Scrap Delights
Reader's Rainbow Throw
PATTERN NOTES Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Row 2 establishes pattern stitch repeated throughout. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
THROW
CENTER RECTANGLE
Row 1 (RS): Working from bottom to top of Rectangle, with blue, loosely ch 16, working in
back bar of chs (see illustra
tion), sc in 2nd ch from hook, [ch 1, sk next ch, sc in next ch] across, turn. (8 sc, 7 ch-1 sps)
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, sc in next sc] across, turn. Rows 3–16: Rep row 2 of established pattern (see
Pattern Notes). At the end of last rep, fasten off.
Note: Beg foundation ch counts as an extra row to equal 17 rows total of Center Rectangle.
STRIPE 1
Right Side
Row 1 (RS): Draw up a lp of white in bottom right corner of Center Rectangle through 2 lps of corner ch, ch 1, sc in same ch, working up side edge of rows to top [ch 1, sk 1 row, sc in end of next row] across, turn. (9 sc,
8 ch-1 sps)
Rows 2–5: Rep row 2 of established pattern.
Left Side Rep Stripe 1 Right Side on opposite side of Center Rectangle beg in last row at top left with RS facing.
Row 1 (RS): Draw up a lp of white, ch 1, sc in same row as beg ch-1, [ch 1, sk 1 row, sc in end of next row] across, ending with ch 1, sk last row (row 1), sc through 2 lps of end ch, turn.
(9 sc, 8 ch-1 sps)
Rows 2–5: Rep row 2 of established pattern.
STRIPE 2
Top
Row 1 (RS): Draw up a lp of tea leaf in end last row of Stripe 1 Right Side, ch 1, sc in same row, [ch 1, sk 1 row, sc in end of next row] twice, working across top of Center Rectangle, ch 1, sc in next sc, work in established pattern across top of rectangle
(8 sc, 7 ch-1 sps), ch 1, sc in end of next row of Stripe 1 Left Side, [ch 1, sk 1 row, sc in each of next row] twice, turn. (14 sc, 13 ch-1 sps)
Rows 2–5: Rep row 2 of established pattern.
Bottom Rep Stripe 2 Top across bottom of Center Rectangle, beg with drawing up lp in end of row 5 of Stripe 1 Left Side.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 1, sc in same row, [ch 1, sk 1 row, sc in end of next row] twice, ch 1, sc through 2 lps of corner ch, working through 2 lps of rem chs of foundation, [ch 1, sk 1 ch, sc in next ch] 8 times, ch 1, sc in end of next row of Stripe 1 Right Side, [ch 1, sk 1 row, sc in end of next row] twice, ch 1, turn.
(14 sc, 13 ch-1 sps)
Rows 2–5: Rep row 2 of established pattern.
STRIPE 3 With RS facing, draw up lp of lemon in last row of Stripe 2 Bottom, ch 1, work as for Stripe 2 Bottom, then rep on opposite side beg in last row of Stripe 2 Top. (15 sc, 14 ch-1 sps)
STRIPE 4 With RS facing, draw up lp of coral beg as for Stripe 1 Right Side and work across top of Stripes 2 and 3, but continue for 7 rows, then work opposite Stripe. (20 sc, 19 ch-1 sps)
STRIPE 5 With RS facing, draw up lp of orchid in last row of Stripe 4 at bottom. Work as for other Stripes working [ch 1, sk 1 row, sc in end of next row] 3 times, continue in established pattern for 7 rows, then work opposite side Stripe. (23 sc, 22 ch-1 sps)
Note: Continuing to work counterclockwise, work indicated number of rows and color each stripe same as previous stripes adding sc and ch-1 sps across each additional stripe.
STRIPE 6
Blue, 5 rows.
STRIPE 7
Yellow, 5 rows.
STRIPE 8
Purple, 5 rows.
STRIPE 9
Tea leaf, 5 rows.
STRIPE 10
White, 5 rows.
STRIPE 11
Coral, 7 rows.
STRIPE 12
Lemon, 7 rows.
STRIPE 13
Blue, 5 rows.
STRIPE 14
Orchid, 5 rows.
STRIPE 15
Purple, 5 rows.
STRIPE 16
Yellow, 5 rows.
STRIPE 17
White, 7 rows.
STRIPE 18
Tea leaf, 7 rows.
STRIPE 19
Lemon, 5 rows.
STRIPE 20
Coral, 5 rows.
STRIPE 21
Orchid, 5 rows.
STRIPE 22
Blue, 7 rows.
STRIPE 23
Yellow, 7 rows.
STRIPE 24
Purple, 5 rows.
BORDER
Rnd 1 (RS): Draw up lp of tea leaf in top left-hand corner sc, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner sc, work in established pattern across ends of rows of Stripes and working in each rem corner, ch 1, sk next ch-1 sp, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner sc, ending with ch 1, sk last ch-1 sp, join (see Pattern
Notes) in beg sc. Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-2 sp, sc in next sc, *work in established pattern st around outer edge; at each corner, work: sc in first sc of corner, (sc, ch 2, sc) in ch-2 sp, sc in next sc of corner, rep from * to last ch-1 sp, ending with ch 1, sk last ch-1 sp, join in beg sc.
Rnd 3: Ch 2, sk next sc, *(sl st, ch 3, sl st) in corner ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next sc, sl st in next sc and in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, sk next sc, sl st in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, sk next sc] to corner, rep from * around, sl st in beg ch-2. Fasten off.
FINISHING
With WS facing, block lightly.