 rows in pattern = 2 inches

Refer to Stitch Diagram as needed.

Leave an 8-inch length of yarn at the beginning and end of each color section to be worked into fringe.

Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Row 1 (RS): With azure, ch 187, dc in 4th ch from hook (beg 3 sk chs count as a dc), dc in each rem ch across, turn. (185 dc)

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each of first 2 sts, *tr in next st, sc in next st, rep from * across to last st, sc in 3rd ch of beg 3 sk chs, turn.

Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn.

Row 4: Rep row 2.

Row 5: Ch 3(see Pattern Notes), dc in each st across, turn. Fasten off azure.

Row 6: With WS facing, join(see Pattern Notes) off-white in first st, ch 3, dc in each st across, turn.

Rows 7105: [Rep rows 26 consecutively] 19 times, then rep rows 25, working in following color sequence: 4 rows off-white, *5 rows taupe, 5 rows off-white, 5 rows azure, 5 rows off-white, rep from * across, ending with row 5 of pattern and azure. Fasten off.

For each knot of Fringe, cut 3 strands of yarn, each 15 inches long. Holding all 3 strands tog, fold in half, insert hook in end of row, draw folded end through, draw ends through fold, including 8-inch strand at beg or end of each color section where appropriate.

Tighten knot. Trim ends even. Matching colors, place a knot in each end of every dc and sc row on each short end of Afghan.

Wash and lay flat to block.

Design by Cindy Adams

42 inches wide 52 inches long

10 TSS = 4 inches

Refer to Stitch Diagram as needed.

Weave in ends as work progresses.

Tunisian crochet rows consist of 2 passes per rowa pick-up row and a work-off or return pass. The right side of work is always facing.

Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS): Insert hook under front strand of next vertical bar from right to left, (see illustration), yo, pull lp through.

Foundation row (RS): With size H afghan hook, ch 104, draw up lp in 2nd ch from hook, yo, draw lp through, *ch 1, sk next ch, draw up lp in next ch, rep from * across. (52 lps on hook), return: yo, draw through 1 lp on hook, *yo, draw through 2 lps on hook, rep from * across until 1 lp rem on hook. Lp on hook counts as first st of next row.

Row 2: Ch 1, sk first vertical bar, TSS(see Special Stitch) in next st, *ch 1, TSS in next st, rep from * across. (52 lps on hook), return: yo, draw through 1 lp on hook, *yo, draw through 2 lps on hook, rep from * across until 1 lp rem on hook, lp on hook counts as first st of next row.

Rep row 2 until piece measures 51 inches from beg.

Last row: Ch 1, sk first vertical bar, sl st in next vertical bar, *ch 1, sl st in next vertical bar, rep from * across.

Rnd 1 (RS): Now working in rnds, with size I crochet hook, ch 1, working down next side, 3 sc in first vertical bar, sc in end of each row across to last row, 3 sc in last row, working across bottom edge in unused lps of beg ch, sc in each lp across to last lp, 3 sc in last lp, working across next side, sc in end of each row across to beg, turn.