Autumn Popcorn Throw
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
45 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): 2 skeins each #256 carrot, #376 burgundy, #624 tea leaf and #981 fall 1 skein #336 warm brown • Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Rnds 1–3 = 31/2 inches; completed square = 9 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Beginning treble crochet
popcorn (beg tr pc): Ch 4, 3 tr in same st as beg ch-4, drop lp from hook, insert hook front to back in 4th ch of beg ch-4, pick up dropped lp and draw through st. Treble crochet popcorn (tr pc): Work 4 tr in indicated st, drop lp from hook, insert hook front to back in first tr, pick up dropped lp and draw through st. Long double crochet (long dc): Insert hook in indicated st or sp, yo, draw up a lp level with working rnd, (yo, draw through 2 lps) twice. Shell: 5 dc in indicated st.
SQUARE
Make 30, 15 of each color combination.
First Square
Rnd 1 (RS): With carrot (burgundy), ch 4, join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, do not ch-1 to beg this rnd, 8 sc in ring, join in first sc. (8 sc) Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc around, join in beg sc. (16 sc) Rnd 3: Beg tr pc (see Special Stitches), ch 6, sk next sc, [ tr pc (see Special Stitches) in next sc, ch 6, sk next sc] around, join in 4th ch of beg tr pc. Fasten off. (8 tr pc, 8 ch-6 sps) Rnd 4: Draw up a lp of tea leaf in any ch-6 sp to the left of tr pc, ch 1, *(sc, hdc) in ch-6 sp, long dc (see Special Stitches) over same ch-6 sp in sc between tr pc, (hdc, sc) in same ch-6 sp), ch 1 over next tr pc, rep from * around, join in beg sc. (16 sc, 16 hdc, 8 tr, 8 ch-1 sps)
Rnd 5: Ch 1, beg in same sc as beg ch-1, *sc in each of next 3 sts, hdc in next st, dc in next st, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next ch-1 sp for corner, dc in next st, hdc in next st, sc in each of next 3 sts, sc in next ch-1 sp, rep from * around, join in beg sc. (4 corner ch-2 sps, 52 sts)
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in each st around, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch-2 sp, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (4 corner ch-2 sps, 60 sc) Rnd 7: Draw up a lp of burgundy (carrot) in any sc on side edge, ch 1, sc in each sc around, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch-2 sp, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (4 corner ch-2 sps, 68 sc) Rnd 8: Draw up a lp of brown in 2nd sc to the left of any corner ch-2 sp, ch 1, sc in same sc as beg ch-1, *ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next sc*, rep from * to * around, ch 1, sk next sc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in each corner ch-2 sp, ending with ch-1, sk next sc, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (40 sc, 36 ch-1 sps, 4 corner ch-3 sps) Rnd 9: Draw up a lp of burgundy (carrot) in first ch-1 sp to the left of any corner ch-3 sp, ch 1, sc in same ch-1 sp as beg ch-1, sc in each sc and each ch-1 sp around, working (sc, ch 3, sc) in each corner ch-3 sp, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (84 sc, 4 corner ch-3 sps)
Rnd 10: Draw up a lp of fall in 2nd sc to the left of any corner ch-3 sp, ch 1, sc in same sc, *[sk next 2 sc, shell (see Special
Stitches) in next sc, sk next 2 sc, sc in next sc] around, sk next sc, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in corner ch-3 sp, sk next sc**, sc in next sc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join to beg sc. Fasten off. (12 shells, 4 corner ch-3 sps) Rnd 11: Draw up a lp of carrot
(burgundy) in first sc to the left of any corner ch-3 sp, ch 1, sc in same sc as beg ch-1, *[ch 2, (sc, ch 2, sc) in center dc of next shell, ch 2, sc in next sc] around, with ch 2, (sc, ch 2, sc, ch 4, sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-3 sp at each