Kaleidoscope Throw
Design by Gemma Owen
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 52 inches wide x 54 inches long MATERIALS • Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (solids: 7 oz/ 364 yds/198g; multis: 5 oz/ 236 yds/141g per skein): 4 skeins #3939 blacklight 3 skeins #718 shocking pink 2 skeins #324 bright yellow • Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Yarn needle GAUGE Hexagon Motif = 7 inches wide x 8 inches across; 9 dc of rnd 5 = 2 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise indicated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Beginning popcorn (beg pc):
Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 3 dc in indicated st or sp, draw up a lp, remove hook, insert hook in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, pick up dropped lp, draw through st on hook.
Popcorn (pc): 4 dc in indicated st or sp, draw up a lp, remove hook, insert hook in first dc of 4-dc group, pick up dropped lp, draw through st on hook. Beginning shell (beg shell): (Ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in indicated st or sp.
Shell: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in indicated st or sp. V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 2, dc) in indicated st or sp.
THROW HEXAGON MOTIF
Make 44.
Rnd 1 (RS): Wrap yellow twice around 3 fingers, insert hook in center of ring and draw up a lp, beg pc (see Special Stitches) in ring, ch 2, ( pc— see Special
Stitches, ch 2) 5 times in ring, tug on beg length of wrap to close opening as tightly as possible,
join (see Pattern Notes) in beg pc. Fasten off. (6 pcs, 6 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 2: Join blacklight in any ch-2 sp, beg shell (see Special Stitches) in same ch-2 sp, shell
(see Special Stitches) in each rem ch-2 sp around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (6 shells)
Rnd 3: Sl st in ch-2 sp of shell, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, sk next 3 dc, V-st (see Special
Stitches) in sp between shells, [shell in next ch-2 sp of shell, sk next 3 dc, V-st in sp between shells] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (6 shells, 6 V-sts)
Rnd 4: Sl st in ch-2 sp of shell, beg shell in same ch-2 sp, ch 1, V-st in next ch-2 sp of V-st, ch 1, [shell in next ch-2 sp of shell, ch 1, V-st in next ch-2 sp of V-st, ch 1] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (6 shells, 6 V-sts, 12 ch-1 sps) Rnd 5: Join pink in any ch-2 sp of shell, (ch 3, dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in same ch-2 sp, *dc in each of next 3 dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp of next V-st, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in each of next 3 dc**, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp of shell, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
ASSEMBLY
Referring to Placement Diagram and working in back lp only (see Stitch Guide) of sts,
whipstitch edges (see illustration) as indicated.
BORDER
Rnd 1: Join yellow in any ch-3 sp, ch 1, 3 sc in same ch-3 sp, working in back lp (see Stitch Guide) of sts, sl st in each of next 16 dc, *sc in each of next 2 ch-3 sps at joining of 2 Hexagon Motifs, sl st in back lp of each of next 16 dc**, 3 sc in ch-3 sp, rep from * around outer edge of Throw, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. Fasten off.