Cozy Diamonds Throw
FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
49 inches wide x 61 inches long
MATERIALS
• Premier Yarns Muir Woods medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (31/2 oz/170 yds/100g per ball):
12 balls #1074-14 sequoia • Premier Yarns Anti-Pilling Everyday Worsted medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (4 oz/203 yds/ 113g per ball):
2 balls #100-11 chocolate • Size J/10/6mm crochet hook • Locking stitch markers • Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Full Diamond = 12 inches at widest point horizontally before assembly Gauge is not important for this project.
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses. Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Do not remove markers until instructed. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
THROW FULL DIAMOND
Make 17. Row 1: With sequoia, ch 4, 2 dc in 4th ch from hook (beg 3 sk chs count as first dc here and throughout), turn. (3 dc) Row 2 (RS): Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in first dc and in next dc, 2 dc in last dc, place marker (see Pattern Notes) on this row for RS, bottom edge of Full Diamond, turn. (5 dc)
Rows 3–16: Ch 3, dc in first dc and in each dc across to last dc, 2 dc in last dc, turn. (inc of 2 dc each row, 33 dc at end of row 16) Rows 17–30: Ch 3, sk first dc,
dc dec (see Stitch Guide) in next 2 dc, dc in each dc across to last 2 dc, sk next dc, dc in last dc, place marker on row 17 for future joining, turn. (dec of 2 dc each row, 5 dc at end of row 30) Row 31: Ch 3, sk first dc, dc dec in next 2 dc, sk next dc, dc in last dc, turn. (3 dc)
Row 32: Ch 2 (counts as first dc), sk first and next dc, dc in last dc. Fasten off. (2 dc)
TOP HALF DIAMOND
Make 4. Work rows 1–16 of Full Diamond. Fasten off. (inc of 2 dc each row, 33 dc at end of row 16)
BOTTOM HALF DIAMOND Make 4.
With sequoia, ch 35 loosely. Note: There will be 33 base chs for future edging purposes. Row 1 (WS): Working in back
lps (see illustration) only of base chs throughout, dc dec in 4th and 5th chs from hook, dc in each ch across to last 2 chs, sk next ch, dc in last ch, place marker on back of this row for RS, bottom edge, turn. (31 dc) Rows 2–14: Work row 17 of Full Diamond, omitting placement of marker. (dec of 2 dc each row, 5 dc at end of row 14) Rows 15 & 16: Work rows 31 and 32 of Full Diamond. Fasten off.
LEFT HALF DIAMOND
Make 3. Row 1: With sequoia, ch 4, dc in 4th ch from hook, turn. (2 dc) Row 2 (RS): Ch 3, dc in first and last dc, place marker for RS, bottom edge, turn. (3 dc) Row 3: Ch 3, sk first dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in last dc, turn. (4 dc) Row 4: Ch 3, dc in first dc and in each dc across, turn. (5 dc)
Row 5: Ch 3, sk first dc, dc in each dc across to last dc, 2 dc in last dc, turn. (6 dc)
Rows 6–16: Rep rows 4 and 5, ending with last rep of row 4. (inc of 1 dc each row, 17 dc at end of row 16)
Row 17: Ch 3, sk first dc, dc in each dc across to last 2 dc, sk next dc, dc in last dc, place marker on row 17 for future joining, turn. (16 dc)
Row 18: Ch 3, sk first dc, dc dec in next 2 dc, dc in each dc across, turn. (15 dc) Rows 19–29: Rep rows 17 and 18, ending with last rep of row 17. (dec of 1 dc each row, 4 dc at end of row 29) Row 30: Ch 3, sk first dc, dc dec in next 2 dc, dc in last dc, turn. (3 dc) Row 31: Ch 3, sk first dc, dc dec in last 2 sts, turn. (2 dc) Row 32: Ch 2 (counts as first dc), sk first dc, dc in last dc. Fasten off.
Simple diamond motifs crocheted in a variegated self-striping yarn give the impression of a colorful fall landscape. The motifs are crocheted together in a pleasing allover pattern, making the finished size easy to adjust.
Full Diamonds are joined into diagonal strips in the direction of bottom right to top left of Throw. Hold 2 Full Diamonds with WS tog. In position to work from left to right, match marked row 17 of front-facing Full Diamond to bottom point (row 1) of back-facing Full Diamond. Work around post of sts at ends of rows through both thicknesses, as follows: Join (see
Pattern Notes) chocolate in row 17 of facing Full Diamond and row 1 of back Full Diamond, ch 1, working loosely from left to right, work 2 reverse sc (see
Stitch Guide) in same place and in each row across, ending with 2 reverse sc in row 1 of frontfacing Full Diamond and row 16 of back-facing Full Diamond, fasten off. Rep for rem Full Diamonds, forming 5 diagonal strips. Join relevant Top, Bottom, Right and Left Half Diamonds to top and bottom of strips in same manner. Join the 2 bottom left and the 2 top right partial Diamonds
in same manner to form small strips. (7 various sized diagonal strips) Continuing to match rows and working in 2 strands of each joining at end of seams at any adjacent corners of Full Diamonds and partial Diamonds, join strips in same manner. Remove markers.
Edging
With RS facing, join chocolate in 2 strands at end of joining at bottom left corner of Throw, ch 4, working from left to right, work 1 reverse sc in same st. Loosely work reverse sc from left to right evenly around Throw, as follows: Around post of st at end of rows on left and right side edges, work [2 reverse sc in next row, 1 reverse sc in next row] across. Wherever the ends of 2 joining seams meet, work 2 reverse sc in 2 strands in end of both seams at the same time, to close the gap between motifs. In 2 strands at end of seam at each of the next 3 corners of Throw, work (reverse sc, ch 3, reverse sc). On top edge of Throw, work 1 reverse sc in each dc. On bottom edge, work 1 reverse sc in the 2 unworked lps of each of the 33 base chs. Join in first ch made. Fasten off.