FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
48 inches wide x 59 inches long, excluding optional Fringe
MATERIALS
• Caron Simply Soft medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (6 oz/315 yds/170g per skein); (4):
3 skeins #9701 white
• Caron Simply Soft Party medium (worsted) weight acrylic/polyester yarn (3 oz/164 yds/85g per skein):
6 skeins #0008 silver sparkle
3 skeins each #0002 fuchsia sparkle, #0003 spring sparkle, #0005 royal sparkle and #0006 purple sparkle
• Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
• Size L/11/8mm crochet hook for Fringe (optional)
• Yarn needle
GAUGE
Rnds 1-3 of Motif=4 1/4 inches tip to tip
PATTERN NOTES
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Chain-4 at beginning of round counts as first treble crochet unless otherwise stated.
Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
AFGHAN
MOTIF 1 Make 15.
Rnd 1 (RS): With purple, ch 5, join (see Pattern Notes) to form a ring, ch 1, 12 sc in ring, join in beg sc. Fasten off.
Rnd 2: Join white in any sc, ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), tr in same st as beg ch-4, 2 tr in each rem sc around, join in 4th ch of beg ch-4. Fasten off. (24 tr)
Rnd 3: Working in sp between tr sts of previous rnd, join spring between any 2-tr sts, ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), (tr, ch 1, tr, dc) in same sp as beg ch-3 (center top of Motif), [2 dc in sp between tr sts] 11 times, (dc, tr, ch 1, tr, dc) in sp between tr sts (center bottom of Motif), [2 dc in sp between tr sts] 11 times, join in beg ch-3. Fasten off. (48 dc, 4 tr)
Rnd 4: Join silver with sc in any ch-1 sp at tip of Motif, 2 sc in same ch-1 sp, working in back lp (see Stitch Guide), sc in each st to next ch-1 sp, 3 sc in ch-1 sp, sc in back lp of each rem st, join in beg sc. Fasten off. (58 sc)
Note: Work rem Motifs as for Motif 1 with the following color changes. Work rnd 2 of all Motifs with white and rnd 4 of all Motifs with silver.
MOTIF 2 Make 15.
Rnd 1: Fuchsia. Rnd 3: Purple.
MOTIF 3 Make 15.
Rnd 1: Royal. Rnd 3: Fuchsia.
MOTIF 4 Make 15.
Rnd 1: Purple. Rnd 3: Royal.
MOTIF 5 Make 15.
Rnd 1: Fuchsia. Rnd 3: Spring.
MOTIF 6 Make 15.
Rnd 1: Royal. Rnd 3: Purple.
MOTIF 7 Make 15.
Rnd 1: Spring. Rnd 3: Fuchsia.
MOTIF 8 Make 15.
Rnd 1: Fuchsia. Rnd 3: Royal.
MOTIF 9 Make 15.
Rnd 1: Royal. Rnd 3: Spring.
MOTIF 10 Make 15.
Rnd 1: Spring. Rnd 3: Purple.
MOTIF 11 Make 15.
Rnd 1: Purple. Rnd 3: Fuchsia.
MOTIF 12 Make 14.
Rnd 1: Spring. Rnd 3: Royal.
ASSEMBLY
Working according to Placement Diagram, sew Motifs tog first in horizontal strips matching 6 sts at sides of Motifs (see Motif Diagram). Beg at center st of 3-sc group at tip of Motif, count 12 sts, whipstitch (see illustration) through back lps next 6 sts to matching sts of adjoining Motif leaving 3-inch tail, fasten off. Weave in ends.
Continue joining until 9 strips 11 Motifs wide and 8 strips 10 Motifs wide have been completed. Whipstitch horizontal strips tog through back lps.
BORDER
Without Fringe
Rnd 1 (RS): Join silver in any st, sc in back lp of each st around outer edge, working 3 sc in st at tip of each Motif, join in beg sc. Fasten off.
With Fringe
Rnd 1: Join silver in any st, sc in back lp of each st around outer edge, working (sc, ch 3, sc) in center sc at tip of each Motif, join in beg sc. Fasten off.
FRINGE
Make 22.
For each Fringe, cut 12 strands each 18 inches long. Fold strands in half, from WS, insert size L hook in ch-3 sp of Border, draw strands through at fold to form a lp on hook, draw cut ends through lp on hook and tighten.
Rep Fringe and attach to each rem ch-3 sp of Afghan. Trim ends even.