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Size: |
51 x 70 inches without
fringe |
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Materials: |
Knitting worsted yarn
50 oz gray
6 oz brown
7 oz amber
10 oz medium green
3 oz bittersweet or orange
No. 6 or H plastic crochet hook |
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Abbreviations: |
| sc |
single crochet |
| ch |
chain |
| sk |
skip |
| dc |
double crochet |
| sp |
space |
| st(s) |
stitch(es) |
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Tension: |
2 shells equal 2 1/2 inches |
Crochet an afghan in one piece with shell
stitch in a main colour with three complementary colours.
With gray, ch 352.
Row 1: Sc in second st from hook, *
sk 2 sts of ch, 5 dc in next st (shell made), sk 2 sts of ch, sc in next
st, repeat from * across ch, ch 3, turn.
Row 2: 2 dc in same sp, sc in
centre dc of next shell, * shell in next sc, sc in centre dc of next
shell, repeat from * across row ending row with 3 dc in last sc, ch 1,
turn.
Row 3: Sc in same sp, * shell in
next sc, sc in centre dc of next shell, repeat from * across row working
last sc in third st of ch, drop gray yarn.
Row 4: Turn, join green and work 1
sc in each st, ch 1, turn.
Row 5: Sc in each sc, cut yarn.
Row 6: Do not turn, pick up gray
in first sc, ch 3, 2 dc in same sp, sk 2 sc, sc in next sc, * sk 2 sc,
shell in next sc, sk 2 sc, sc in next sc, repeat from * across row working
3 dc in last sc, cut yarn.
Row 7: Without turning, join amber
in third st of ch and work 1 sc in each st, cut yarn.
Row 8: Without turning, join brown
in first sc, sc in same sp, sk 2 sc, shell in next sc, * sk 2 sc, sc in
next sc, sk 2 sc, shell in next sc, repeat from * across row ending with
sk 2 sc, sc in next sc, cut yarn.
Row 9: Without turning, join amber
in first sc and work 1 sc in each st, cut yarn.
Row 10: Same as Row 6.
Rows
11, 12: Same as Rows 4, 5.
Row 13: Without turning, join gray
in first sc, sc in same sp, * sk 2 sc, shell in next sc, sk 2 sc, sc in
next sc, repeat from * across row, ch 3, turn.
Row 14: Same as Row 2.
Row 15: Repeat Row 3 but do not
drop yarn, ch 3, turn.
Rows 16, 17, 18, 19: Repeat the
last 2 rows twice, cut yarn.
Row 20: Join amber and work same
as Row 4, cut yarn.
Row 21: With orange or
bittersweet, work same as Row 5, cut yarn.
Row 22: Same as Row 6.
Row 23: In green, work same as Row
7.
Row 24: Same as Row 8.
Row 25: In green, repeat Row 9.
Row 26: Repeat Row 6.
Row 27: Turn, in orange, work same
as Row 7, cut yarn.
Row 28: Turn, with amber, sc in
each sc, cut yarn.
Row 29: Same as Row 13.
Row 30: Same as Row 12.
Row 31: Same as Row 15. Repeat the
last 2 rows twice, cut yarn.
Repeat from Row 4 five times, then repeat
from 4th to 15th rows once, cut yarn.
Fringe: Cut 12 inch lengths,
double in half and loop through each st having the colours to correspond
to stripes.
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