Cluster Lace Throw

Materials:

• RED HEART® “Super Saver®”
  • 10 skeins 661 Frosty Green
• 6.5mm [US K-10.5]
• Yarn needle

Size: 51” x 69”

Gauge: 4 CL = 4”; Rows 2-7 = 4” in pattern.

Abbreviations:

CL (CL) = [yo and draw up ½” loop in st indicated] 4 times, yo and draw through 8 loops, yo and draw through last 2 loops on hook.
V-st (v-stitch) = (dc, ch 2, dc) all in stitch indicated
PB (post bobble) = [yo, insert hook from front to back to front around post of hdc indicated, pull up ½” loop] 5 times, yo and draw through all 11 loops on hook, ch 1 tightly to lock.
Shell = (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in st indicated
Picot = Ch 3, slip st in 3rd ch from hook

Instructions:

Ch 135.
Row 1 (Right Side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook, * ch 2, CL in same ch as last sc, ch 2 **, skip 2 ch, sc in next ch; repeat
from * to last ch, end at **; sc in last ch; turn – 45 CL.
Row 2: Ch 2, sc in top of first CL, * ch 2, CL in top of same CL as last sc, ch 2 **, sc in top of next CL; repeat from * to
last st, end at **; sc in top of ch-2; turn.
Rows 3-10: Repeat Row 2.
Row 11: Ch 4, dc in top of first CL, * 2 dc in first ch-2 space, dc in top of next CL; repeat from * to last st; 2 dc in top of ch-2; turn – 136 sts.
Row 12: Ch 5, dc in first st (beginning V-st made), * skip 2 sts, V-st in next st; repeat from * across working last V-st in 3rd ch of ch-4; turn – 46 V-sts.
Row 13: Ch 1, sc in first ch-2 space, * 2 hdc between V-sts, sc in next ch-2 space; repeat from *across; turn – 136 sts.
Row 14: Ch 2, hdc in first st, * ch 1, skip 1 st, hdc in next st; repeat from * to last st; hdc in last st; turn.
Row 15: Ch 1, sc in first hdc, PB around next hdc, * sc in next ch-1 space, PB around next hdc; repeat from * to last st; sc in top of ch-2. Fasten off.
Row 16: Attach yarn in first sc of last row; ch 1, * sc in next PB, sc in next sc; repeat from * across; turn – 136 sts.
Row 17: Rep Row 12, with last v-st worked in last sc.
Row 18: Ch 2, hdc in first ch-2 space, dc between V-sts, * hdc in next ch-2 space, 2 dc between V-sts; repeat from * across, working 1 dc instead of 2 between last 2 V-sts; hdc in ch-2 space of last V-st. Fasten off.
Row 19: Skip ch-2 of last row, attach yarn in first hdc, ch 2, CL in same st as joining, ch 2, *skip 2 sts, (sc, CL) in next st, ch 2; repeat from * to last st; sc in last st; turn – 45 CL.
Repeat Rows 2-19 5 more times, then Rows 2-10 once more. Do not fasten off after last row, turn.

Edging

Round 1: Ch 2, [taking care to keep work flat, work a multiple of 6 plus 3 sc across to next corner, work 3 sc in corner] 4 times; join with a slip st in first sc.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in same sc, sc in each sc around working 3 sc in center corner sc; join. Fasten off.

Border

Round 1: Attach yarn in center corner sc of any corner; ch 3, (2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in same sc, * skip 3 sc, shell in next sc, ** skip 5 sc, shell in next sc; repeat from ** to 4 sc before next center corner sc; skip next 3 sc ***, shell in next (corner) sc; repeat from * around, end at ***; join in top of ch-3.
Round 2: Slip st in next 2 dc, slip st in ch-2 space, ch 1, * (sc, picot, sc) all in corner ch-2 space, ch 2, 3 dc between next 2 shells, ** ch 1, (sc, picot, sc) all in next ch-2 space, ch 1, 3 dc between next 2 shells; repeat from ** to next corner; ch 2 **; repeat from * around; join in first sc.
Round 3: Slip st in corner picot, draw up ½” loop, * ([CL, picot] 3 times, CL) all in corner picot loop, ch 2, sc in 2nd dc of next 3-dc group, ** ch 2, (CL, picot, CL) all in next picot loop, ch 2, sc in 2nd dc of next 3-dc group; repeat from ** to next corner; ch 2; repeat from * around; join in top of first CL. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

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