Summer Morning Throw
Design by Shari White
PATTERN NOTES Weave in loose ends as work progresses. To maintain the color sequence as it appears in the cake, each length of color was wound in a separate ball from each of the cakes and used in consecutive order. To achieve the desired effect of the color sequence of the throw, work the colors in the following order: lilac, coral, mint green, orange, white and gold. Finish with the lilac for the 2 rounds of the edging. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch unless otherwise stated. Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-1 unless otherwise stated. Chain-6 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-3 unless otherwise stated. When working into a shell or V-stitch, work into its chain space. SPECIAL STITCHES V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 2, dc) in sp indicated. Beginning shell (beg shell): (Ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in sp indicated. Shell: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in sp indicated. THROW Rnd 1: Start with a slip ring (see illustration), ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 11 dc in ring. Tighten the ring, join (see Pattern Notes) in top of ch-3. (12 dc) Rnd 2: Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), [dc in next dc, ch 1] 11 times, join in 3rd ch of ch-4. (12 dc, 12 ch sps) Rnd 3: Ch 6 (see Pattern Notes), [dc in next dc, ch 3] 11 times, join in 3rd ch of ch-6.
Rnd 4: Sl st in next ch-3 sp, beg shell (see Special Stitches) in same sp, *ch 2, dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 2, shell (see Special
from Stitches) * around in next ending ch-3 sp, with rep a dc in ch-3. last (6 ch-3 dc, 6 sp, shells, ch 2, 12 join ch in sps) top of Rnd 5: Sl st in next dc and ch-2 sp, beg shell in same sp, *ch 3, V-st (see Special Stitches) in next dc, ch 3, shell in next shell (see Pattern Notes), rep from * around, ending with a V-st in last dc, ch 3, join in top of ch-3. (6 V-sts, 6 shells, 12 ch sps)
Note: Place a marker in ch-2 sp of each of the 6 shells. All inc will start in these corners for all subsequent rnds. Move markers up as work progresses to center sts or ch sp made in corner. Rnd 6: Sl st in next dc and ch-2 sp, beg shell in same sp, *ch 3, shell in next V-st, ch 3, shell in next shell, rep from * around ending with shell in last V-st, ch 3, join in top of ch-3. (12 shells, 12 ch sps) Rnd 7: Sl st in next dc and ch-2 sp, (ch 3, dc, ch 2, {2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc}) in same sp, *ch 3, shell in next shell, ch 3, ({2 dc, ch 2} twice, 2 dc) in next shell, rep from * around, ending with shell in last shell, ch 3, join in top of ch-3. (6 {2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc} groups, 6 shells, 12 ch sps)
Rnd 8: Sl st in next dc and ch-2 sp, beg shell in first ch-2 sp, ch 3, shell in next ch-2 sp, *ch 3, shell in next shell, ch 3, and in the next inc corner work the following: shell in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, shell in next ch-2 sp, rep from * around, ending with shell in last shell, ch 3, join in top of ch-3. (18 shells, 18 ch sps) Rnd 9: Sl st in next dc and ch-2 sp, beg shell in first ch-2 sp, ch 2, shell in ch-3 sp, ch 2, shell in next ch-2 sp, *ch 3, shell in next shell, ch-3 and in the corner, (shell in shell, ch 2, shell in ch-3 sp, ch 2, shell in next shell), rep from * around, ending with shell
This pretty hexagon-shaped throw uses the new cake yarns with long color repeats in a unique way, creating one dramatic color shift throughout the project.
in last shell, ch 3, join in top of ch-3. (24 shells, 24 ch sps) Rnd 10: Sl st in next dc and ch-2 sp, beg shell in first ch-2 sp, *ch 3, shell in next shell, rep from * around, ch 3, join in top of ch-3. Note: There will be 3 shells at each corner, with stitch marker in center shell.
Rnd 11: Sl st in next dc and ch-2 sp, beg shell in first ch-2 sp, ch 3, ({2dc, ch 2} twice, 2 dc) in marked shell, ch 3, shell in the next shell, *[ch 3, shell in next
shell] across to next marked shell, ch 3, ({2 dc, ch 2} twice, 2 dc) in shell, rep from * around, ending with shell in last shell, ch 3, join in top of ch-3. (6 {2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc}groups, 18 shells, 24 ch sps)
Rnd 12: Sl st in next dc and ch-2 sp, beg shell in first ch-2 sp, *(ch 3, shell in ch-2 sp, ch 3, shell in next ch-2 sp) in corner, [ch 3, shell in next shell] across to next corner, rep from * around, ending with shell in last shell, ch 3, join in top of ch-3. (30 shells, 30 ch sps)
Rnd 13: Sl st in next dc and ch-2 sp, beg shell in first ch-2 sp, ch 3 shell in shell, *ch 2, shell in ch-3 sp, ch 2, shell in next shell, [ch 3, shell in next shell] across to next corner and rep from * around, ending with shell in last shell, ch 3, join in top of ch-3. (36 shells, 36 ch sps) Rnd 14: Sl st in next dc and ch-2 sp, beg shell in first ch-2 sp, *ch 3, shell in next shell, rep from * around, ch 3, join in top of ch-3.
Neck & Head
Rnd 1: With size D hook and fuchsia, ch 2, 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Place marker. Pull beg tail gently to close opening. (6 sc) Rnd 2: [Inc] 6 times. (12 sc) Rnd 3: [Inc in next sc, sc in next sc] 6 times. (18 sc) Twist 3 pipe cleaners tog and place in middle of head to strengthen neck and create the distinctive flamingo curve. As work progresses to head, insert stuffing lightly around pipe cleaners. Rnd 4: Sc in each st around. Rnd 5: [Sc in next 2 sc, dec] 4 times, sc in next 2 sc. (14 sc)
Rnds 6 & 7: Sc in each st around. Leaving 8 sts between, insert blue-rimmed safety eyes between rnds 5 and 6. Summer Morning Throw Continued from page 51 Rnd 15: Sl st in next dc and ch-2 sp, beg shell in first ch-2 sp, *[ch 3, shell in next shell] across to marked shell, ch 3, ({2 dc, ch 2} twice, 2 dc) in marked shell, rep from * around, ending with shell in last shell, ch 3, join in top of ch-3. (6 {2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc} groups, 30 shells, 36 ch sps) Rnd 16: Sl st in next dc and ch-2 sp, beg shell in first ch-2 sp, *[ch 3, shell in next shell] across to marked corner group, (ch 3, shell in ch-2 sp, ch 3, shell in next ch-2 sp) in corner, rep from * around, ending with shell in last shell, ch 3, join in top of ch-3. (42 shells, 42 ch sps)
Rnd 3 times, 8: [Sc sc in in next next 2 2 sc. sc, (11 dec] sc) Rnds 9–21: Sc in each st around. Rnd 22: [Inc in next sc, sc in next 2 sc] 3 times, inc in next sc, sc in next sc. (15 sc)
Rnd 23: [Inc in next sc, sc in next sc] 7 times, sc in next sc. (22 sc) Rnds 24 & 25: Sc in each st around. Rnd 26: Sc in each st around, join in beg sc. Leaving a long tail, fasten off. Stuff beg of head firmly. Beak Bottom Rnd 1: With size C hook and black, ch 2, 4 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Place marker. Pull beg tail gently to close opening. (4 sc)
Rnd 2: [Inc in next sc, sc in next sc] 2 times. (6 sc) Rnd 3: Sc in each st around. Rnd 4: [Inc in next sc, sc in next sc] 3 times. (9 sc)
Rnd 17: Sl st in next dc and ch-2 sp, beg shell in first ch-2 sp, *[ch 3, shell in shell] across to marked corner sp, ch 2, shell in ch-3 sp, ch 2, shell in next shell, rep from * around, ending with shell in last shell, ch 3, join in top of ch-3. (48 shells, 48 ch sps) Rnd 18: Rep rnd 14.
Rnds 19–34: [Rep rnds 15–18] 4 times. (96 shells, 96 ch sps) Fasten off. Edging Rnd 1: Starting at any corner, in shell before marked shell, join in this ch-2 sp and work the following: (ch 4— counts as tr, tr, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, 2 tr), *[sc in next ch-3 sp, (2 tr, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, 2 tr) in next shell] twice, sc in Rnd 5: [Inc] 2 times, sc in next 5 sc, [inc] 2 times, join in beg sc. Fasten off. Leave marker in last sc. Weave in tail. (13 sc) Beak Top Rnd 1: With size C hook, join white in sc with st marker, ch 1, sc in same st as join, sc in each rem st around. (13 sc)
Rnd 2: [Dec, sc in next 3 sc] 2 times, dec, sc in next sc. (10 sc)
Rnd 3: Sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, sc in next 5 sc, ch 2, sc in next 3 sc, join in beg sc. Leaving a long tail, fasten off. (10 sc, 2 ch-2 sps) ASSEMBLY Assemble body, bottom, head, tail and wings same as Duck. Beak Place beak between rows 2 and 3 of head. Closely align ch-2 sps with eyes and sew in place around, pulling ch-2 sps up toward eyes to create a slight upturn of beak. CW next ch-3 sp, [(2 tr, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, 2 tr) in next shell, sc in next shell] 6 times, (2 tr, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, 2 tr) in next shell, sc in next ch-3 sp, (2 tr, 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, 2 tr) in next shell, rep from * around ending with sc in last ch sp, join in top of ch-4.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in top of ch-4, sc in next tr, sc in next 2 dc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in ch-2 sp, sc in next 2 dc, sc in next 2 tr, *sc in next sc, sc in next 2 tr, sc in next 2 dc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-2 sp, sc in next 2 dc, sc in next 2 tr, rep from * around ending with sc in last sc, join in first sc and fasten off. Some blocking may be necessary. CW