Many Stitches Throw
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
42 inches x 56 inches
MATERIALS
• Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (7 oz/ 364 yds/198g per skein): 2 skeins each #316 soft white,
#512 turqua 1 skein each #530 orchid, #254 pumpkin, #672 spring green, #718 shocking pink, #347 light periwinkle • Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
7 sc on row 1 = 2 inches; rows 1–5 = 21/4 inches across
PATTERN NOTES
Pattern is worked from the center out on each side. Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at end of row counts as first double crochet of next row unless otherwise stated. When the first stitch called for on the next row is a beginning cluster, the chain-3 counts as the first part of the beginning cluster.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Begging cluster (Beg cl): Ch 3, holding back last lps on hook, work 2 dc in specified st, yo and draw through all 3 lps on hook. Cluster (cl): Holding back last lps on hook, work 3 dc in specified st, yo and draw through all 4 lps on hook. Shell: 5 dc in indicated st or sp.
BLANKET FIRST SIDE
With soft white, ch 175.
Foundation row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each rem ch across. Ch 1, turn. (174 sc)
Row 1 (RS): Sc in first sc. *Ch 4, sc in each of the next 4 sc. Rep from * across to last sc, ch 4, sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn. (174 sc, 44 ch-4 lps) Row 2 (WS): Pushing ch-4 lps down and back toward the RS, sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. (174 sc) Row 3: Sc in each of the first 3 sc. *Ch 4, sc in each of the next 4 sc. Rep from * across to last 3 sc, ch 4, sc in each of the last 3 sc. Ch 1, turn. (174 sc, 43 ch-4 lps)
Row 4: Rep row 2. Fasten off. Row 5 (RS): Join (see Pattern
Notes) orchid in first st. Sc in each sc across, ending with 2 sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn. (175 sc)
Row 6: Sc in first sc. *Ch 2, sk 2 sc, sc in next sc. Rep from across. Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), turn. (59 sc, 58 ch-2 sps) Row 7: Complete beg cl (see Special Stitches and Pattern Notes) in first sc. *Ch 2, sk next ch-2 sp, cl (see Special Stitches) in next sc. Rep from * across. Ch 1, turn. (59 cls, 58 ch-2 sps)
Row 8: Work sc in top of each cl and 2 sc in each ch-2 sp across. At end of row, fasten off. (175 sc)
Row 9 (RS): Join turqua in first st, ch 1. Sc in same sc. *Sk 2 sc, shell (see Special Stitches) in next sc, sk 2 sc, sc in next sc. Rep from * across. Ch 3, turn. (29 shells, 30 sc) Row 10: 2 dc in first sc. *Sc in center dc of next shell, shell in next sc. Rep from * across to last shell, sc in center dc of last shell, 3 dc in last sc. Ch 1, turn. (29 shells, 30 sc, 2 3-dc groups) Row 11: Sc in first dc. *Shell in next sc, sc in center dc of next shell. Rep from * across, shell in last sc, sc in last dc. Fasten off. Do not turn. (29 shells, 30 sc) Row 12 (RS): Join pumpkin in first sc, ch 1. Sc in same sc and in next dc. *Ch 1, sk 1 dc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in center dc of shell. Ch 1, sk next dc, sc in next dc**. Ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next dc. Rep from * across, ending last rep at **. Sc in last sc. Fasten off. Do not turn. (86 ch-1 sps, 118 sc, 29 ch-2 sps) Row 13 (RS): Join spring green in first sc, ch 1. Sc in same sc. Ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next ch-1 sp. *Ch 1, sk next sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp. Ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next ch-1 sp**. [Sk next sc, sc in next ch-1 sp] twice. Rep from * across, ending last rep at **. Ch 1, sk next sc, sc in last sc. Fasten off. Do not turn. (146 sc, 60 ch-1 sps, 29 ch-2 sps)
Row 14 (RS): Join shocking pink in first sc, ch 3 (see Pattern
Notes). Dc in next ch-1 sp. Sk next sc, dc in next ch-1 sp, sk next sc, sc in next ch-2 sp. *Dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, dc in next ch-1 sp. Sk next sc, sc in next ch-2 sp. Rep from * across, ending with [sk next sc, dc in next ch-1 sp] twice, dc in last sc. Ch 1, turn. (175 sts)
Row 15: Sc in each sc across. Fasten off.
Row 16 (RS): Join light periwinkle in first st, ch 1. Sc dec (see Stitch Guide) in first 2 sts. Sc in each rem sc across. Ch 1, turn. (174 sc) Rows 17 & 18: Working in back lps (see Stitch Guide) only, sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. At end of last row, fasten off and do not turn.
Row 19 (RS): Join spring green in first sc, ch 1. Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn.
Row 20: Working in back lps only, sc across, fasten off.
Row 21 (RS): Join light periwinkle in first st, ch 1. Working in back lps only, sc across. Ch 1, turn. Rows 22 & 23: Rep row 21. At end of last row, fasten off.
Rows 24–29: Join soft white in first sc and rep rows 1–4 but do not fasten off. Rep rows 1 and 2 once more. Rows 30–61: Rep rows 5–23. [Rep rows 1–4] twice. Do not fasten off. Work 1 row of sc across. Rep rows 5–8. Fasten off.
2ND SIDE
Working in unworked lps of foundation ch, rep rows 1–4 of first side. Continue as for first side, but work any inc or dec on opposite edge.
Border
With turqua and RS facing, draw up a lp in 4th sc from bottom corner on edge. Ch 1.
Rnd 1: Sc in each sc across to top, ch 2, *work across rows ends as follows: sc in end of each sc row, 2 sc in end of each dc or ch-3 row across. Ch 2*, sc in each st across last row of 2nd side, ch 2, rep between *, sc in each rem st, join in beg sc. (175 sc each side, 137 sc top and bottom)
Rnd 2: Sc in same sc. *Sk 2 sc, shell in next sc, sk 2 sc, sc in next sc*, rep between * across side until 3 sc rem before next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 2 sc, dc in next sc. ◊(2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in corner ch-2 sp. Dc in next sc, ch 1, sk 1 sc, sc in next sc. Rep between * across until 2 sc rem before next ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 1 sc, dc in next dc, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) in corner ch-2 sp◊. Dc in next sc. Ch 1, sk 2 sc, sc in next sc. Rep between * across side until 3 sc rem before ch-2 sp, ch 1, sk 2 sc, dc in next sc. Rep between ◊ once. Dc in next sc, ch 1, join to beg sc. Ch 1, turn. (28 shells each side, 22 shells each top and bottom, 4 corner ch-3 sps) Rnd 3 (WS): ◊Sc in next ch-1 sp, sk next dc, 5 dc in next dc, sk next dc, sc in corner ch-3 sp, sk next dc, 5 dc in next dc, sk next dc, sc in next ch-1 sp. *Shell in next sc, sc in center dc of next shell*. Rep between * across to ch-1 sp before next corner. Rep from ◊ around. Join to beg sc. Ch 1, turn. (31 shells each side, 25 shells each bottom and top)
Rnd 4 (RS): Sl st to center dc of next shell and ch 1. Sc in same dc. *[Shell in next sc, sc in center dc of next shell] across to next corner sc, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in corner sc, ch 1, sc in center dc of next shell. Rep from * around. Shell in last sc, join to beg sc and fasten off. (32 shells each side, 26 shells each top and bottom, 4 corner ch-3 sps) Rnd 5 (RS): Join pumpkin in first dc of any shell after a corner, ch 1. *[(Sc in first dc, ch 1, sk 1 dc, {sc, ch 2, sc} in center dc, ch 1, sk next dc, sc in last dc) of next shell, ch 1, sk next sc] across to corner, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk 1 dc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next dc, ch 1, sk 1 dc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in corner ch-3 sp, ch 1, sk 1 dc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next dc, ch 1, sk next dc, sc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next sc, rep from * around, join to beg sc and fasten off. (34 ch-2 sps each side, 28 ch-2 sps each top and bottom, 4 corner ch-3 sps)
Rnd 6 (RS): Join spring green in a ch-1 sp to the right of (sc, ch 2, sc) point of shell away from corner, and ch 1. *[Sc in ch-1 sp. Ch 1, sk next sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp. Ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next ch-1 sp. {Sk next sc, sc in next ch-1 sp} twice] across until 2 ch-1 sps before corner. Sc in next ch-1 sp, [ch 1, sk next sc, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch sp, ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next ch-1 sp] 3 times, sk next sc, sc in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * around, sc in last ch-1 sp, join to first sc and fasten off. (32 ch-2 sps each side, 26 ch-2 sps each top and bottom, 4 corner 3 ch-3 sp groups)
FINISHING
Weave in ends on WS. Block border rnds and shell strips lightly and carefully.