Shades of Persimmon Afghan
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Approximately 42 inches wide x 63 inches long
MATERIALS
• Caron Simply Soft medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (6 oz/ 315 yds/170g per skein): 3 skeins #9702 off-white 2 skeins each #9737 light country peach, #9754 persimmon, #9730 autumn red • Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Size H/8/5mm crochet hook • Tapestry needle • Locking stitch markers • Stitch holder
GAUGE
17 hdc = 5 inches
PATTERN NOTES
Afghan is worked lengthwise from side edge to side edge. Leave 7-inch tails to incorporate into fringe when joining and fastening off colors. Work last stitch completely before fastening off; chain 1 to secure. Chain-2 at beginning of half double crochet row counts as first half double crochet. Take care not to accidentally skip the half double crochet next to the turning chain; it is easy to overlook. Chain-1 at beginning of single crochet row does not count as first stitch. Some rows will seem too loose until subsequent rows have been worked. Join with slip stitch as indicated.
Place slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated place, yo, pull up a lp, yo, pull through both lps on hook. (Counts as sc.)
Bobble: [Yo, insert hook in indicated st and pull up a lp, yo and pull through 2 lps] 3 times in indicated st, yo and pull through all 4 lps on hook.
Shell: Work 5 dc in indicated st.
AFGHAN
With I hook and off-white, leaving a tail (see Pattern Notes), ch 226. Row 1 (RS): Hdc in 3rd ch from hook (2 sk chs count as first st) and each ch across, fasten off (see Pattern Notes), turn. (225 hdc) Row 2: With H hook and autumn red, sc join (see Special Stitches) in first hdc, [ch 5, sk next 3 hdc, sc in next hdc] across, do not fasten off, turn. (56 ch sps, 57 sc) Row 3: Ch 4 (counts as hdc and ch-2), [sc in next ch sp**, ch 2, bobble (see Special Stitches) in next sc, ch 2] across, ending at ** in last ch sp, ch 2, hdc in last sc, fasten off, turn. (55 bobbles, 56 sc, 112 ch-2 sps, 2 hdc) Row 4: With I hook and offwhite, sc join in first hdc, [ch 3, sc in next bobble] across, ch 3, sc in turning ch sp, fasten off, turn. (56 ch-3 sps, 57 sc) Row 5: With autumn red, working in front lps (see Stitch Guide) only throughout, sc join in first sc, sc in each ch st and sc across, fasten off, turn. (225 sc)
Row in front 6: lps With only off-white, throughout, working sc join fasten in off, first turn. sc, sc across, do not Row (counts 7: as With ch sp), H hook, sk first ch 6 4 sc, [sc across, in next sl st sc, in ch last 5, sc, sk fasten next 3 off, sc] turn. (55 ch-5 sps, 1 ch-6 sp, 55 sc, 1 sl st) Row 8: Join (see Pattern Notes) light country peach in first sl st, ch 5 (counts as hdc and ch-3), *sc in next ch sp, shell (see
Special Stitches) in next sc, sc in next ch sp**, ch 5, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, ch 2, hdc in beg ch st of previous row, fasten off, turn. (28 shells, 27 ch-5 sps, 56 sc, 2 hdc, 1 ch-3 sp, 1 ch-2 sp)
Row 9: With off-white, sc join in first hdc, *ch 2, hdc in next sc, ch 2, sc in center dc of next shell, ch 2, hdc in next sc**, ch 2, sc in next ch sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, ch 2, sc in 2nd ch of turning ch, do not fasten off, turn. (112 ch-2 sps, 57 sc, 56 hdc) Row 10: Ch 6 (counts as ch-6 sp), [sk next 2 ch sps, sc in next sc, ch 5] across, sl st in last sc, fasten off, do not turn. (55 ch-5 sps, 1 ch-6 sp, 55 sc, 1 sl st) Row 11 (WS): With light country peach, (join, ch 3, 2 dc) in first ch st (counts as half
shell), sc in same ch sp, *ch 5, sc in next ch sp**, shell in next sc, sc in next ch sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, 3 dc in last sl st, do not fasten off, turn. (27 shells, 2 half-shells, 28 ch-5 sps, 56 sc) Row 12 (RS): Ch 1 (see Pattern Notes), sc in first dc, [ch 5, sc in next ch sp, ch 5, sc in center dc of next shell] across, ending last rep with sc in top of turning ch, turn. (56 ch-5 sps, 57 sc)