FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

54 inches wide x 52 inches long

MATERIALS

• Red Heart Super Saver medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (7 oz/364 yds/198g per skein); (4):

9 skeins #656 real teal

• Size K/10 1/2/6.5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

• Tapestry needle

GAUGE

In ribbing pattern: 13 sts = 4 inches; 9 rows = 4 inches

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

Chain-2 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

THROW

LOWER RIBBING

Row 1 (WS): Ch 175, dc in 4th ch from hook (3 sk chs count as first dc) and in each ch across, turn. (173 dc)

Row 2: Ch 2 (see Pattern Notes), [fpdc (see Stitch Guide) around next st, bpdc (see Stitch Guide) around next st] across to last 2 sts, fpdc around next st, dc in top of beg ch-3, turn.

Row 3: Ch 2, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] across to last 2 sts, bpdc around next st, dc in top of beg ch-2, turn.

Rows 4-7: [Rep rows 2 and 3] twice.

CABLE SECTION

Row 8 (RS): Ch 2, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] 6 times, [sk next 2 sts, fptr (see Stitch Guide) around each of next 2 sts, working behind last 2 sts made, fptr around each of 2 sk sts, sk next 2 sts, fptr around each of next 2 sts, working in front of sts just made, fptr around each of 2 sk sts*, fpdc around each of next 2 sts] 15 times, ending last rep at *, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] 5 times, fpdc around next st, hdc in top of beg ch-2, turn. (2 hdc, 40 fpdc, 11 bpdc, 120 fptr)

Row 9: Ch 2, [bpdc around next st, fpdc around next st] 5 times, bpdc around each st to last 13 sts, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] 6 times, hdc in top of beg ch-2, turn. (2 hdc, 11 fpdc, 160 bpdc) 

Row 10: Ch 2, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] 6 times, [sk next 2 sts, fptr around each of next 2 sts, working in front of sts just made, fptr around each of 2 sk sts, sk next 2 sts, fptr around each of next 2 sts, working behind last 2 sts made, fptr around each of 2 sk sts*, fpdc in each of next 2 sts, sk next 2 sts, fptr around each of next 2 sts, working behind last 2 sts made, fptr around each of 2 sk sts, sk next 2 sts, fptr around each of next 2 sts, working in front of sts just made, fptr around each of 2 sk sts, fpdc in each of next 2 sts] 8 times, ending last rep at *, [fpdc around next st, bpdc around next st] 5 times, fpdc around next st, hdc in top of beg ch-2, turn. (2 hdc, 40 fpdc, 11 bpdc, 120 fptr)

Row 11: Rep row 9.

Rows 12-111: [Rep rows 8-11] 25 times.

UPPER RIBBING

Rows 112-117: [Rep rows 2 and 3] 3 times. At the end of row 117, fasten off.