Lacy Squares With Scallop Edging
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
46 inches x 65 inches
MATERIALS
• Red Heart Classic medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (31/2 oz/190 yds/100g per skein):
14 skeins #246 sea coral • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Square = 41/2 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st or sp. Large V-stitch (lg V-st): (Dc, ch 3, dc) in indicated st or sp.
Picot cluster (picot cl): Ch 4, holding back last lp of each dc on hook, 2 dc in 3rd ch from hook, yo and draw through all 3 lps on hook.
AFGHAN
SQUARE Make 117. Rnd 1 (RS): Ch 2, 8 sc in 2nd ch
from hook, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg sc. (8 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in same sc, 2 dc in next sc, ch 3, [2 dc in each of next 2 sc, ch 3] 3 times, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. (16 dc, 4 ch-3 sps) Rnd 3: Ch 2, dc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 3 dc, ch 2, (dc, ch 5, dc) in next ch-3 sp (corner), ch 2, *dc dec in next 4 dc, ch 2, (dc, ch 5, dc) in next ch-3 sp (corner), ch 2, rep from * twice, join in top of first dc dec. (4 dc dec, 8 dc, 4 ch-5 sps, 8 ch-2 sps)
Rnd 4: Ch 3, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next dc, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-5 sp (corner), dc in next dc, *[2 dc in next ch-2 sp, dc in next st] twice, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-5 sp (corner), dc in next dc, rep from * twice, 2 dc in next ch-2 sp, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (52 dc, 4 ch-3 sps)
ASSEMBLY
Working in back lps (see Stitch
Guide), with RS facing, carefully matching sts, sew Squares tog in 13 rows of 9 Squares each. Edging
Rnd 1: Hold afghan with RS facing and 1 short end at top, join with sc in 12th dc to right of corner ch-3 sp in upper right-hand corner, work rem rnd as follows: A. Sc in each of next 11 dc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-3 sp (corner), sc in each of next 13 dc; B. *hdc in next ch sp, ch 1, hdc in next ch sp, sc in each of next 13 dc, rep from * 7 times; C. (sc, ch 3, sc) in next corner ch-3 sp (corner), sc in each of next 13 dc; D. **hdc in next ch sp, ch 1, hdc in next ch sp, sc in each of next 13 dc, rep from ** 11 times; E. (sc, ch 3, sc) in next corner ch-3 sp (corner), sc in each of next 13 dc; F. ***hdc in next ch sp, ch 1, hdc in next ch sp, sc in each of next 13 dc, rep from *** 7 times; G. (sc, ch 3, sc) in next corner ch-3 sp (corner), sc in each of next 13 dc; H. ****hdc in next ch sp, ch 1, hdc in next ch sp, sc in each of next 13 dc, rep from **** 10 times; I. hdc in next ch sp, ch 1, hdc in next ch sp, sc in next sc, join in beg sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same sc, sc in each of next 10 sc, ch 1, sk next 2 sc, ( V-st— see Special Stitches, ch 3, V-st) in next ch-3 sp (corner), work rem rnd as follows: A. *Ch 1, sk next 2 sc, sc in each of next 11 sc, ch 1, sk next 2 sc,
lg V-st (see Special Stitches) in next ch-1 sp, rep from * 6 times; B. ch 1, sk next 2 sc, sc in each of next 11 sc, ch 1, (V-st, ch 3, V-st) in next ch-3 sp (corner); C. **ch 1, sk next 2 sc, sc in each of next 11 sc, ch 1, sk next 2 sc, lg V-st in next ch-1 sp, rep from ** 10 times; D. ch 1, sk next 2 sc, sc in each of next 11 sc, ch 1, (V-st, ch 3, V-st) in next ch-3 sp (corner); E. ***ch 1, sk next 2 sc, sc in each of next 11 sc, ch 1, sk next 2 sc, lg V-st in next ch-1 sp, rep from *** 6 times; F. ch 1, sk next 2 sc, sc in each of next 11 sc, ch 1, (V-st, ch 3, V-st) in next ch-3 sp (corner); G. ****ch 1, sk next 2 sc, sc in each of next 11 sc, ch 1, sk next 2 sc, lg V-st in next ch-1 sp, rep from **** 6 times, rep from **** to beg sc, join in beg sc.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sk first sc, sc in each of next 9 sc, ch 1, sk next sc, sk next ch-1 sp, *dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 1, (dc, ch 1) 3 times in next ch-3 sp, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk next ch, sk next sc, sc in each of next 9 sc, ch 1, sk next sc, sk next ch, **dc in next dc, ch 1, (dc, ch 1) 3 times in next ch-3 sp, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk next ch, sk next sc, sc in each of next 9 sc, ch 1, sk next sc, sk next ch, rep from ** across to first dc of next corner, rep from * twice, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 1, (dc, ch 1) 3 times in next ch-3 sp, dc in next dc, ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk next ch, sk next sc, ***sc in each of next 9 sc, ch 1, sk next sc, sk next ch, dc in next dc, ch 1, (dc, ch 1) 3 times in next ch-3 sp, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk next ch, sk next sc, rep from *** across to beg sc, join in beg sc.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, sk joined sc, sc in each of next 7 sc, ch 1, sk next sc, sk next ch, *dc in next dc, [ch 2, dc in next dc] 8 times, ch 1, sk next ch, sk next sc, sc in each of next 7 sc, ch 1, sk next sc, sk next ch, **dc in next dc, [ch 2, dc in next dc] 4 times, ch 1, sk next ch, sk next sc, sc in each of next 7 sc, ch 1, sk next sc, sk next ch, rep from ** across to first dc of next corner, rep from * twice, dc in next dc, [ch 2, dc in next dc] 8 times, ch 1, sk next ch, sk next sc, ***sc in each of next 7 sc, ch 1, sk next sc, sk next ch, dc in next dc, [ch 2, dc in next dc] 4 times, ch 1, sk next ch, sk next sc, rep from *** across to beg sc, join in beg sc.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sk joined sc, sc in next sc, picot cl (see Special Stitches), sk next 3 sc, sc in next sc, sk next sc, sk next ch, *dc in next dc, picot cl, [dc in next dc, picot cl] 3 times, [dc in next ch-2 sp, picot cl] twice, [dc in next dc, picot cl] 3 times, dc in next dc, sk next ch, sk next sc, sc in next sc, picot cl, sk next 3 sc, sc in next sc, sk next sc, sk next ch, **[dc in next dc, picot cl] twice, dc in next ch-2 sp, picot cl, dc in next ch-2 sp, [picot cl, dc in next dc] twice, sk next ch, sk next sc, sc in next sc, picot cl, sk next 3 sc, sc in next sc, sk next sc, sk next ch, rep from ** across to first dc of next corner, rep from * twice, dc in next dc, picot cl, [dc in next dc, picot cl] 3 times, [dc in next ch-2 sp, picot cl] twice, [dc in next dc, picot cl] 3 times, dc in next dc, sk next ch, sk next sc, ***sc in next sc, picot cl, sk next 3 sc, sc in next sc, [dc in next dc, picot cl] twice, dc in next ch-2 sp, picot cl, dc in next ch-2 sp, [picot cl, dc in next dc] twice, sk next ch, sk next sc, rep from *** across to beg sc, join in beg sc. Fasten off.