Happy Harvest Throw
The beginning of autumn marks what farmers call the harvesting season, so we've got the Happy Harvest Throw for you to work up. This crochet blanket has an abundance of color, pattern, and texture for you to sow. There are beautiful square motifs stitched in two shades of orange, gold, dark red, purple, and green to get you in the mood for fall. This afghan uses the post stitch, popcorn stitch, and shell stitch that give it a ton of interest and texture.
Crochet HookH/8 or 5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet GaugeRounds 14 = 3 [7.5 cm]. Each motif measures about 9 x 9 [24 x 24 cm] CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
Finished Size53.5 in. x 63 in.
Materials:
- RED HEART® Super Saver®: 2 skeins each of
- 528 Medium Purple A
- 624 Tea Leaf B
- 256 Carrot C
- 376 Burgundy D
- 321 Gold E
- 726 Coral F
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5mm [US H-8]
- Yarn needle
Notes
- Throw is made from 30 motifs.
- Motifs are sewn together, following Assembly Diagram.
- Edging is worked around the outer edge of Throw.
Find more patterns like this one here: 17 Motif Crochet Patterns for Afghans
Special Stitches
- crossed-dc (crossed double crochet) = Skip next stitch, dc in next stitch, working behind dc just made dc in skipped stitch.
- Fpdc (Front post double crochet) = Yarn over, insert hook from front side of work to back and to front again around post of indicated stitch; yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] twice.
- Fphdc (Front post half double crochet) = Yarn over, insert hook from front side of work to back and to front again around post of indicated stitch; yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through all 3 loops (1 loop remains on hook).
- Fptr (Front post treble crochet) = [Yarn over] twice, insert hook from front side of work to back and to front again around post of the indicated stitch; yarn over and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 3 times.
- popcorn = Work 5 dc in indicated stitch, drop loop from hook, insert hook in first dc of the 5 dc just made, return dropped loop to hook and draw through.
- shell = (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in indicated stitch.
Special Technique
Adjustable-ring = Wrap yarn into a ring, ensuring that the tail falls behind the working yarn. Grip ring and tail between middle finger and thumb. Insert hook through center of ring, yarn over (with working yarn) and draw up a loop. Work stitches of first round in the ring. After the first round of stitches is worked, pull gently on tail to tighten ring.
MOTIF (make 30 – 5 each with A, B, C, D, E, and F)
Make an adjustable ring.
Round 1 (right side): Ch 2 (does not count as a st here and throughout), work 16 dc in ring; join with slip st in first dc—16 dc.
Round 2: Ch 1, working first stitch around same stitch as joining slip st, [Fphdc around next dc, sc in next dc] 8 times; join with slip st in first Fphdc—8 Fphdc and 8 sc.
Round 3: Ch 1, working first stitch in same stitch as joining slip st, [sc in next Fphdc, ch 3, skip next sc] 8 times; join with slip st in first sc—8 sc and 8 ch-3 spaces.
Round 4: Ch 2, [Fptr around next Fphdc of Round 2, (dc, popcorn, dc) in next ch-3 space] 8 times; join with slip st in in first Fptr—8 Fptr, 16 dc, and 8 popcorn.
Round 5: Slip st in next dc, (slip st, ch 1, sc) in next popcorn, [ch 5, sc in next popcorn] 7 times, ch 5; join with slip st in first sc—8 sc and 8 ch-5 spaces.
Round 6: (Slip st, ch 1, hdc, 2 dc, 3 tr, 2 dc, hdc) in next ch-5 space, (hdc, 2 dc, 3 tr, 2 dc, hdc) in each of next 7 ch-5 spaces; join with slip st in first hdc—8 petals (consisting of a total of 16 hdc, 32 dc, and 24 tr.
Round 7: Ch 2, skip same stitch as joining slip st, [dc in next 3 sts, (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in next st (center st of 3-tr group), dc in next 3 sts, ch 2, slip st in each of next 2 hdc] 7 times, dc in next 3 sts, (2 tr, ch 2, 2 tr) in next st, dc in next 3 sts, ch 2, slip st in last hdc; join with slip st in same stitch as joining slip st—48 dc, 32 tr, and 1 ch-2 space at beginning, end, and tip of each petal.
Round 8: Slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 2, [shell in ch-2 space at tip of next petal, ch 7, sc in ch-2 space at tip of next petal, ch 7] 4 times; join with slip st in first dc of first shell—4 shells, 4 sc, and 8 ch-7 spaces.
Round 9: Ch 1, working first stitch in same stitch as joining slip st, [hdc in first 2 dc of next shell, 5 dc in ch-1 space of same shell, hdc in last 2 dc of same shell, 8 hdc in each of next 2 ch-7 spaces] 4 times; join with slip st in first hdc—20 dc and 80 hdc (20 hdc across each of 4 edges between 5-dc corners).
Round 10: Ch 2, skip same stitch as joining slip st, dc in next st, working behind dc just made dc in same stitch as joining slip st (first crossed-dc made), crossed-dc over next 2 sts, (2 dc, Fptr, 2 dc) in next dc (center dc of 5-dc corner), [work 12 crossed-dc to center dc of next 5-dc corner, (2 dc, Fptr, 2 dc) in next dc] 3 times, work 10 crossed-dc to end of round; join with slip st in first dc—48 crossed-dc, 16 dc, and 4 Fptr.
Round 11: Ch 1, working first stich in same stitch as joining slip st, hdc in next 6 sts, (Fpdc, hdc, ch 1, hdc, Fpdc) in next Fptr, [hdc in next 28 sts, (Fpdc, hdc, ch 1, hdc, Fpdc) in next Fptr] 3 times, hdc in last 22 sts; join with slip st in first hdc—120 hdc, 8 Fpdc, 4 ch-1 spaces.
Fasten off.
ASSEMBLY
Following Assembly Diagram, sew motifs together.
EDGING
With right side facing, join A with slip st in any corner ch-1 space.
Round 1 (right side): Ch 2, 3 dc in corner ch-1 space, dc in each hdc and Fpdc around, working 3 dc in each corner ch-1 space; join with slip st in first dc. Fasten off.
Round 2: With right side facing, join B with slip st in same st as joining slip st, ch 1, sc in each dc around, working (sc, ch 1, sc) in center dc of each 3-dc group; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Round 3: With right side facing, join E with slip st in same st as joining slip st, ch 1, sc in each sc around, working (sc, ch 1, sc) in each corner ch-1 space; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Round 4: With right side facing, join B with slip st in same st as joining slip st, ch 1, hdc in each sc around, working (hdc, ch 1, hdc) in each corner ch-1 space; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Round 5: With right side facing, join C with slip st in any corner ch-1 space, ch 3, [(popcorn, ch 2, popcorn) in corner ch-1 space, skip next hdc, dc in next hdc, *ch 1, skip next hdc, dc in next hdc, popcorn in next hdc, dc in next hdc; repeat from * to 3 sts before next corner ch-1 space, ch 1, skip next hdc, dc in next hdc, skip next hdc] 4 times; join with slip st in first popcorn.
Fasten off.
Round 6: With right side facing, join D with slip st in any corner ch-2 space, sc in each st and ch-1 space around, working (sc, ch 1, sc) in each corner ch-2 space; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Round 7: With right side facing, join A with slip st in any corner ch-1 space, [(sc, ch 1, sc) in corner ch-1 space, *ch 2, skip next sc, sc in next sc; repeat from * to 1 sc before next corner ch-1 space, ch 2, skip next sc] 4 times; join with slip st in first sc. Do not fasten off.
Round 8: [Ch 3, sc in 2nd ch from hook, ch 1, slip st in next sc; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc.
Fasten off.
FINISHING
Weave in any remaining ends.
ABBREVIATIONS:
- A, B, C, etc. = Color A, Color B, Color C, etc
- ch = chain
- dc = double crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- sc = single crochet
- st(s) = stitch(es)
- tr = treble (triple) crochet
- () = work directions in parentheses into same st
- [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified
- * = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated.