Add some sparkle to the holidays with this bright and jolly afghan displayed in your family room.
Skills used:
• Single crochet
• Double crochet
• Treble crochet
• Shells
• Puff stitch
Finished measurements:
56" wide x 60" long
Yarn weight: 4
Yarn used: Holiday by Red Heart
MATERIALS
• Holiday by Red Heart, 96% acrylic, 4% metallic (235 yds/100g) in following colors/amounts:
3 skeins color 9090 Red/Red (A)
3 skeins color 6060 Green/Green (B)
4 skeins color 1360 Aran/Gold (C)
• U.S. size H-8 (5mm) crochet hook, or size required for gauge
• Yarn needle
Yarn alternatives
Save: Happy Holidays by Bernat
Spend: Simply Soft Party by Caron
Splurge: Vanna's Glamour by Lion Brand
DETAILS
Gauge
Motif = 514" (13cm)
Special abbreviation
Puff st: Sl st in next sc, ch 4, [yo and pull up a loop in same st] twice (5 loops on hook), [yo and pull up a loop] twice in next sc (9 loops), yo and draw through all 9 loops, ch 4, sl st in same sc.
BLANKET
Motif (make 130)
With A, ch 5. Join with slip stitch in first chain to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, work 12 sc in ring. (12 sc)
Rnd 2: Working in blo, puff st over next two sc; rep from * around, join with sl st in beg sc. (6 puff sts) Fasten off.
Rnd 3: Join B in top of any puff stitch, ch 1, sc 1 in same st, *ch 2, tr 1 in same place as first si st of next puff stitch, ch 2, sc 1 in top of puff stitch; rep from * around, ending with ch 2, join with si st in beg sc.
Rnd 4: [Ch 3, 1 dc] in first sc (beg corner), ch 2, *[2 sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2] twice, 2 dc in next sc for next corner (corner space made), ch 2; rep from * 5 times; [2 sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2] twice; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
Rnd 5: Join C between any corner 2 dc, [ch 3, 1 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] in same corner space, [2 dc in next ch-2 sp] three times, *[2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc] between next corner 2 dc, [2 dc in next ch-2 sp] three times; rep from * 5 times more, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3. Fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in ends. With C, whipstitch pieces tog as shown. Block.
