Northern Lights Throw
Design by Agnes Russell
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS 45 inches wide x 55 inches long MATERIALS
• Caron Big Cakes medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (101/2 oz/
603 yds/300g per cake):
3 big cakes #294026 blueberry
torte
• Size M/N/13/9mm crochet hook
or size needed to obtain gauge • Size L/11/8mm crochet hook • Yarn needle GAUGE
Rows 1–11 = 5 inches long
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Star stitch is crocheted a bit differently than normal but still easily followed.
Throw is crocheted vertically. Chain-4 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet and chain-1 unless otherwise stated.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
THROW
Row 1 (WS): With size M hook, ch 134, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each rem ch across, turn. (133 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Row 3: Rep row 2.
Row 4 (RS): Ch 5, draw up a lp in 2nd ch from hook, draw up a lp in each of next 3 chs (5 lps on hook), draw up a lp in next sc, yo, draw through all 6 lps on hook (star st made), ch 1 (eye of
star st), [draw up a lp in eye of previous star st, draw up a lp in last vertical post of same star st, draw up a lp in same sc as last lp of same star st (4 lps on hook), draw up a lp in each of next 2 sc, yo, draw through all 6 lps on hook (star st made), ch 1 (eye of star st)] across, turn. (67 star sts)
Row 5: Sl st in eye of star st,
ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), ch 1, dc in eye of next star st, [ch 1, dc in eye of next star st] across, turn. (67 dc, 66 ch-1 sps)
Row 6: Ch 5, draw up a lp in 2nd ch from hook, draw up a lp in each of next 3 chs (5 lps on
hook), draw up a lp in next dc, yo, draw through all 6 lps on hook (star st made), ch 1 (eye of
star st), [draw up a lp in eye of previous star st, draw up a lp in last vertical post of same star st, draw up a lp in same dc as last lp of same star st (4 lps on hook), draw up a lp in next ch-1 sp, draw up a lp in next dc, yo, draw through all 6 lps on hook (star
st made), ch 1 (eye of star st)] across, turn. (67 star sts)
Row 7: Rep row 5.
Row 8: Ch 1, sc in next dc, [sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next dc] across, turn. (133 sc)
Rows 9–11: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Rows 12–83: [Rep rows 4–11] 9 times, turn.
Rows 84–90: [Rep rows 4–10] once. At the end of row 90, fasten off.
TOP TRIM
Row 1 (WS): With size L hook, join (see Pattern Notes) yarn in top edge to work along row ends of blanket, ch 1, work 1 sc in each sc row end (46 sc), 1 sc in side edge of each star st row
(22 sc) and 2 sc in side edge of each dc row (44 sc) across, turn. (112 sc)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc across, turn.
Rows 3–5: Rep row 2.
Row 6: Ch 1, working in back lps (see Stitch Guide) only, sc in each st across, turn.
Rows 7– 10: Rep row 2. At the end of row 10, fasten off.
BOTTOM TRIM
Row 1 (WS): With size L hook, join yarn in bottom edge to work along row ends of blanket, ch 1, work 1 sc in each sc row (46 sc),
1 sc in side edge of each star st row (22 sc) and 2 sc in side edge of each dc row (44 sc) across, turn. (112 sc)
Rows 2–10: Rep rows 2–10 of top trim.
OUTER TRIM
Rnd 1 (WS): With size L hook, join in first rem free lp of row 5 top trim, [ch 1, sl st in next st] across edge, fold rows 6–10 down on top of rows 1–5 of trim and working through both thicknesses, [ch 1, sl st in next st] 5 times,
A. working on side edge of throw, [ch 1, sl st in next st] across edge to next section of bottom trim, fold rows 6–10 down on top of rows 1–5 of bottom trim and working through both thicknesses, [ch 1, sl st in next st] 5 times,
B. working in rem free lps of row 5, [ch 1, sl st in next st] across edge, fold rows 6–10 down on top of rows 1–5 of trim and working through both thicknesses, [ch 1, sl st in next st] 5 times,
working on side edge of throw, [ch 1, sl st in next st] across edge to next section of trim, fold rows 6–10 down on top of rows 1–5 of trim and working through both thicknesses, [ch 1, sl st in next st] 5 times, join in beg sl st. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Thread a 3-yd length of yarn on yarn needle. With WS facing, with care, gently whipstitch
edge (see illustration) of row 10 to row 1 of top trim. Rep same across bottom trim of throw.