Homey Crochet Throw
This Homey Crochet Throw demands some effort, but you'll be so pleased with this log cabin crochet pattern that all your hard work will be worth it. Snuggle up in a crochet blanket that was inspired by a classic quilt design. This pattern plays with warm and cool colors, alternating dark pinks and light pinks on one side of the afghan and dark blues and light blues on the other. Change up the color scheme to reflect your guy's favorite colors, and he'll have a handmade throw to keep him warm while you're away.
Crochet HookJ/10 or 6 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Materials:
- RED HEART Super Saver Yarn
- 1 Skein #313 Aran (A)
- 1 Skein #631 Light Sage (B)
- 1 Skein #661 Frosty Green (C)
- 1 Skein #330 Linen (D)
- 1 Skein #365 Coffee (E)
- 1 Skein #633 Dark Sage (F)
- 1 Skein #360 Café (G)
- 1 Skein #316 Soft White (H)
- Size J-10 crochet hook
- Yarn needle
- Diagrams
Size: 49" x 49"
Gauge: 25 sts (13 sc and 12 ch-1 sps) and 22 rows to 6" over sc pat st.
Notes
1. The afghan begins with a square in the center, which is surrounded by 8 bands. Each band consists of four strips.
2. With the exception of the first strip of the first band, you will turn the piece one-quarter counterclockwise to work along the next edge for
the next strip.
3. To join yarn with a sc, make a slipknot and place on hook. Insert hook into st, yarn over and draw up a loop, yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook.
Instructions:
Center Square
With A, ch 26.
Row 1 (Right Side): Sc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 1 sc, ch 1 and skip 1 ch), *ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch; repeat from * across—25 sts (13 sc and 12 ch-1 sps). Turn.
Rows 2–22: Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), sc in next ch-1 sp, *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across. Turn. Fasten off.
First Color Band
Strip 1
With right side of A square facing, join B with a sl st in upper right corner, ch 12.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 1 sc, ch 1 and skip 1 ch), [ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch] 4 times, continue across top edge of square as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across. Turn.
Rows 2-10: Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), sc in next ch-1 sp, *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across. Turn. Fasten off. Turn work one-quarter counterclockwise.
Strip 2
With right side facing, join C with a sl st in upper right corner of strip B.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * twice more across side edge of strip B, then repeat from * to * 12 times across side edge of square A. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 3
With right side facing, join D with a sl st in upper right corner of strip C.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * twice more across side edge of strip C, then repeat from * to * 12 times across bottom edge of square A. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 4
With right side facing, join E with a sl st in upper right corner of strip D.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * twice more across
side edge of strip D, then repeat from * to * 12 times across side edge of square A, join row to side edge of strip B with a sl st. Turn.
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10: *Ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across. Turn.
Rows 3, 5, 7, and 9: Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), sc in next ch-1 sp, *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across, join row to side edge of strip B with a sl st. Turn.
Row 10: Rep row 2. Fasten off. Turn work one quarter counterclockwise.
Second Color Band
Strip 1
With right side of work facing, join F with a sl st in upper right corner of strip B, ch 12.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 1 sc, ch 1 and skip 1 ch), [ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch] 4 times. Continue across top edge of strip B as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 16 times more. Continue across side edge of strip C as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 2
With right side facing, join A with a sl st in upper right corner of strip F.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip F. Continue across top edge of strip C as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 16 times more. Continue across side edge of strip D as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 3
With right side facing, join G with a sl st in upper right corner of strip A.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip A. Continue across top edge of strip D as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 16 times more. Continue across side edge of strip E as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 4
With right side facing, join G with a sl st in upper right corner of strip G.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip G. Continue across top edge of strip E as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 16 times more. Continue across side edge of strip B as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more, join row to bottom edge of strip F with a sl st. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 4, but join rows to bottom edge of strip F.
Third Color Band
Strip 1
With right side of work facing, join B with a sl st in upper right corner of strip F, ch 12.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 1 sc, ch 1 and skip 1 ch), [ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch] 4 times. Continue across top edge of strip F as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 26 times more. Continue across side edge of strip A as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 2
With right side facing, join B with a sl st in upper right corner of strip B.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip B. Continue across top edge of strip A as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 26 times more. Continue across side edge of strip G as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 3
With right side facing, join E with a sl st in upper right corner of strip B.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip B. Continue across top edge of strip G as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 26 times more. Continue across side edge of strip G as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 4
With right side facing, join H with a sl st in upper right corner of strip E.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip E. Continue across top edge of strip G as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 26 times more. Continue across side edge of strip F as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more, join row to bottom edge of strip F with a sl st. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 4, but join rows to bottom edge of strip F.
Fourth Color Band
Strip 1
With right side of work facing, join C with a sl st in upper right corner of strip B, ch 12.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 1 sc, ch 1 and skip 1 ch), [ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch] 4 times. Continue across top edge of strip B as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 36 times more. Continue across side edge of strip B as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 2
With right side facing, join F with a sl st in upper right corner of strip C.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip C. Continue across top edge of strip B as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 36 times more. Continue across side edge of strip E as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 3
With right side facing, join D with a sl st in upper right corner of strip F.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip F. Continue across top edge of strip E as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 36 times more. Continue across side edge of strip H as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 4
With right side facing, join G with a sl st in upper right corner of strip D.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip D. Continue across top edge of strip H as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 36 times more. Continue across side edge of strip B as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more, join row to bottom edge of strip C with a sl st. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 4, but join rows to bottom edge of strip C.
Fifth Color Band
Strip 1
With right side of work facing, join A with a sl st in upper right corner of strip C, ch 12.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 1 sc, ch 1 and skip 1 ch), [ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch] 4 times. Continue across top edge of strip C as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 46 times more. Continue across side edge of strip F as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 2
With right side facing, join C with a sl st in upper right corner of strip A.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip A. Continue across top edge of strip F as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 46 times more. Continue across side edge of strip D as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 3
With right side facing, join H with a sl st in upper right corner of strip C.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip C. Continue across top edge of strip D as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 46 times more. Continue across side edge of strip G as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 4
With right side facing, join D with a sl st in upper right corner of strip H.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip H. Continue across top edge of strip G as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 46 times more. Continue across side edge of strip C as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more, join row to bottom edge of strip A with a sl st. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 4, but join rows to bottom edge of strip A.
Sixth Color Band
Strip 1
With right side of work facing, join F with a sl st in upper right corner of strip A, ch 12.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 1 sc, ch 1 and skip 1 ch), [ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch] 4 times. Continue across top edge of strip A as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 56 times more. Continue across side edge of strip C as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 2
With right side facing, join B with a sl st in upper right corner of strip F.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip F. Continue across top edge of strip C as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 56 times more. Continue across side edge of strip H as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 3
With right side facing, join G with a sl st in upper right corner of strip B.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip B. Continue across top edge of strip H as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 56 times more. Continue across side edge of strip D as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 4
With right side facing, join E with a sl st in upper right corner of strip G.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip G. Continue across top edge of strip D as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 56 times more. Continue across side edge of strip C as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more, join row to bottom edge of strip A with a sl st. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 4, but join rows to bottom edge of strip A.
Seventh Color Band
Strip 1
With right side of work facing, join C with a sl st in upper right corner of strip F, ch 12.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 1 sc, ch 1 and skip 1 ch), [ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch] 4 times. Continue across top edge of strip F as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 66 times more. Continue across side edge of strip B as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 2
With right side facing, join A with a sl st in upper right corner of strip C.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip C. Continue across top edge of strip B as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 66 times more. Continue across side edge of strip G as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 3
With right side facing, join D with a sl st in upper right corner of strip A.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip A. Continue across top edge of strip G as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 66 times more. Continue across side edge of strip E as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 4
With right side facing, join H with a sl st in upper right corner of strip D.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip D. Continue across top edge of strip E as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 66 times more. Continue across side edge of strip A as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more, join row to bottom edge of strip F with a sl st. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 4, but join rows to bottom edge of strip F.
Eighth Color Band
Strip 1
With right side of work facing, join B with a sl st in upper right corner of strip C, ch 12.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 1 sc, ch 1 and skip 1 ch), [ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch] 4 times. Continue across top edge of strip C as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 76 times more. Continue across side edge of strip A as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 2
With right side facing, join F with a sl st in upper right corner of strip B.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip B. Continue across top edge of strip A as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 76 times more. Continue across side edge of strip D as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 3
With right side facing, join E with a sl st in upper right corner of strip F.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip F. Continue across top edge of strip D as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 76 times more. Continue across side edge of strip H as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 1.
Strip 4
With right side facing, join G with a sl st in upper right corner of strip E.
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (counts as 1 sc and ch 1), skip first row, sc in next row, *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * 3 times more across side edge of strip G. Continue across top edge of strip H as follows: *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * across 76 times more. Continue across side edge of strip C as follows: *ch 1, skip next row, sc in next row; repeat from * across 4 times more, join row to bottom edge of strip B with a sl st. Turn.
Rows 2–10: Work as for First Color Band Strip 4, but join rows to bottom edge of strip B.
Edging
Row 1 (RS): With right side facing, join C with a sc in ch-1 sp in center of any side edge, *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around, working (sc, ch 1, sc) in each corner, join round with a sl st in first sc.
Round 2: Sl st in first ch-1 sp, ch 1, sc in same ch-1 sp, *ch 1, sc in next ch-1 sp; repeat from * around, working (sc, ch 1, sc) in each corner
ch-1 sp, join round with a sl st in first sc.
Fasten off. Weave in ends.