Diamond Bobble Throw
EASY
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
52 inches wide x 62 inches long
MATERIALS
• Lion Brand Yarn Vanna’s Choice medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (31/2 oz/ 170 yds/100g per ball):
22 balls #108 dusty blue • Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
11 sc = 3 inches; 12 rows = 3 inches
PATTERN NOTE
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
SPECIAL STITCH
Puff stitch (puff st): Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a lp, [yo, insert hook in same st, yo and pull up a lp] 3 times (9 lps on hook), yo, draw through 8 loops on hook (2 lps on hook), yo, draw through 2 lps on hook.
THROW
Row 1 (RS): Ch 168, sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn. (167 sc) Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each of first 3 sc, [ puff st (see Special Stitch) in next sc, sc in each of next 15 sc] 10 times, puff st in next sc, sc in each of last 3 sc, turn. (156 sc, 11 puff sts) Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc, * fpdc (see Stitch Guide) around next sc 2 rows below, sc in each of next 3 sts, fpdc around next sc 2 rows below**, sc in each of next 11 sc, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sc in last sc, turn. (145 sc, 22 fpdc)
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each of first 3 sts, puff st in next sc, *sc in each of next 7 sc, puff st in next sc, rep from * to last 3 sts, sc in each of last 3 sts, turn. (146 sc, 21 puff sts) Row 5 and all odd-numbered
rows: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *fpdc around next fpdc 2 rows below, sc in each of next 3 sts, fpdc around next fpdc 2 rows below **, sc in each of next 11 sts, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sc in last st, turn. (145 sc, 22 fpdc)
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in each of first 3 sts, puff st in next sc, *sc in each of next 6 sc, puff st in next sc, sc in next sc, puff st in next st, sc in each of next 6 sc, puff st in next st, rep from * to last 3 sts, sc in each of last 3 sts, turn. (136 sc, 31 puff sts) Row 8: Ch 1, sc in each of first 3 sts, puff st in next st, *sc in each of next 5 sts, puff st in next st, sc in each of next 3 sts, puff st in next st, sc in each of next 5 sts,
puff st in next st, rep from * to last 3 sts, sc in each of last 3 sts, turn. (136 sc, 31 puff sts)
Row 10: Ch 1, sc in each of first 3 sts, puff st in next st, *sc in each of next 4 sts, puff st in next st, sc in each of next 5 sts, puff st in next st, sc in each of next 4 sts, puff st in next st, rep from * to last 3 sts, sc in each of last 3 sts, turn. (136 sc, 31 puff sts)
Row 12: Ch 1, sc in each of first 3 sts, puff st in next st, *sc in each of next 3 sts, puff st in next st, sc in each of next 7 sts, puff st in next st, sc in each of next 3 sts, puff st in next st, rep from * across to last 3 sc, sc in each of next 3 sts, turn. (136 sc, 31 puff sts) Row 14: Rep row 10. Row 16: Rep row 8. Row 18: Rep row 6. Row 20: Rep row 4. Row 22: Rep row 2. Row 23: Rep row 5.
Rows 24–243: [Rep rows 4–23] 11 times. At end of last row, fasten off.