Martha Brooks Stein - Quilt-Style Crochet Throws

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SKILL LEVEL

FINISHED SIZE

52 X 66 inches

MATERIALS

Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight yarn (8 oz/452 yds/170g per skein):

6 skeins #312 black

Medium (worsted) weight yarn:

oz/13 yds/6g each:

11 shades of blue

13 shades of purple

13 shades of red

13 shades of yellow

13 shades of green

Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Tapestry needle

GAUGE

Each Motif is 2 inches square

INSTRUCTIONS

MOTIF

Make 2 of each shade of each color.

Make 248 black.

Rnd 1: Ch 4, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 3 (counts as first dc throughout), 2 dc in ring, [ch 2, 3 dc in ring] 3 times, join with hdc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 forming last ch sp.

Rnd 2: Ch 3, 2 dc in ch sp just made, [ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp] 3 times, ch 1, 3 dc in same ch sp as beg ch-3, ch 2, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.

Working in back lps (see Stitch Guide), sew 2 Motifs of same color tog and then sew Motifs tog according to illustration.

Border

Rnd 1: Working around outer edge and in back lps, join black with sl st in any ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in same ch sp, *[sc in each of next 3 dc, sc in next ch sp, sc in each of next 3 dc, sc in next ch sp, sk seam, sc in ch sp of next Motif] across to next corner ch sp**, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, sc in first ch sp worked in, join with hdc in beg sc forming last ch sp.

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in ch sp just made, ch 1, *[sk next st, sc in next st, ch 1] across to corner ch sp, sk st before corner if needed**, (sc, ch 3, sc) in corner ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, sc in first ch sp worked in, join with dc in beg sc forming last ch sp.

Rnd 3: Ch 6 (counts as first dc and ch 3) in ch sp just made, dc in same ch sp, *(dc, ch 2, dc) in each ch-1 sp across to next corner**, (dc, ch 3, dc, ch 3, dc) in corner ch sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, dc in first corner ch sp worked in, join with dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-6 forming last ch sp.

Rnd 4: Ch 7 (counts as first dc and ch 4), dc in same ch sp, (dc, ch 4, dc, ch 4, dc) in next ch sp, *(dc, ch 3, dc) in each ch-2 sp across to next corner**, (dc, ch 4, dc, ch 4, dc) in each of next 2 ch-3 sps in corner, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, dc in first ch sp worked in, join with tr in 3rd ch of beg ch-7 forming last ch sp.

Rnd 5: Ch 7, dc in same ch sp, (dc, ch 4, dc) in each ch sp around, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-7. Fasten off.

SKILL LEVEL

FINISHED SIZE

49 X 58 inches, excluding Fringe

MATERIALS

Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight yarn (8 oz/452 yds/170g per skein):

2 skeins #885 delft blue

2 skeins #326 oatmeal

1 skein #311 white

Red Heart Classic medium (worsted) weight yarn (3 oz/190 yds/99g per skein):

5 skeins #848 skipper blue

Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Tapestry needle

GAUGE

Each Motif is 2 inches square

INSTRUCTIONS

MOTIF

Make 48 white.

Make 80 skipper blue.

Make 124 delft blue.

Rnd 1: Ch 4, sl st in first ch to form ring, ch 3 (counts as first dc throughout), 2 dc in ring, [ch 2, 3 dc in ring] 3 times, join with hdc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 forming last ch sp.

Rnd 2: Ch 3, 2 dc in ch sp just made, [ch 1, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next ch-2 sp] 3 times, ch 1, 3 dc in same ch sp as beg ch-3, ch 2, join with sl st in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.

Working in back lps (see Stitch Guide), sew 2 Motifs of same color tog.

Edging

Join oatmeal with sc in corner ch sp before 1 long edge, (ch 2, sc) in same corner, [evenly sp 17 sc across to corner ch sp, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch sp, evenly sp 7 sc across short edge] twice, join with sl st in beg sc. Fasten off.

Working in back lps, sew Motifs tog according to illustration.

Border

Rnd 1: Working around outer edge in back lps, join oatmeal with sc in corner before 1 short end, ch 2, sc in same corner, evenly sp sc around with (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner, join with sl st in beg sc.

Row 2: Working in rows from left to right, reverse sc (see illustration) across to next corner. Fasten off.

Row 3: Working from left to right, join oatmeal with sc in next corner before next long edge, reverse sc across to next corner. Fasten off.

FRINGE

Cut delft blue, white and oatmeal yarn into 17-inch lengths. To make Fringe, fold in half, pull fold through st, pull ends through fold. Pull to tighten.

Placing delft blue Fringe with skipper blue Motifs, white Fringe with delft blue Motifs, and oatmeal Fringe in between at Edging, Fringe in each st across each short edge.