Daily News Throw
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
54 inches square
MATERIALS
• Bernat Pop! medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (5 oz/280 yds/ 140g per cake): 5 cakes #84010 ebony & ivory 2 cakes #84012 foggy notion • Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle • Locking stitch markers: 4
GAUGE
13 sts = 4 inches; 8 rows = 4 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-6 at beginning of row counts as first treble crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-4 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet and chain-1 unless otherwise stated. Chain-5 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
First foundation double crochet (first foundation dc): Ch 2, yo, insert hook into 2nd ch from hook (see illustration A), yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through 1 lp on hook (see illustration B–ch-1 completed), [yo, pull through 2 lps
on hook] twice (see illustrations C–E—dc completed). Next Foundation double cro
chet (next foundation dc): Yo, insert hook in last ch-1 sp made, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 1 lp on hook (ch-1 made), [yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice (next st completed).
Beginning cluster (beg cl):
Ch 2, dc in next st.
Cluster (cl): [Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps] 3 times, yo, draw through all 4 lps on hook.
End cluster (end cl): [Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps] twice, yo, draw through all 3 lps on hook.
THROW
Row 1 (RS): With ebony & ivory work first foundation dc (see Special Stitches), work 164 next foundation dc (see Special Stitches), turn. (165 fdc) Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st across, change color (see Stitch Guide) to foggy notion in last st, turn. (165 sc) Row 3: Beg cl (see Special Stitches) in first 2 sts, *ch 5, sk 1 st, cl (see Special Stitches) in next 3 sts, rep from * until 3 sts rem, ch 5, sk 1 st, end cl (see Special Stitches) in last 2 sts, turn. (1 beg cl, 41 ch-5 sps, 40 cls, 1 end cl) Row 4: Ch 6 (see Pattern Notes), [sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 5] across, ending with ch 2, tr in top of beg cl, change color to ebony & ivory, turn. (40 ch-5 sps, 41 sc, 2 tr, 2 ch-2 sps) Row 5: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in ch-2 sp, [ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-5 sp] across, ending with ch 1, dc in final ch-2 sp, dc in 4th ch of beg ch-6, turn. (124 dc, 41 ch-1 sps)
Row 6: Ch 1, sc in each dc and each ch-1 sp across, turn. (165 sc)
Row 7: Ch 3, dc in each st across, turn. (165 dc) Row 8: Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), [sk next st, dc in next st, ch 1] across, ending with dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-3, turn. (83 dc, 82 ch-1 sps)
Row 9: Ch 3, dc in each ch-1 sp and each dc across, turn. (165 dc)
Rows 10–105: [Rep rows 2–9 consecutively] 12 times.
Rows 106–111: Rep rows 2–7. At the end of row 111, fasten off.
EDGING
Rnd 1: With RS facing, join foggy notion with sc in final st of row 111, 2 additional sc in same place (mark center sc of 3-sc group as center corner), working evenly in ends of rows place 141 sc along
first side edge, 3 sc in opposite side of final fdc (mark center sc of 3-sc
group as center corner), working on opposite side of foundation sts, *sc in each of first 7 sts, [ sc dec (see
Stitch Guide) in next 2 sts, sc in next 14 sts] twice, [sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in next 15 sts] 4 times, [sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in each of next 14 sts] 3 times, sc dec in next 2 sts, sc in each of next 7 sts**, 3 sc in final st (mark center sc of 3-sc group as center corner), place 141 sc along 2nd side edge, 3 sc in first st of row 111, rep from * to **, join (see Pattern Notes) in beg sc. (155 sc between marked corner sts on each of 4 edges) Rnd 2: Sl st in marked st, ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), ([dc, ch 2] twice, dc) in same place, ch 5, sk 4 sts, *sc in next st, ch 2, sk 1 st, sc in next st, ch 5, sk 4 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next st, ch 5, sk 4 sts, rep from * to next marked st, work ([dc, ch 2] 3 times, dc) in marked st, ch 5, sk 4 sts, **sc in next st, ch 2, sk 1 st, sc in next st, ch 5, sk 4 sts, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next st, ch 5, sk 4 sts, rep from ** around ending with join in 3rd ch of beg ch-5. (208 dc, 104 sc) Rnd 3: Sl st in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in same ch-2 sp, ch 2, sk next ch-2 sp, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, rep from * to next corner, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in first ch-2 sp of corner, ch 2, sk next ch-2 sp of corner, **(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 3, rep from ** around ending with join in top of beg ch-3. (224 dc, 156 sc)
Rnd 4: Sl st in next st, sl st in first ch-2 sp, ch 3 (counts as dc), 4 dc in same place, [5 dc in next ch-2 sp] twice, *ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 2, sc in next ch-2 sp] twice, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 5 dc in next ch-2 sp; rep from * until next corner, 5 dc in both of rem ch-2 sps of corner, **ch 3, sc in next ch-3 sp, [ch 2, sc in next ch-2 sp] twice, ch 2, sc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, 5 dc in next ch-2 sp, rep from ** around ending with join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off. (300 dc, 208 sc)
FINISHING
Block Throw to measurements.