Sea Breeze Throw
Design by Kate Wagstaff
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
47 inches wide x 64 inches long
MATERIALS
• Bernat Satin medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (31/2 oz/200 yds/100g per ball): 4 balls each #404005 snow, #404110 admiral and #404232 sage • Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
13 dc = 4 inches; 7 rows = 4 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. When changing color, do not fasten off unless otherwise stated; carry yarn not in use along wrong side edge until next needed. Work Border over carried strands. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
First foundation double crochet (first foundation dc): Ch 2, yo, insert hook into 2nd ch from hook (see illustration A), yo, pull up lp, yo, draw through 1 lp on hook (see illustration B—ch-1 completed), [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice (see illustrations C–E—dc completed). Next foundation double crochet (next foundation dc): *Yo, insert hook in last ch-1 made (see illustration A), yo, pull
up lp, yo, draw through 1 lp on hook (see illustration B—ch-1 completed), [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice (see illustrations C–E—dc completed), rep from * as indicated.
Base shell: Working in front of next ch-5 sp, sk next st 2 rows below, 2 dc in next st 2 rows below, sl st in same ch-5 sp, working in front of same ch-5 sp, 2 dc in same st 2 rows below as 2 dc just made.
Back shell (bk shell): Working behind next ch-5 sp, 2 dc in base of sl st of shell 2 rows below, sl st in same ch-5 sp, 2 dc in base of sl st of shell 2 rows below.
Front shell (fr shell): Working in front of next ch-5 sp, 2 dc in base of sl st of shell 2 rows below, sl st in same ch-5 sp, 2 dc in base of sl st of shell 2 rows below.
THROW
Foundationadmiral, work row: first With foundation dc (see Special Stitches), work 132 next foundation dc (see Special Stitches), turn. (133 dc) Rows 1 & 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in each st across, turn. (133 dc)
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in next 4 sts, ch 5, sk next 3 sts, *dc in next st, [ch 1, sk next st, dc in next st] twice, ch 5, sk next 3 sts, rep from * 14 times, dc in last 5 sts, change color (see Pattern Notes) in last st to sage, turn. (55 dc, 16 ch-5 sps, 30 ch-1 sps) Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first 5 sts, base shell (see Special Stitches), *[sc in next dc, sc in next ch-1 sp] twice, sc in next dc, shell, rep from * 15 times, sc in last 5 sts, turn. (16 shells, 85 sc) Row 5: Ch 3, dc in next 4 sts, ch 5, sk next shell, *dc in next sc, [ch 1, sk next sc, dc in next sc] twice, ch 5, sk next shell, rep
from * across, dc in last 5 sts, change color to snow, turn. (55 dc, 16 ch-5 sps, 30 ch-1 sps) Row 6: Ch 1, sc in first 5 sts, bk shell (see Special Stitches), *[sc in next dc, sc around next ch-1] twice, sc in next dc, bk shell, rep from * across, sc in last 5 sts, turn. (16 shells, 85 sc)
Row 7: Ch 3, dc in next 4 sts, ch 5, sk next shell, *dc in next sc, [ch 1, sk next sc, dc in next sc] twice, ch 5, sk next shell, rep from * across, dc in last 5 sts, change color to admiral, turn. (55 dc, 16 ch-5 sps, 30 ch-1 sps) Row 8: Ch 1, sc in first 5 sts, fr shell (see Special Stitches), *[sc in next dc, sc around next ch-1] twice, sc in next dc, fr shell, rep from * across, sc in last 5 sts, turn. (16 shells, 85 sc) Row 9: Ch 3, dc in next 4 sts, ch 5, sk next shell, *dc in next sc, [ch 1, sk next sc, dc in next sc] twice, ch 5, sk next shell, rep from * across, dc in last 5 sts, change color to sage, turn. (55 dc, 16 ch-5 sps, 30 ch-1 sps) Rows 10 & 11: Rep rows 6 and 7, at end of last row, change color to snow. Rows 12 & 13: Rep rows 8 and 9, at end of last row, change color to admiral. Rows 14 & 15: Rep rows 6 and 7, at end of last row, change color to sage. Rows 16 & 17: Rep rows 8 and 9, at end of last row, change color to snow. Rows 18–137: [Rep rows 6–17 consecutively] 10 times, changing color in sequence at the end of each odd-numbered row. Rows 138–143: Rep rows 6–11, at end of last row, change color to snow. Fasten off sage. Rows 144 & 145: Rep rows 8 and 9, at end of last row, change color to admiral. Fasten off snow. Row 146: Rep row 6.
Row 147: Ch 3, dc in next 4 sts, *3 dc in base of sl st in next shell, dc in next 5 sc, rep from * across, turn. (133 dc)
Rows 148 & 149: Ch 3, dc in each st across, turn. (133 dc)
BORDER
Ch 2, 3 hdc in first st, hdc in next 131 dc, work 5 hdc around end ch-3, rotate to work in ends of rows down first side of Throw, work 2 hdc around each ch-3 and 1 hdc around each sc across to next corner, work 5 hdc around corner st, rotate to work across bottom of throw, hdc in sp between each foundation st across to next corner, work 5 hdc around corner st, rotate to work in ends of rows up next side of throw, work 2 hdc around each dc and 1 hdc around each sc across to next corner, join (see
Pattern Notes) to top of beg ch-2. Fasten off. CW