Sky Blue Lace Crochet Pattern

Materials:

• RED HEART® Super Saver®: 7 skeins 382 Country Blue
• Crochet hook: 5.5mm [US I-9]
• Yarn needle

Size:Throw measures 52” x 65”

Gauge:Round 1 = 2¾” across; Square = 6 ¼” x 6 ¼”. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain gauge.

Abbreviations:ch = chain; dc = double crochet; mm = millimeters; sc = single crochet; st(s) = stitch (es); tr = treble (triple) crochet; [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified; * or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated

Special Stitches:

• Beginning Cluster (beg cl): Ch 3; *[yarn over] twice, insert hook in ring and pull up a loop, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] 2 times*, repeat from * to *, yarn over and draw through all 3 loops on hook.
• 3-Triple Crochet Cluster (cl): [Yarn over] twice, insert hook in ring and pull up a loop, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] 2 times (2 loops remain on hook), *[yarn over] twice, insert hook in same ring and pull up a loop, [yarn over and draw through 2 loops on hook] 2 times*, repeat from * to *, yarn over and draw through all 4 loops on hook.
• Picot (picot): Ch 4, slip st in 4th ch from hook.
• V-stitch (v-st): (Dc, ch 1, dc) in indicated stitch

Note: After the first square, all others are joined while working Round 5. When joining a corner to previously joined corners, slip st into the center of the previous joining slip st.

THROW:

First Square:

Ch 5; join with a slip st in first ch to form a ring.

Round 1: – beg cl , ch 4; [cl, ch 4] 7 times; join with a slip st in top of beg cl – 8 clusters.

Round 2: Ch 1, sc in beg cl; *(2 sc, picot , 2 sc) all in next ch-4 space, sc in next cl; ch 9, TURN; skip last 5 sc made, slip st in next sc, TURN; ch 1, 16 sc in ch-9 loop**; (2 sc, picot, 2 sc) all in next ch-4 space, sc in next cl; repeat from * to last space, ending at **; (2 sc, picot, 2 sc) all in last space; join with a slip st in first ch-1 – 4 ch-9 loops.

Round 3: Slip st in first sc worked in ch-9 loop, ch 7 (counts as dc, ch 4); *skip next 5 sc, sc in next 2 sc, ch 2, sc in next 2 sc, ch 4, skip next 5 sc, dc in last sc worked in ch-9 loop, ch 4**, dc in first sc worked in ch-9 loop, ch 4; repeat from * around, ending at **; join to third ch of ch-7 – 12 ch-4 loops.

Round 4: Ch 1, sc in same ch as joining, *3 sc in space, sc in next 2 sc, 3 sc in corner ch-2 space, sc in next 2 sc, [3 sc in next space, sc in next dc] twice; repeat from * around omitting last sc in last repeat; join to first sc – 76 sc.

Round 5: *Ch 1, skip next sc; v-st in next sc; ch 1, skip next sc, slip st in next sc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) all in next (corner) sc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc, [slip st in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc, v-st in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc] twice, slip st in next sc; repeat from * around working last slip st in joining slip st of Round 4. Fasten off.

Second Square:

Rounds 1-4: Work same as First Square.

Round 5-Joining Round: Ch 1, skip next sc, v-st in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc, slip st in next sc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc, 2 dc in next (corner) sc, ch 1; with Wrong Sides together, slip st in corresponding ch-3 space of completed square, ch 1, 2 dc in same sc on square in progress, ch 1, skip next 2 sc, [slip st in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc, dc in next sc, slip st in next ch-1 space on completed square, dc in same sc on square in progress, ch 1, skip next sc] 3 times, slip st in next sc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc, 2 dc in next (corner) sc, ch 1, slip st in corner space of completed square, ch 1, 2 dc in same sc on square in progress – one side joined; * ch 1, skip next 2 sc, [slip st in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc, v-st in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc] 3 times, slip st in next sc, ch 1, skip next 2 sc, (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) all in next sc; repeat from * around, working sts in brackets 2 instead of 3 times at end of round; join with slip st in joining slip st of Round 4. Fasten off.

Join 78 more squares in this manner, making Throw 8 squares wide and 10 squares long

EDGING:

With Right Side facing, attach yarn in corner ch-3 space; ch 4, (dc, [ch 1, dc] 5 times) all in same space, ch 2, * [sc in next slip st, ch 1, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) all in next ch-1 space, ch 1] 3 times, sc in next slip st**, ch 1, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) all in next dc of corner shell, ch 1, skip next dc, sc in joining, ch 1, skip next dc of next corner shell, (dc, ch 1, dc, ch 1, dc) all in next dc, ch 1; repeat from * to next corner, ending at **; ch 2, (dc, [ch 1, dc] 6 times) all in corner space, ch 2; repeat from * around, ending at **; ch 2; join to top of ch-3. Fasten off. Weave in all ends.