Autumn Spice Stripes Afghan

Materials:

• RED HEART® “Super Saver®”: 1 skein each

  • 256 Carrot (A)

  • 334 Buff (B)

  • 944 Cherrycola (C)

• 2 skeins each

  • 792 Sandy Print (D)

  • 376 Burgundy (E)

  • 360 Café (F)

  • 365 Coffee (G)

• 5 mm [US H-8] crochet hook

• Yarn needle

• Pattern

Size: 55” x 55”

Gauge: Motif = 10 1/4” x 10 1/4”

Instructions:

Motif (25)

Section 1: With A, ch 2.
Rnd 1 (Right Side): 8 Sc in 2nd ch from hook; join with a slip st in first sc; TURN.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in next sc; * yo and draw up a loop in next sc, yo and draw through 1 loop on hook, [yo and draw through 2 loops] twice – long-dc made; (sc, long-dc) all in same place where first long-dc was made, sc in next sc; repeat from * twice more; (long-dc, sc, long-dc) all in last sc; join in first sc; turn.
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, 3 hdc in next st for corner, [sc in next 3 sts, 3 hdc in next st] 3 times, sc in last 2 sts; join.
Fasten off.

Section 2
Row 1: With right side facing, join B with sc in center hdc of any corner; sc in next 5 sts, 3 sc in next hdc, sc in next 6 sts; turn – 15 sc.
Rows 2-5: Ch 1, sc in each st to center sc of corner, 3 sc in next sc, sc in each st to end; turn – 23 sc at end of Row 5. Fasten off.

Section 3
Row 1: With right side facing, join C with sc in end of last row, sc in end of next 4 rows, 5 sc along edge of Section 1 to next corner, 3 sc in corner, 5 sc along edge of Section 1, sc in end of next 5 rows; turn – 23 sc.
Rows 2-5: Repeat Rows 2-5 of Section 2 – 31 sc at end of Row 5. Fasten off.

Section 4
Row 1: With right side facing, join D and sc in end of next 5 rows, sc in next 11 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 11 sc, sc in end of next 5 rows; turn – 35 sc.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [long-dc in next sc, sc in next sc] 8 times, (long-dc, sc, long-dc) all in corner sc, sc in next sc, [long-dc in next sc, sc in next sc] 8 times; turn–37 sts.
Row 3: Repeat Row 2 of Section 2 – 39 sc.
Row 4: Repeat Row 2 of Section 4 except work sts in brackets 9 times instead of 8 times – 41 sts.
Row 5: Repeat Row 2 of Section 2 – 43 sts. Fasten off.

Section 5
Row 1: With right side facing, join E and sc in end of next 5 rows, sc in next 15 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 15 sc, sc in end of next 5 rows; turn – 43 sc.
Row 2: Repeat Row 2 of Section 4 except work sts in brackets 10 times instead of 8 times – 45 sts.
Row 3: Repeat Row 2 of Section 2 – 47 sc.
Row 4: Repeat Row 2 of Section 4 except work sts in brackets 11 times instead of 8 times – 49 sts.
Row 5: Repeat Row 2 of Section 2 – 51 sc. Fasten off.

Section 6
Row 1: With right side facing, join F and sc in end of next 5 rows, sc in next 21 sc, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next 21 sc, sc in end of next 5 rows; turn – 55 sc.
Row 2: Repeat Row 2 of Section 2 – 57 sc.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 1, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc] 13 times, ch 1, skip 1 sc, 3 sc in next sc, [ch 1, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc] 14 times; turn – 59 sts.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first sc; (yo, insert hook in sc directly below the ch-1 and draw up a loop to height of row in work,
yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook – long-hdc made; sc in next sc] 14 times, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, [longhdc, sc in next sc] 14 times; turn – 61 sts.
Row 5: Repeat Row 2 of Section 2 – 63 sc. Fasten off.

Section 7
Row 1: With right side facing, join G and sc in end of next 5 rows, sc in next 25 sts, 3 sc in next st, sc in next 25 sts, sc in end of next 5 rows; turn – 63 sc.
Row 2: Repeat Row 2 of Section 2 – 65 sc.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [ch 1, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc] 15 times, ch 1, skip 1 sc, 3 sc in next sc, [ch 1, skip 1 sc, sc in next sc] 16 times; turn – 67 sts.
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first sc, [long-hdc, sc in next sc] 16 times, 3 sc in next sc, sc in next sc, [long-hdc, sc in next sc] 16 times; turn – 69 sts.
Row 5: Repeat Row 2 of Section 2 – 71 sc. Fasten off.

Finishing: Sew motifs together following diagram.

Border
Rnd 1: With right side facing, join E in any sc; ch 1, sc around working 3 sc in each corner; join. There should be an odd number of sc between each center corner sc.
Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc around and work 3 sc in center corner sc; join. Fasten off.
Rnd 3: With right side facing, join G in any corner; ch 1, 2 sc in corner sc, * ch 1, skip next sc, sc in next sc; repeat from * to next corner; ch 1, skip next sc **, 3 sc in center corner sc; repeat from * around, end at **; work 1 more sc in same sc as first 2 sc; join.
Rnd 4: Ch 1, ** 3 sc in center corner sc, * sc in next sc, long-hdc; repeat from * to next corner; sc in next sc; repeat from ** around; join.
Rnd 5: Ch 1, sc in each st around and work 3 sc in center corner sc; join. Fasten off. Weave in ends.