Twists & Turns Ripple Throw

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-5 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Picot: Ch 2, sl st in 2nd ch from hook.

Beginning V-stitch (beg V-st): Ch 6, dc in same st.

V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 3, dc) in indicated st.

Shell: (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in indicated ch sp.

THROW

Rnd 1 (RS): Beg at center, ch 5,

join (see Pattern Notes) in first ch to form a ring, ch 1, *[sc in ring, ch 7] 7 times, ch 3, tr in beg sc to position hook in center of last ch-7 sp. (8 ch-7 sps)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same ch-7 sp, ch 5, [sc in next ch-7 sp, ch 5] around, join in beg sc.

(8 ch-5 sps) Rnd 3: Sl st in ch-5 sp, ch 1,

(2 sc, picot— see Special Stitches, 2 sc) in same ch-5 sp, [ch 1, (2 sc, picot, 2 sc) in next ch-5 sp] 7 times, ending with sc in beg sc to position hook in ch-1 sp. (32 sc, 8 picots)

Rnd 4: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in same sp, ch 5, [2 dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 5] around, join in 3rd

ch of beg ch-3. (16 dc, 8 ch-5 sps)

Rnd 5: Sl st in next ch-5 sp, ch 3 (3 dc, ch 2, 4 dc) in same ch-5 sp, [ch 2, (4 dc, ch 2, 4 dc) in next ch-5 sp] around, ending with hdc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3 for last ch-2 sp. (64 dc, 16 ch-2 sps)

Rnd 6: Beg V-st (see Special

Stitches) in same ch-2 sp, ch 3,

[ V-st (see Special Stitches) in next ch-2 sp, ch 3] around, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-6. (16 V-sts,

16 ch-3 sps)

Rnd 7: Sl st in ch-3 sp of V-st, ch 1, 5 sc in first V-st, *ch 3, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next V-st, ch 3**, 5 sc in next V-st, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (48 dc, 40 sc)

Rnd 8: Sl st in next sc, ch 1, sc in same sc, sc in each of next 2 sc, ch 2, *dc in next 3 dc, shell

(see Special Stitches) in next ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 2**, sk next sc, sc in each of next 3 sc, ch 2, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (80 dc, 24 sc)

Rnd 9: Sl st in next sc, ch 1, sc in same sc, ch 2, *dc in each of next 5 dc, shell in next ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 5 dc, ch 2**, sk next sc, sc in next sc, ch 2, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (112 dc, 8 sc)

Rnd 10: Ch 1, sc in same sc, *ch 2, sk next dc, dc in each of next 6 dc, shell in next ch-2 sp,

dc in each of next 6 dc, sk last dc, ch 2**, sc in next sc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (128 dc, 8 sc)

Rnd 11: Ch 1, sc in same sc, *ch 2, sk next dc, dc in each of next 7 dc, shell in next ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 7 dc, sk next dc, ch 2**, sc in next sc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (144 dc, 8 sc)

Rnd 12: Ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), *sk next dc, dc in each of next 8 dc, shell in next ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 8 dc, sk last dc, ch 2**, dc in next sc, ch 2, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5.

Rnd 13: Ch 5, *sk next dc, dc in each dc to ch-2 sp, shell in ch-2 sp, dc in each dc across to last dc, leaving last dc unworked, ch 2**, dc in single dc between ch-2 sps, ch 2, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5.

Rnds 14–40: Rep rnd 13. At the end of rnd 40, fasten off.

(616 dc)