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Design by Anne Halliday
Skill Level
Finished Measurements
47 inches wide x 64 inches long, excluding Fringe
Materials
Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (7 oz/364 yds/198g per skein):
3 skeins #316 soft white
2 skeins each #530 orchid, #528 medium purple and #776 dark orchid
Sizes H/8/5mm and I/9/5.5mm crochet hooks or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle
Gauge
Size I hook: 16 sts = 4 inches; 16 sc rows = 4 inches
Pattern Notes
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Chains are counted as stitches in stitch counts.
Throw
Row 1: With size H hook and white, ch 168, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch across, turn. (167 sc)
Row 2: (RS) With size I hook, ch 1, sc in first st, [ch 1(see Pattern Notes), sk next st, sc in next st] across, turn. Fasten off. (167 sts)
Row 3: Join orchid with sc in first st, *working in front of next ch-1 sp, dc in sk sc 2 rows below**, ch 1, working behind next ch-1 sp, dc in sk sc 2 rows below, ch 1, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sc in last st, turn.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 1, *working in front of next ch-1 sp, dc in next sk sc 2 rows below, ch 1, working behind next ch-1 sp, dc in next sk sc 2 rows below, ch 1, rep from * across to last 2 sts, sk next dc, sc in last sc, turn. Fasten off.
Row 5: Join purple with sc in first st, *working behind next ch-1 sp, dc in sk dc 2 rows below**, ch 1, working in front of next ch-1 sp, dc in sk dc 2 rows below, ch 1, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sc in last st, turn.
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 1, *working behind next ch-1 sp, dc in next sk dc 2 rows below, ch 1, working in front of next ch-1 sp, dc in next sk dc 2 rows below, ch 1, rep from * across to last 2 sts, sk next dc, sc in last sc, turn. Fasten off.
Row 7: Join dark orchid with sc in first st, *working in front of next ch-1 sp, dc in sk dc 2 rows below**, ch 1, working behind next ch-1 sp, dc in sk dc 2 rows below, ch 1, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sc in last st, turn.
Row 8: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 1, *working in front of next ch-1 sp, dc in next sk dc 2 rows below, ch 1, working behind next ch-1 sp, dc in next sk dc 2 rows below, ch 1, rep from * across to last 2 sts, sk next dc, sc in last sc, turn. Fasten off.
Row 9: Join white with sc in first st, *working behind next ch-1 sp, dc in sk dc 2 rows below**, ch 1, working in front of next ch-1 sp, dc in sk dc 2 rows below, ch 1, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sc in last st, turn.
Row 10: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 1, *working behind next ch-1 sp, dc in next sk dc 2 rows below, ch 1, working in front of next ch-1 sp, dc in next sk dc 2 rows below, ch 1, rep from * across to last 2 sts, sk next dc, sc in last sc, turn. Fasten off.
Row 11: Join orchid with sc in first st, *working in front of next ch-1 sp, dc in sk dc 2 rows below**, ch 1, working behind next ch-1 sp, dc in sk dc 2 rows below, ch 1, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sc in last st, turn.
Row 12: Ch 1, sc in first st, ch 1, *working in front of next ch-1 sp, dc in next sk dc 2 rows below, ch 1, working behind next ch-1 sp, dc in next sk dc 2 rows below, ch 1, rep from * across to last 2 sts, sk next dc, sc in last sc, turn. Fasten off.
Rows 13212: [Rep rows 512 consecutively] 25 times.
Rows 213217: Rep rows 59.
Row 218: With size H hook, ch 1, sc in each of first 2 sts, *working behind next ch-1 sp, dc in sk dc 2 rows below, sc in next dc, working in front of next ch-1 sp, dc in next sk dc 2 rows below, sc in next dc, rep from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, turn.
Edging
Row 1: Sl st in first st, [ch 2, sk next st, sl st in next st] across. Fasten off.
Row 2: With RS facing and size H hook, working on opposite side of foundation ch, join white with sl st in first ch, [ch 2, sk next ch, sl st in next ch] across. Fasten off.
Fringe
Cut 4 strands white, each 15 inches long. Holding all strands tog, fold in half, pull fold through st, pull ends through fold. Pull to tighten. Attach Fringe evenly sp across both short ends.
Design by Daisy Watson
Skill Level
Finished Measurements
57 inches wide x 79 inches long
Materials
Medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn:
69 oz/3,450 yds/1,956g lilac
Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle
Gauge
5 dc = 2 inches; 3 dc rows = 2 inches
Pattern Notes
Weave in ends as work progresses.
Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
Chain-2 at beginning of row counts as first half double crochet unless otherwise stated.
Special Stitches
Front zigzag: Sk next 3 sts, dtr(see illustration) in next st, working behind dtr just made, dc in first sk st, dc in each of next 2 sk sts.
Back zigzag: Sk next 3 sts, dtr in next st, working in front of dtr just made, dc in first sk st, dc in each of next 2 sk sts.
Puff stitch (puff st): [Yo, insert hook in same st, yo, pull up -inch-long lp] 3 times, yo, pull through 6 lps on hook, yo, pull through last 2 lps on hook.
Throw
Row 1: Ch 197, hdc in 3rd ch from hook, hdc in each ch across, turn. (196 hdc)