College-Bound Throw
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Chain-3 or chain-4 at end of row counts as first double crochet for next row unless otherwise stated.
End loop in border refers to the turning chain or double crochet at the beginning or end of the rows.
This pattern is worked as a mirror image from the center diamond motif rows.
SPECIAL STITCHES
V-stitch (V-st): 2 dc in natural sp between 2 dc. Lopsided shell stitch (Lshell): (3 dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated st.
Shell: 3 dc in indicated st or sp.
Single V-stitch (sV-st): (Sc, ch 3, sc) in indicated sp.
Corner: (Sc, ch 2, sc) in indicated sp.
Puff stitch (puff st): [Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, pull up a lp] 3 times, yo, draw through all lps on hook (see illustration).
THROW
Row 1: With color B, ch 99, dc in 4th ch from hook and each rem ch across, mark as RS, ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), turn. (96 dc)
Row 2: 2 dc in next dc, *sk next dc, 2 dc in next dc; rep from * across to last 2 dc, sk next dc, dc in last dc, ch 3, turn. (2 dc, 47 2-dc groups) Rows 3 & 4: Sk next dc, [ V-st (see Special Stitches) in sp between next 2 dc, sk 2 dc] across to last 2 dc, V-st in next sp, sk next dc, dc in last dc, ch 3, turn. (47 V-sts, 2 dc) Row 5: Rep row 3, omit ch 3 at end. Fasten off. Row 6 (WS): Join (see Pattern
Notes) color A to first dc, ch 3, dc in each rem dc across, ch 3, turn. (96 dc) Row 7: Dc in each of next 2 dc, * puff st (see Special Stitches) in next dc, dc in each of next 3 dc**, ch 1, sk next dc, dc in each of next 3 dc; rep from * across, ending last rep at **, dc in last st, ch 3, turn. (73 dc, 12 puff sts, 11 ch-1 sps)
Row 8: Dc in each of next 3 dc, dc in puff st, dc in each of next 2 dc, *ch 1, sk next dc, dc in ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, dc in puff st, dc in each of next 2 dc; rep from * across to last dc, 1 dc in last dc, ch 3, turn. (74 dc, 22 ch-1 sps)
Row 9: Dc in each of next 4 dc, *ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next dc, dc in each of next 3 dc; rep from * across to last 3 dc, dc in each of last 3 dc, ch 3, turn.
Row 10: Dc in each of next 4 dc, *ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc; rep from * across to last 3 dc, dc in each of last 3 dc, ch 3, turn.
Row 11: Dc in each of next 2 dc, *ch 1, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in each of next 2 dc, puff st in next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to last 5 sts, ch 1, sk next dc, dc in each of last 4 dc, ch 3, turn. (73 dc, 11 puff sts, 12 ch-1 sps) Row 12: Dc in each of next 3 dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, *ch 1, sk next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, dc in puff st, dc in each of next 2 dc, ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to last 3 dc, dc in each of last 3 dc, ch 3, turn. (74 dc, 22 ch-1 sps)
Row 13: Dc in each of next 3 dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, *ch 1, sk next dc, dc in each of next 3 dc, ch 1, sk next dc**, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp, ending last rep at **, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in each of last 5 dc, ch 3, turn.
Row 14: Dc in each of next 5 dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, *ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc, ch 1, sk next dc**, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to last ch-1 sp, ending last rep at **, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in each of last 5 dc, ch 3, turn.
Row 15: Dc in each of next 2 dc, *puff st in next dc, dc in each of next 2 dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in each of next 2 dc; rep from * across to last 5 dc, puff st in next dc, dc in each of last 4 dc, ch 3, turn. (73 dc, 12 puff st, 11 ch-1 sps) Row 16: (Dc in each dc, puff st and ch-1 sp) across, turn. Fasten off. (96 dc) Row 17 (RS): Join color C to first dc, ch 3, dc in first dc, sk 2 dc, Lshell (see Special Stitches) in next dc, *sk 3 dc, Lshell in
next dc; rep from * across to last 3 dc, sk 2 dc, 2 dc in last dc. Fasten off. (23 Lshell, 4 dc) Row 18 (RS): Join color B to first dc, ch 3, dc in sp between first 2 dc, *Lshell in next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to last 2 dc, 2 dc in sp between last 2 dc, turn. Fasten off.
Rows 19–22: Rep row 18 four times, alternating colors C and B. Do not turn after row 22.
Row 23 (RS): Join color C to first dc, ch 3, dc in sp between first 2 dc, *2 dc in 2nd dc of 3 dc-group, 2 dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to last dc, 2 dc in sp between last 2 dc, ch 3, turn. (96 dc)
Rows 24–26: Dc in sp between first 2 dc (counts as first V-st),
*sk 2 sts, V-st in sp between next 2 dc; rep from * to end, ch 3, turn. (48 V-sts) Row 27: Dc in sp between first 2 dc (counts as first V-st), *sk 2 sts, V-st in sp between next 2 dc (in center of V-st); rep from * to end, turn. Fasten off.
Row 28 (RS): Join color A to first dc, ch 3, *sk next 2 dc, shell (see Special Stitches) in next dc; rep from * across to last 2 dc, sk next dc, dc in last dc, ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), place st marker in last ch to prevent unravelling, do not turn. Do not fasten off. (31 shells, 2 dc) Row 29: Join color D to first st, ch 1, sc in sp between first dc and first shell, *ch 2, sV-st (see
Special Stitches) in sp between next 2 shells; rep from * across to last shell, sc in sp between last shell and last dc, turn. Fasten off. (30 sV-sts, 2 sc) Row 30: Pick up color A from st marker, *shell in next ch-2 sp; rep from * to last sc, sk sc, dc in dc 2 rows below, ch 4, place st marker in last ch, do not turn. (31 shells, 2 dc)
Row 31: With color C, rep row 29. Row 32: Rep row 30. Row 33: Rep row 29. Row 34: Rep row 30. Row 35: Rep row 31. Row 36: Rep row 30, turn and omit last ch 4, do not place marker. Fasten off.
Row 37 (RS): Join color D to first dc, ch 3, rep row 2.
Rows 38 & 39: Rep row 3, do not ch 3 or turn at end of row 39. Fasten off.
Row 40 (RS): Join color A to first dc, ch 3, rep row 3, do not ch 3 or turn at end. Fasten off.
Rows 41–43: Rep rows 37–39, do not ch 3 at end of row 43. Fasten off and turn after row 43. Rows 44–54: Rep rows 6–16. Rows 55–61: Rep rows 37–43. Fasten off after row 61.
Rows 62–70: Rep rows 28–36, with the following exceptions: rows 63 and 67 are worked in color C and rows 65 and 69 in color D. Row 71 (RS): Join color C to first dc, ch 3, 2 dc in sp between first dc and shell, sk next dc, *2 dc in next dc, sk next dc; rep from * across to last dc, dc in last dc, ch 3, turn. (96 dc)
Rows 72–75: Rep [row 3] 4 times, do not ch 3 at end of row 75.
Fasten off after row 75.
Rows 76–80: Rep rows 17–21, with the following exception: reverse colors B and C.
Fasten off and do not turn after row 80. Row 81 (RS): Join color C to first dc, ch 3, dc in sp between first 2 dc, *4 dc in next ch-1 sp; rep from * across to last 3 dc, sk 2 dc, 2 dc in sp between last 2 dc. (96 dc)
Rows 82–92: Rep rows 6–16. Row 93 (RS): Join color B to first dc, ch 3, rep row 2.
Rows 94–96: Rep row 3. Row 97: Dc in next and each rem dc across. Fasten off.
BORDER
Rnd 1: With color A and RS facing, join in st at top right corner of throw, ch 1, sc in sp between first 2 dc, ch 2, *sk 2 dc, sc in sp between next 2 dc, ch 2; rep from * to last 3 dc of top side, sk 2 dc, corner (see Special Stitches) in sp between last 2 dc, rotate to work along next side, **ch 2, sc in next end lp (see Pattern
Notes); rep from ** to last end lp, ch 2, corner in last end lp, rotate; rep from * across bottom and next side, ch 2, join to first sc, do not turn. (276 ch-2 sps, 276 sc)
Rnd 2: Sl st in first ch-2 sp, ch 2, [*sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2; rep from * to next corner ch-2 sp, corner in ch-2 sp, ch 2] 4 times, join to first sc. Fasten off. (280 ch-2 sps, 284 sc)
FINISHING
Block.