Spring Lace Crochet Squares Throw

Materials:

• RED HEART® Soft®: 3 balls each of 9520 Seafoam A, 9528 Lilac B, and 9440 Lt. Grey Heather C.
• Susan Bates ® Crochet Hook: 4.5 mm [US G-7]
• Yarn needle
• Diagram

GAUGE:
First 3 rounds of Square = 4½” (11.5 cm) in diameter from side to side; Square = 8” (20.5 cm) in diameter from side to side. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

Throw measures 43½” (110.5 cm) wide x 60” (152.5 cm) long.

Special Abbreviations
ch-2 join: Ch 1, drop loop from hook, insert hook in corresponding ch-2 space on previous Square, draw dropped loop through, ch 1.
ch-4 join: Ch 2, drop loop from hook, insert hook in corresponding ch-4 space on previous Square, draw dropped loop through, ch 2.
ch-4 corner join: Ch 2, drop loop from hook, insert hook in corresponding ch-4 space on previous Square, draw dropped loop through, ch 1, skip next corner ch-4 space, drop loop from hook, insert hook in next corresponding ch-4 space on next Square, draw dropped loop through, ch 2.
shell: 5 dc in same st or space.
Color Sequence
Square 1: Make 18 with A for first color.
Square 2: Make 17 with B for first color.

 

THROW
First Square 1 (using A for first color) (corner square)
With first color, ch 10; join with a slip st in first ch.
Round 1: Ch 4 (counts as tr), 6 tr in ring, ch 4, [7 tr, ch 4] 3 times in ring; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-4—4 ch-4 spaces.
Round 2: Ch 1, sc in first 7 tr, *(2 sc, ch 2, 2 sc) in next corner ch-4 space**, sc in each of next 7 tr; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; join with a slip st in first sc—4 corner ch-2 spaces; 11 sc on each side.
Round 3: Ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), skip next sc, dc in next sc, ** *ch 1, skip next sc, dc in next sc; repeat from * across to next corner, (dc, ch 4, dc) in next corner ch-2 space; repeat from ** around, ch 1, skip next sc, dc in next sc ch 1, skip next sc; join with a slip st in 3rd ch of beginning ch-4—4 corner ch-4 spaces; 6 ch-1 spaces on each side.
Round 4: Slip st in next ch-1 space, ch 1, sc in first ch-1 space, ch 2, *(sc, ch 2) in each ch-1 space across to next corner, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next corner ch-4 space, ch 2; repeat from * around, sc in next ch-1 space, ch 2, sc in next ch-1 space; join with hdc in first sc instead of last ch-2 space—4 corner ch-3 spaces; 7 ch-2 spaces on each side.
Round 5: Ch 1, sc in first space, ch 2, *(sc, ch 2) in each ch-2 space across to next corner, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next corner ch-3 space, ch 2; repeat from * around, (sc, ch 2) in each of next 2 ch-2 spaces; join with slip st in first sc—4 corner ch-3 spaces; 8 ch-2 spaces on each side.
Round 6: Ch 1, sc in first sc, ** *shell in next sc, sc in next sc; repeat from * across to next corner, skip next sc of corner, 7 dc in corner ch-3 space, skip next sc, sc in next sc; repeat from ** around, shell in next sc; join with a slip st in first sc—4 corner 7-dc shells; 3 shells on each side. Fasten off.
Round 7: With right side facing, join C with a slip st in center dc of first shell to the left of any corner, ch 1, sc in first dc, [ch 2, dc in next sc, ch 2, sc in center dc of next shell] twice, *ch 2, dc in next sc, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, hdc in next dc, (dc, ch 4, dc) in next dc, hdc in next dc**, [ch 2, dc in next sc, ch 2, sc in center dc of next shell] 3 times, ch 2, dc in next sc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **, ch 2, dc in next sc, ch 2; join with a slip st in first sc—4 corner ch-4 spaces; 8 ch-2 spaces on each side.
Round 8: Slip st in next ch-2 space, *[ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 space] twice, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 space, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, skip next hdc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next dc, (sc, ch 2, sc, ch 4, sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-4 space, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next dc, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 space, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space; repeat from * around; join with last slip st in first slip st. Fasten off C.

Make and join 34 more Squares and in a rectangle, 5 wide x 7 long, alternating Squares 1 and Squares 2 in checkerboard style. Join each square to previous square(s) on one or two sides as follows.

Square Joined on One Side
Work same as First Square through Round 7.
Round 8: Slip st in next ch-2 space, *[ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch 2 space] twice, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 space, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, skip next hdc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next dc, (sc, ch 2, sc, ch 4, sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-4 space, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next dc, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 sp; repeat from * once, [ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch 2 space] twice, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 space, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, skip next hdc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next dc, (sc, ch 2, sc, ch-4 join, sc, ch-2 join, sc) in corner ch-4 space, (sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next dc, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next ch-2 space [ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next ch-2 space] twice, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next ch-2 space, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, skip next hdc, (sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next dc, (sc, ch-2 join, sc, ch-4 join, sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-4 space, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next dc, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 space, ch 1; join with a slip st in first slip st. Fasten off C.

Square Joined on Two Sides
Work same as First Square through Round 7.
Round 8: Slip st in next ch-2 space, [ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch 2 space] twice, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 space, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, skip next hdc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next dc, (sc, ch 2, sc, ch 4, sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-4 space, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next dc, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 space, [ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch 2 space] twice, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 space, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, skip next hdc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next dc, (sc, ch 2, sc, ch-4 join, sc, ch-2 join, sc) in corner ch-4 space, *(sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next dc, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next ch-2 space ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, [ch 1, (sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next ch-2 space] twice, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next ch-2 space, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, skip next hdc, (sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next dc*, (sc, ch-2 join, sc, ch-4 corner join, sc, ch-2 join, sc); repeat from * to * once, (sc, ch-2 join, sc, ch-4 join, sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-4 space, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next dc, ch 1, slip st in next ch-2 space, ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 space, ch 1; join with a slip st in first slip st. Fasten off C.
 

BORDER
Round 1: With right side facing, join C with a slip st in 3rd ch-2 space to the left of any corner ch-4 space, ch 1, work in ch-2 spaces and corner ch-4 spaces only, skipping over all other sts and all joining seams, sc in first ch-2 space, *ch 5, sc in next ch-2 space; repeat from * across to next corner, (sc, ch 5, sc) in corner ch-4 space; repeat from * around, (ch 5, sc) in each of next 2 ch-2 spaces, ch 5; join with a slip st in first sc.
Round 2: Ch 1, (sc, ch 2, sc, ch 3, sc, ch 2 and sc) in each ch-5 space around; join with a slip st in first sc. Fasten off C.
 

FINISHING
Weave in ends. With wrong side facing, block lightly