Blue Lagoon Throw

Materials:

• One Pound (454 g/16. oz;742 m/812 yds)     
  • Contrast A Midnight Blue (0546) - 1
  • Contrast B Soft Sage (0580) - 1
  • Contrast C - 1
  • Contrast D Deep Violet (0547) - 1
  • Contrast E Royalty (0530) - 1
  • Contrast F Forest Green (0534) -  1
• One size US I/9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook, or size to obtain gauge
• Yarn needle

Size: 45"/114 cm x 60"/152.5 cm

Gauge: One block measures 8"/20.5 cm square.

Instructions:

Work with RS facing throughout.

Block (35)
With A, chain 4; join with slip st in first ch to form a ring.
Round 1 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), work 15 dc in ring; join with slip st in top of beginning ch—16 dc. Fasten off.
Round 2: Join B with slip st in any dc, ch 3, dc in same dc, 2 dc in each dc around; join with slip st in top of beginning ch—32 dc. Fasten off.
Round 3: Join C with slip st in any dc, ch 3, 2 dc in same st, skip next dc, *3 dc in next dc, skip next dc; repeat from * around; join with slip st in top of beginning ch—48 dc, consisting of 16 3-dc groups. Fasten off.
Round 4: Join D with sc in any space between 3-dc groups, ch 3, 3 dc in side of sc just made (point made), *skip next 3 dc, sc in next space between 3-dc groups, ch 3, 3 dc in side of sc just made (point made); repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—16 points. Fasten off.
Round 5: Join B with sc in any ch-3 space, 3 dc in next sc, *sc in next ch-3 space, 3 dc in next sc; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—16 3-dc groups. Fasten off.
Round 6: Join E with slip st in any sc, ch 4, (3 tr, ch 1, 4 tr) in same sc, *skip next dc, dc in next 2 dc, dc in next sc, hdc in next 3 dc, sc in next sc, hdc in next 3 dc, dc in next sc, dc in next 2 dc, skip next dc, (4 tr, ch 1, 4 tr) in next sc; repeat from * around; join with slip st in top of beginning ch. Fasten off.
Round 7: Join F with sc in any corner ch-1 space, 2 sc in same space, *sc in each st to next corner ch-1 space, 3 sc in corner; repeat from * around; join with slip st in first sc—96 sc. Fasten off.

 
Finishing: Arrange blocks into a rectangle 5 blocks wide and 7 blocks long. Sew neighboring blocks together with F. Hold blocks with RS together and whip stitch through back loops only.

Border
Round 1 (RS): Join F with slip st in any st, ch 1, sc in each st around, working 3 sc in each corner; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Round 2: Join E with slip st in back loop of any st, ch 1, working in back loops only, sc in each sc around, working 3 sc in each corner; join with slip st in first sc. Fasten off.
Round 3: With D, repeat Round 2.
Round 4: With C, repeat Round 2.
Round 5: Join E with slip st in any corner st, ch 3, 4 dc in same st, skip next st, dc across to 1 st before next corner st, skip next st, *5 dc in corner st, skip next st, dc across to 1 st before next corner st, skip next st; repeat from * around; join with slip st in top of turning ch. Fasten off.
Round 6 and 7: Repeat Rounds 3 and 4.
Round 8: With E, repeat Round 1.
Round 9: With B, repeat Round 1.
Using yarn needle, weave in all ends.