Trade Winds Throw
Design by Margret Willson
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Chain-5 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated.
Chain-3 at beginning of row or round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated. Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
SPECIAL STITCHES
Small shell (sm shell): 5 dc in indicated sp. Beginning large shell (beg lg shell): Ch 3, 6 dc in indicated sp. Large shell (lg shell): 7 dc in indicated sp. Large fan (lg fan): (Tr, [ch 1, tr] 6 times) in indicated sp.
Small fan (sm fan): (Tr, [ch 1, tr] 4 times) in indicated sp.
THROW
Row 1 (WS): Ch 202, sc in 2nd ch from hook, *ch 4, sk next 3 chs, sc in next ch, rep from * across, turn. (50 ch-4 sps) Row 2: Ch 5 (see Pattern Notes), sc in first ch-4 sp, ch 4, sc in next ch-4 sp, *ch 2, sm shell (see Special Stitches) in next ch-4 sp, ch 2, sc in next ch-4 sp**, [ch 4, sc in next ch-4 sp] 3 times, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, ch 4, sc in last ch-4 sp, ch 2, dc in last sc, turn. (2 dc, 10 sm shells, 29 ch-4 sps)
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first dc, ch 4, sc in next ch-4 sp, *ch 2, dc in next dc, [ch 1, dc in next dc] 4 times, ch 2, sc in next ch-4 sp**, [ch 4, sc in next ch-4 sp] twice, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, ch 4, sc in 3rd ch of beg ch-5, turn. (31 sc, 50 dc, 20 ch-4 sps) Row 4: Ch 5, sc in first ch-4 sp, *ch 2, dc in next dc, [ch 2, dc in next dc] 4 times, ch 2, sc in next ch-4 sp**, ch 4, sc in next ch-4 sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, ch 2, dc in last sc, turn. (20 sc, 52 dc, 9 ch-4 sps) Row 5: Ch 1, sc in first dc, *ch 2, dc in next dc, [ch 3, dc in next dc] 4 times, ch 2**, sc in next ch-4 sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, sc in 3rd ch of beg ch-5, turn. (50 dc, 40 ch-3 sps) Row 6: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in first dc, [3 dc in next ch-3 sp, dc in next dc] 4 times, *ch 1, dc in next dc, [3 dc in next ch-3 sp, dc in next dc] 4 times, rep from * across, dc in last sc, turn. (172 dc, 9 ch-1 sps)
Row 7: Ch 1, sc in first dc,
*ch 4, sk next 2 dc, sc in next dc, [ch 4, sk next 3 dc, sc in next dc] 3 times**, ch 4, sc in next ch-1 sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, ch 4, sc in top of beg ch-3, turn. (50 ch-4 sps) Rows 8–127: [Rep rows 2–7] 20 times. At end of row 127, do not turn.
BORDER
Rnd 1 (RS): Beg lg shell (see
Special Stitches) in first ch-4 sp, 3 dc in each ch-4 sp across to last ch-4 sp, lg shell (see
Special Stitches) in last ch-4 sp, *working in ends of rows, sk first row, [sk next row, 3 dc in next row] across to last row, sk last row*, working on opposite side of foundation ch, lg shell in first ch-3 sp, 3 dc in each ch-3 sp across to last ch-3 sp, lg shell in last ch-3 sp, rep between * once,
join (see Pattern Notes) in top of
beg ch-3. (4 lg shells, 220 groups of 3 dc) Rnd 2: Sc in sp between last 3-dc group and beg lg shell,
* lg fan (see Special Stitches) in center dc of next lg shell, sc between same lg shell and next 3-dc group, [ sm fan (see Special
Stitches) between next 2 3-dc groups**, sc between next 2 3-dc groups] across, working last sc between last 3-dc group and next lg shell, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, join in beg sc. (4 lg fans, 110 sm fans)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, *(sc in first tr, sc in first ch-1 sp, [sc in next tr, 2 sc in next ch-1 sp] twice, 2 sc in next tr, [2 sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next tr] twice, sc in last ch-1 sp, sc in last tr) of next lg fan, (sc in first tr, sc in first ch-1 sp, sc in next tr, 2 sc in next ch-1 sp, 2 sc in next tr, 2 sc in next ch-1 sp, sc in next tr, sc in last ch-1 sp, sc in last tr) of each sm fan across to next lg fan, rep from * around, join in beg sc. Fasten off.