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Sweetheart Ripple Afghan

- Design by Kim Guzman

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join rounds with a slip stitch unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCH

Front post treble crochetsin­gle crochet (fptr-sc): Yo twice, insert hook from front to back on side of correspond­ing sc 2 rows below ( sc directly below

in line on same angle), wrapping the hook around the back of the st and exiting from back to front on the opposite side of the same correspond­ing sc, yo, draw up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, insert hook in sc of current row (now directly behind

the tr), yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 3 lps on hook.

AFGHAN

Row 1 (RS): With MC, ch 207, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each of next 4 chs, *3 sc in next ch, sc in each of next 5 chs, sk next 2 chs, sc in each of next 5 chs, rep from * to last 6 chs, 3 sc in next ch, sc in each of next 5 chs, turn. Row 2: Ch 1, sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in first 2 sc, sc in each of next 4 sc, *3 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 5 sc, sk next 2 sc, sc in each of next 5 sc, rep from * across to last 7 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 4 sc, sc dec in next 2 sc, change color (see Stitch Guide) to CC in last st, drop MC, do not fasten off, turn. Rows 3 & 4: Rep row 2. At the end of row 4, change color to MC, drop CC, do not fasten off, turn. Row 5: Ch 1, sc dec in next 2 sc, fptr-sc (see Special Stitch) around correspond­ing sc 2 rows below, sc in each of next 3 sc, *3 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 3 sc, [fptr-sc around correspond­ing sc 2 rows below] twice, sk 2 sts, [fptr-sc around correspond­ing sc 2 rows below] twice, sc in each of next 3 sc, rep from * across to last 7 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 3 sc, fptr-sc around correspond­ing sc 2 rows below, sc dec in last 2 sts, turn.

Row 6: Rep row 2, changing color to CC at end of row, drop MC, do not fasten off, turn.

Rows 7–158: [Rep rows 3–6 consecutiv­ely] 38 times. At the end of row 158, fasten off CC, do not fasten off MC, turn to work down long edge of Afghan.

FIRST SIDE EDGING

Row 1 (WS): Ch 1, sc evenly sp across side edge of each row across, turn. Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across. Fasten off.

2ND SIDE EDGING

Row 1 (WS): Working in ends of rows, join MC with sl st in side edge of row, ch 1, sc evenly sp across ends of rows, turn.

Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across. Fasten off.

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