Heavenly Holiday Cables Throw

Materials:

• RED HEART® With Love® Yarn, 8 skeins of 1909 Holly Berry
• Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 6 mm [US J-10].
• Yarn needle

Gauge: 14 sts = 4” (10 cm) in pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

Throw measures 45” (114 cm) wide x 60” (152 cm) long

Note: Throw is worked from long edge to opposite long edge.

SPECIAL STITCHES

1. Bpdc (Back post double crochet) = Yarn over, insert hook from the back side of the work to front and to back again around the post of the indicated stitch on a previous row; yarn over and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] twice.
2. Bptr (back post treble crochet) = [Yarn over] twice, insert hook from the back side of the work to front and to back again around the post of the indicated stitch on a previous row; yarn over and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 3 times.
3. Fptr (Front post treble crochet)= [Yarn over] twice, insert hook from the front side of the work to back and to front again around the post of the indicated stitch on a previous row; yarn over and pull up a loop (4 loops on hook), [yarn over and draw through 2 loops] 3 times.
4. WS (Woven stitch) = Yarn over, insert hook in designated st, yarn over and draw yarn through st AND draw yarn through 1 loop on hook, yarn over, draw yarn through 2 loops on hook (first half of WS completed); yarn over, insert hook in same st, yarn over, draw yarn through st AND through 2 loops on hook (second half of WS completed).
5. 3-tr cluster: *[Yarn over] twice, insert hook in designated st, yarn over, draw yarn through st, [yarn over, draw yarn through 2 loops on hook] twice.; repeat from * 2 more times, yarn over and draw through all 4 loops on hook.

THROW
Ch 177.

Row 1 (Wrong Side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across, turn—176 sc.

Front Ridge Pattern
Note: Both rows of the front ridge are worked into the sts of the same previous row. The first row (Row 2) is worked into the front loops only. The piece is turned and the next row (Row 3) is worked into the free loops of the same row (the free loops are in the front after the piece is turned).

Row 2 (Right Side): Ch 1, working in front loops only, slip st in each sc across, turn—176 slip sts.
Row 3: Ch 1, working in free loops of sts of previous row, sc in each sc across, turn—176 sc.

Cable Pattern
Row 4: Ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 3, skip next 2 unworked sc, sc in next sc, TURN and work sc in each ch of the ch-3 just made, slip st in the next sc (one cable made), TURN; working behind the cable, sc in each of the 2 skipped sc, skip the sc that was made after the ch-3; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, turn—58 cables.

Note: In the next row, you will work a sc in the first and last st, and 3 sc evenly spaced behind each cable (on Wrong Side). The 3 sc behind each cable are worked into the sc that were worked into the 2 skipped sc. Work sc in one of these skipped sc and 2 sc into the other. Do not work into the sc of the cables. Push the cables towards the Right Side of the throw as you work.

Row 5 (Wrong Side): Ch 1, sc in first sc, *2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc, turn—176 sc.
Rows 6 and 7: Repeat Rows 2 and 3.

Arrow Pattern
Row 8: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), skip first st, dc in next st, *skip next 3 sc, tr in next sc, working behind tr just made, dc in each of 3 skipped sc; repeat from * across to last 2 sts, dc in each of last 2 sts, turn—43 repeats.
Row 9: Ch 3, skip first dc, dc in next dc, *skip next 3 dc, tr in next tr, working in front of tr just made, dc in each of 3 skipped dc; repeat from * across to last 2 sts, dc in each of last 2 sts, turn—43 repeats.
Rows 10 and 11: Ch 1, sc in each st across, turn—176 sc.
Rows 12 and 13: Repeat Rows 2 and 3.
Row 14 and 15: Repeat Row 4 and 5.
Rows 16 and 17: Repeat Rows 2 and 3.

Woven Stitch Pattern
Row 18: Ch 2, skip first st, *work WS in next st, skip next st; repeat across, ending with WS in last st, turn—88 WS.

Note: Next row of WS are worked in spaces between woven stitches of previous row.

Row 19: Ch 2, skip first 2 sts, WS between first 2 woven sts, skip next 2 sts, WS between 2 woven sts; repeat from * across, ending with last WS worked between last WS and ch-2 turning ch—88 WS.
Rows 20–30: Repeat Row 19.
Row 31: Ch 2, skip first 2 sts, 2 sc between first 2 woven sts, skip next 2 sts, 2 sc between 2 woven sts; repeat from * across, ending with last 2 sc worked between last WS and ch-2 turning ch—176 sc.
Rows 32–47: Repeat Rows 2–17.

Celtic Weave Pattern
Row 48 (Right Side): Ch 3, skip first st, dc in next st, *skip next 2 sts, Fptr around the post of next 2 sts, working in front of 2 sts just made, work Fptr around the post of last 2 skipped sts (first “cross” completed); repeat from * across, dc in last dc, dc in top of turning ch, turn—43 crosses made.
Row 49 (Wrong Side): Ch 2, skip first dc, dc in next dc, Bptr in each of next 2 tr, *skip next 2 sts, Bptr around the post of next 2 tr, working in front of 2 sts just made, work Bptr around the post of last 2 skipped tr (“cross” completed); repeat from * across to last 4 sts, Bptr around the post of next 2 sts, dc in each of last 2 sts, turn—42 crosses made.
Row 50 (Right Side): Ch 3, skip first st, dc in next st, *skip next 2 sts, Fptr around the post of next 2 sts, working in front of 2 sts just made, work Fptr around the post of last 2 skipped sts (first “cross” completed); repeat from * across, dc in last dc, dc in top of turning ch, turn—43 crosses made.
Rows 51–70: Repeat Rows 49–50 (10 times)
Row 71 (Wrong Side): Ch 3 (counts as first Bpdc), skip first st, Bpdc around the post of each st across, turn.
Rows 72-117: Repeat Rows 2–47.
Round 118: Ch 1, *slip st in each st across top edge, at corner, ch 2, working in row-end sts, work 135 sc evenly spaced across side edge, ch 2; repeat from * once, join with slip st in first st of round. Fasten off.

FINISHING

Border

Row 1: With right side facing, join yarn in top right-hand corner ch-2 space, working across short edge of Throw, ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), skip next sc, *dc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc; repeat from * across, dc in last ch-2 space, turn—68 ch-1 spaces.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first dc, [sc in next ch-1 space, sc in next dc] twice, *sc in next ch-1 space, ch 3, slip st in top of last sc made (picot made), sc in next dc, [sc in next ch-1 space, sc in next dc] twice; repeat from * across, ending with last sc in 3rd ch of turning ch, turn—22 picots.
Row 3: Ch 1, slip st in first 3 sts, ch 3 (counts as dc), 2 dc in same st, *ch 5, skip next 5 sc, 3 dc in next st; repeat from * across to last 2 sts, turn, leaving remaining sts unworked—23 3-dc shells.
Row 4: Ch 3, dc in first 2 dc, 2 dc in next dc, *ch 2, sc in next ch-5 space, ch 2, 2 dc in next dc, dc in next dc, 2 dc in next dc; repeat from * across, turn.
Row 5: Ch 5, skip first 2 dc, *3-tr cluster in next dc, ch 4, slip st in top of cluster (picot made), ch 5, skip next 2 dc**, sc in next ch-2 space, ch 4, slip st in 4th ch from hook (picot made), sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 5, skip next 2 dc; repeat from * across, ending last repeat at **, slip st in top of ch-3 turning ch. Fasten off.

Starting in bottom left-hand corner ch-2 space, repeat border across other short side of throw.

Weave in ends.