Roundabout Autumn Throw
FINISHED MEASUREMENT
52 inches in diameter
MATERIALS
• Red Heart Soft medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (5 oz/256 yds/141g per ball): 2 balls each #3729 grape, #4608 wine, #4360 cocoa, #9263 cinnabar and #9274 biscuit • Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Rnds 1–4 = 5 inches in diameter
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated. Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. When instructed to work in a V-stitch, work in space between 2 double crochet.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Beginning V-stitch (beg V-st): Ch 3, dc in indicated st. V-stitch (V-st): 2 dc in indicated st. Beginning side shell (beg side shell): ( Sc join— see Special Stitches, ch 2, 2 dc) in indicated sp. Single crochet join (sc join): Place a slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook. Side shell: (Sc, ch 2, 2 dc) in indicated sp. Shell: 3 dc in indicated st or sp. Fan: 5 dc in indicated st.
THROW
Rnd in 4th 1: ch With from wine, hook ch (beg 4, 11 sk dc chs count tern Notes) as first in dc), top join of beg (see ch-3. Pat(12 dc) Rnd 2: Beg V-st (see Special Stitches) in same st as join, V-st (see Special Stitches) in each st around, join in top of beg ch-3, fasten off. (12 V-sts) Rnd 3: With cinnabar, work beg side shell (see Special Stitches) in sp between any 2 V-sts, *sk next V-st**, side shell (see Spe
cial Stitches) in next sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc, fasten off. (12 side shells) Rnd 4: Sc join grape in ch-2 sp of any side shell, *sk next 2 dc,
shell (see Special Stitches) in next sc**, sc in next ch-2 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc, fasten off. (12 shells, 12 sc) Rnd 5: Sc join biscuit in 2nd dc of any shell, *sk next dc, shell in next sc, sk next dc**, sc in next dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (12 shells, 12 sc)
Rnd 6: Beg V-st in same st as join, *sk next dc, V-st in next dc, sk next dc**, V-st in next sc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join, fasten off. (24 V-sts)
Rnd 7: With cocoa, work beg side shell between any 2 V-sts, *sk next V-st**, side shell in next sp, rep from * around,
ending last rep at **, join in beg sc, fasten off. (24 side shells)
Rnd 8: Sc join wine in ch-2 sp of any side shell, *sk next 2 dc, V-st in next sc**, sc in next ch-2 sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (24 V-sts, 24 sc) Rnd 9: Ch 1, sc in same st as join, *shell in next V-st (see Pattern Notes)**, sc in next sc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc, fasten off. (24 shells, 24 sc) Rnd 10: With cinnabar, rep rnd 5. (24 shells, 24 sc)
Rnd 11: Sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in each of next 2 dc, *sk next sc, dc in each of next 3 dc, rep from * around, join in top of beg ch-3, fasten off. (72 dc)
Rnd 12: With grape, work beg side shell in sp between any 2 dc, *sk next 2 dc**, side shell in sp between previous and next dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in sc of beg side shell, fasten off. (36 side shells) Rnds 13 & 14: With biscuit, rep rnds 8 and 9. (36 shells, 36 sc) Rnds 15 & 16: With cocoa, rep rnds 10 and 11. (108 dc) Rnd 17: With wine, rep rnd 12. (54 side shells) Rnds 18 & 19: With cinnabar, rep rnds 8 and 9. (54 shells, 54 sc) Rnd 20: Sc join grape in 2nd dc of any shell, *sk next dc, V-st in next sc, sk next dc**, sc in next dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (54 V-sts, 54 sc) Rnd 21: With grape, rep rnd 9. (54 shells, 54 sc) Rnds 22 & 23: With biscuit, rep rnds 10 and 11. (162 dc) Rnd 24: With cocoa, work beg side shell in any sp between 3-dc
groups, *sk next 3 dc, (side shell in next sp, sk next 2 dc) 3 times**, side shell in next sp, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc, fasten off. (72 side shells) Rnds 25 & 26: With wine, rep rnds 8 and 9. (72 shells, 72 sc) Rnds 27 & 28: With cinnabar, rep rnds 20 and 21. Rnds 29 & 30: With grape, rep rnds 20 and 21. Rnds 31 & 32: With biscuit, rep rnds 20 and 21.
Rnds 33 & 34: With cocoa, rep rnds 10 and 11. (216 dc) Rnd 35: With wine, rep rnd 24. (96 side shells) Rnds 36 & 37: With cinnabar, rep rnds 8 and 9. (96 shells, 96 sc) Rnds 38 & 39: With grape, rep rnds 8 and 9.
Rnds 40 & 41: With biscuit, rep rnds 8 and 9.
Rnds 42 & 43: With cocoa, rep rnds 8 and 9.
Rnds 44 & 45: With wine, rep rnds 10 and 11. (288 dc) Rnd 46: With cinnabar, rep rnd 24. (128 side shells) Rnds 47 & 48: With grape, rep rnds 8 and 9.
Rnds 49 & 50: With biscuit, rep rnds 8 and 9. Rnds 51 & 52: With cocoa, rep rnds 8 and 9. Rnds 53 & 54: With wine, rep rnds 8 and 9.
Rnds 55 & 56: With cinnabar, rep rnds 8 and 9.
Rnds 57 & 58: With grape, rep rnds 8 and 9.
Rnds 59 & 60: With biscuit, rep rnds 8 and 9.
Rnd 61: With cocoa, rep rnd 5. Rnd 62: With wine, rep rnd 5. Rnd 63: Ch 1, sc in same st as join, *sk next dc, fan (see Special Stitches) in next sc, sk next dc**, sc in next dc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc, fasten off.