Winner’s Circle

Flirty Fans Afghan

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

41 inches wide x 56 inches long

MATERIALS • Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (7 oz/ 364 yds/198 per skein):

5 skeins #668 honeydew • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or

size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle

GAUGE

2 shells = 41/2 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-4 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet and chain-1 unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Fan: ([Dc, ch 1] 4 times, dc) in indicated st. 2-double crochet cluster

(2-dc cl): Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook, yo, insert hook in same st, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook, yo, draw through 3 lps on hook.

Picot: (Sc, ch 3, sc) in indicated st.

AFGHAN

Row 1 (RS): Ch 162, sc in 2nd ch from hook, [sk next 3 chs, fan (see Special Stitches) in next ch, sk next 3 chs, sc in next ch] 20 times, turn. (20 fans)

Row 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), [ bpdc (see Stitch Guide) around 2nd dc of fan, ch 2, sc in 3rd dc of fan, ch 2, bpdc around 4th dc of fan, dc in next sc] across, turn.

Row 3: Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), (dc, ch 1, dc) in same st as beg ch-4, sc in next sc, [sk next bpdc, fan in next dc, sk next bpdc, sc in next sc] across, ending with ({dc, ch 1} twice, dc) in last dc, turn.

Row 4: Ch 1, sc in same dc as beg ch-1, ch 2, bpdc around next dc, dc in next sc, [sk next dc, bpdc around next dc, ch 2, sc in next dc, ch 2, bpdc around next dc, sk next dc, dc in next sc] across, ending with (sk next dc, bpdc around 2nd dc, ch 2, sc in 3rd ch of beg ch-4), turn.

Row 5: Ch 1, sc in same sc as beg ch-1, sk next bpdc, fan in next dc, [sk next bpdc, sc in next sc, sk next bpdc, fan in next dc] across, ending with (sk next bpdc, sc in last sc), turn.

Rows 6–97: [Rep rows 2–5 consecutively] 23 times.

Row 98: Rep row 2.

EDGING

Rnd 1: Working across top edge of row 98, (tr, ch 2, { 2-dc cl— see Special Stitches, ch 2} 3 times, tr) in first right corner dc, *sc in next sc, sk next bpdc, (tr, ch 2, {2-dc cl, ch 2} twice, tr) in next dc, rep from * across, ending with (tr, ch 2, {2-dc cl, ch 2} 3 times, ch 2, tr) in last dc (for corner);

A. working along side edge, sc in side edge of sc, *(dc, ch 2, {2-dc cl, ch 2} twice, dc) in next dc sp, sc in next dc sp, rep from * to bottom corner; B. working along bottom edge (tr, ch 2, {2-dc cl, ch 2} 3 times, tr) in first ch, *sc in ch directly below fan, {tr, ch 2, {2-dc cl, ch 2} twice, tr) in ch below next sc, rep from * across ending with (tr, ch 2, {2-dc cl, ch 2} 3 times, tr) in last ch for corner; C. working along side edge, sc in first dc sp, continue same as opposite side edge (see A), ending with sc in last side sc, join (see Pattern Notes) to beg tr. Rnd 2: Work along top edge across to corner, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, picot (see Special

Stitches) in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, picot in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, *[sc in next sc, ch 3, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, picot in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3] across to corner, (sc in next sc, ch 3, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, picot in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, picot in next ch-2 sp, ch 3 sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3) in corner, rep from * around, join in beg sc. Fasten off.