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FINISHED MEASUREMENT 561/2 inches square MATERIALS • Premier Yarns Everyday Soft Worsted medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (4 oz/203 yds/113g per skein): 8 skeins #100-01 snow white 5 skeins each #100-44 Christmas green and #100-07 really red • Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle • Safety pins GAUGE 17 dc = 4 inches; 5 dc rows = 2 inches Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of row or round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Work rows 1–23 with red for squares B and D and with green for C squares. Work rows 24–46 with white for squares B and C and with green for D squares. Place slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull up a lp, yo, draw through both lps on hook.
Double crochet join (dc join): Place slip knot on hook, yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull up a lp, [yo, pull through 2 lps on hook] twice. Back bar of corner chain-1 space (back bar of corner
ch-1 sp): Insert hook behind top lps into back horizontal bar of corner ch-1 sp. Back bar of single crochet (back bar of sc): Insert hook behind top lps into horizontal 3rd bar of indicated st (see illustration).
Change to next color before
completing sc: Insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull up lp, drop current color, yo with new color and pull through both lps on hook to complete as a sc.
SPECIAL TECHNIQUE
Layered Edge Slip Stitch
(LESS) seam: Arrange indicated squares on a flat surface as shown on Placement Diagram, using safety pins to evenly match sts. With slip knot of indicated yarn color on hook and working yarn under edges to be seamed, beg on right side edge where indicated with an X on Placement Diagram, *insert hook from RS to WS in back lp
(see Stitch Guide) of corner ch-1 of lower square, insert hook from RS to WS in front lp (next adja
cent lp) of corner ch-1 of upper square, yo and pull through all lps on hook to complete as a sl st*, [insert hook in back lp of next st of lower square and front lp (next adjacent lp) of upper square, yo and complete as a sl st] across squares, working sl sts where indicated to create square units and center seam.
THROW
WHITE SQUARE A Make 4. Row 1 (WS): Ch 4, 4 dc in 4th ch from hook (3 sk chs counts as first dc), turn. (5 dc) Row 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), 2 dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in each st to last st, 3 dc in last st, turn. (9 dc)
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in each st to last st, 2 dc in last st, turn. (11 dc)
Rows 4–23: [Rep rows 2 and 3 alternately] 10 times. (71 dc) Row 24: Ch 3, dc dec (see
Stitch Guide) in next 2 sts, dc in each st across to last 2 sts, dc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (69 dc)
Row 25: Ch 3, dc dec in next 3 sts, dc in each st across to last 3 sts, dc dec over last 3 sts, turn. (65 dc) Rows 26–45: [Rep rows 24 and 25 alternately] 10 times. (5 dc)
Row 46: Ch 3, [yo, insert hook in next dc, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull through 2 lps on hook] 4 times, yo, pull through all lps on hook, do not turn, do not fasten off.
(1 dc) Use safety pins to divide each side of square into 4 equal sections.
White Square Edging
With RS facing, working in ends of rows at left side edge, ch 1, sc in side edge of last st made, *12 sc evenly sp in ends of rows to first pin, 13 sc evenly sp to 2nd pin, 13 sc evenly sp to 3rd pin, 12 sc evenly sp to within next corner, (sc, ch 1, sc) in corner,
12 sc evenly sp along next side edge to first pin, 13 sc evenly sp to 2nd pin, 13 sc evenly sp to 3rd pin, 12 sc evenly sp to within next corner**, (sc, ch 1, sc) in corner, rep from * to ** once, (sc, ch 1) in corner, join (see Pattern Notes) to first sc of rnd. Fasten off. (208 sc)
2-COLOR SQUARE
Make 4 each red/white (B), green/white (C) & red/green (D). Rows 1–23: With first color (see Pattern Notes), work rows 1–23 of White Square, changing to 2nd color (see Pattern Notes) on last st of row 23. (71 dc) Row 24: Working in back lp only, rep row 24 of White Square. Rows 25–46: Rep rows 25–46 of White Square.
2-Color Square Edging
With RS facing, working in ends of rows at left side edge, ch 1, sc in side edge of last dc dec made, *12 sc evenly sp in ends of rows to first pin, 13 sc evenly sp to 2nd pin, 13 sc evenly sp to 3rd pin, 12 sc evenly sp to within next corner, sc in corner, change to next color before completing sc (see Special Stitches), with new color, (ch 1, sc) in same st as last sc, 12 sc evenly sp along next side edge to first pin, 13 sc evenly sp to 2nd pin, 13 sc evenly sp to 3rd pin, 12 sc evenly sp to within next corner**, (sc, ch 1, sc) in corner, rep from * to ** once, (sc, ch 1) in corner, join to first sc of rnd. Fasten off. (208 sc)
ASSEMBLY Step 1: 2-Block Unit #1 Make 4.
With RS facing, arrange 1 white (A) square and 1 red/white (B) square on a flat surface as shown in Figure 1 (see page 58 for all illustrations), use safety pins to evenly match sts. With red slip knot on hook and working yarn under edges to be seamed, beg on right side edge indicated by an X on Figure 1, *insert hook from RS to WS in corner ch-1 sp of B (lower) square, insert hook from RS to WS in corner ch-1 sp of A (upper) square, yo with working yarn, pull through all lps on hook to complete as a sl st**, [insert hook in same manner through back lp of next st of B square and front (next adjacent) lp of A square, yo, complete as a sl st] across to next corner ch-1 sp, rep from * to ** once. Fasten off red.
Step 2: 2-Block Unit #2 Make 4.
With RS facing, arrange 1 green/ white (C) square and 1 green/ red (D) square on flat surface as shown in Figure 2 and use safety pins to evenly match sts. With green slip knot on hook and working yarn under edges to be seamed, beg on right side edge indicated by an X on Figure 2, *insert hook from RS to WS in corner ch-1 sp of D
(lower) square, insert hook from RS to WS in corner ch-1 sp of C (upper) square, yo and pull through all lps on hook to complete as a sl st**, [insert hook through back lp of next st of B square and front (next adjacent) lp of A square, yo, complete as sl st] across to next corner ch-1 sp, rep from * to ** once. Fasten off green.
Step 3: 4-Block Unit Make 4.
With RS facing, arrange 1 each of 2-block units #1 and #2 on a flat surface as shown in Figure 3, use safety pins to evenly match sts and seams. With red slip knot on hook and working yarn under edges to be seamed, beg at right side edge indicated by an X on Figure 4, insert hook from RS to WS in back lp of ch-1 sp of D (lower) square and
front lp of ch-1 sp of B (upper) square, yo and pull through all lps on hook to complete as sl st, continue to evenly work LESS
(see Special Technique) in sts of squares D and B to within center seam, drop red, insert hook in same manner in previously worked ch-1 sp to right of center seam of both units, yo with green and pull through lp on hook to change color, with green work LESS in center seam sl st, LESS in next previously worked ch-1 to left of center seam and in each st across, ending in last ch-1 sp. Fasten off green.
Step 4: 8-Block Unit Make 2.
With RS facing, arrange 2 4-block units on a flat surface as shown in Figure 4, use safety pins to evenly match sts. With red slip knot on hook and work- ing yarn under edges to be seamed, beg at right side edge indicated by an X on Figure 4, insert hook in back lp of ch-1 sp of D square of lower 4-block unit and front lp of ch-1 sp of D square of upper 4-block unit, yo and complete as a sl st, continue to work LESS across D squares to within center seam, drop red, insert hook in same manner in previously worked ch-1 sp to right of center seam of both units, yo with white and pull through lp on hook to change color, with white, work LESS in center seam sl st, LESS in next previously worked ch-1 sp to left of center seam and in each st across squares B and C, ending in last ch-1 sp. Fasten off white.
Step 5: Throw Center Seam
With RS facing, arrange both 8-block units on a flat surface as shown in Figure 5, using safety pins to evenly match sts and seams. With white slip knot on hook and working yarn under edges to be seamed, beg at ch-1 sp of squares C and B on right side edge indicated by an X on Figure 5, work LESS across to within first seam, work LESS in previously worked ch-1 sp to right of seam, drop white, with red [work LESS in seam sl st, work LESS in next previously worked ch-1 sp to left of seam and in each st across D squares to within next seam, work LESS in previously worked ch-1 sp to right of seam] twice, work LESS in center seam sl st, drop red, with white work LESS in next previously worked ch-1 sp to left of seam and in each st across squares B and C, ending in last ch-1 sp. Fasten off white. Block throw to 55 inches square and allow to dry.
BORDER
Rnd 1: With RS of square edging sts facing, with white, sc
join (see Special Stitches) in ch-1 sp of any corner, work 52 sts evenly sp across to within first seam (green star tip), (sc, hdc) in previously worked ch-1 sp to right of seam sl st, sk seam sl st, (hdc, sc) in next previously worked ch-1 sp to left of seam sl st, work 52 sc evenly sp across to within next seam, sc in previously worked ch-1 sp to right of seam sl st, hdc in seam sl st, sc in previously worked ch-1 sp to left of seam sl st, work 52 sc evenly sp across to within next seam (red star
tip), (sc, hdc) in previously worked ch-1 sp to right of seam sl st, sk seam sl st, (hdc, sc) in next previously worked ch-1 sp to left of seam sl st, work 52 sc evenly sp around to within ch-1 sp of corner, (2 sc, ch 1, 2 sc) in ch-1 sp, [work 52 sc evenly sp around to within next seam (green star
tip), (sc, hdc) in previously worked ch-1 sp to right of seam sl st, sk seam sl st, (hdc, sc) in next previously worked ch-1 sp to left of seam sl st, work 52 sc evenly sp around to next seam, sc in previously worked ch-1 sp to right of seam sl st, hdc in seam sl st, sc in previously worked ch-1 sp to left of seam sl st, work 52 sc evenly sp around to within next seam (red star
tip), (sc, hdc) in previously worked ch-1 sp to right of last seam sl st, sk seam sl st, (hdc, sc) in next previously worked ch-1 sp to left of last seam sl st,
work 52 sc evenly sp around to within ch-1 sp of corner, (2 sc, ch 1, 2 sc) in ch-1 sp] 3 times, ending with (2 sc, ch 1, sc) in next ch-1 corner, join to first sc. Fasten off. (892 sts) Rnd 2: With red, dc join (see Special Stitches) to back bar of any corner ch-1 sp (see Special Stitches), [dc in back bar of sc
(see Special Stitches) of each sc around to next ch-1 corner, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in back bar of corner ch-1] around, ending with (2 dc, ch 1, dc) in next corner ch-1, join to first dc. Fasten off. (908 dc)
Rnd 3: With red, working in both lps of sts, dc join in any corner ch-1, [dc in each st to next ch-1 corner, (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in corner ch-1 sp] around, ending with (2 dc, ch 1, dc) in next corner ch-1, join in first dc. Fasten off. (924 dc)