Summer's End Glow Crochet Blanket

Materials:

• RED HEART Super Saver:
  • 1 skein each - 0325 Bright Yellow, 0570 Pale Plum, 0705 Perfect Pink, 0512 Turqua 
  • 2 skeins 0311 White
• Crochet Hook: 5.0 mm (US H-8) crochet hook or size needed for gauge

Special Stitches:

• Shell – (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in space or stitch as indicated.
• Large Shell (LgSh) – [(2 dc, ch 1) twice, 2 dc ) in space or stitch as indicated.
• V Stitch (V St) – (dc, ch 1, dc) in space or stitch as indicated.
• Picot – (sc, ch 3, sc) in space or stitch as indicated.

Note: Afghan is crocheted in multiples of 8 plus 4 chs.

Can't get enough color? Check out Color Scheme Crochet: How to Crochet 17 Colorful Crochet Afghans

BLANKET                              

Row 1 (RS): With white ch 156, 2 dc in 4th ch from hook, skip 3 chs, Picot in next ch, *skip 3 chs, Shell in next ch, skip 3 chs, Picot in next ch, repeat from * across to last 4 chs, skip 3 chs, 3 dc in last ch, turn.

Row 2:  Ch 3, sc in first dc, Shell in next ch 3 space, *Picot in next ch 2 space, Shell in next ch 3 space, repeat from * across to last 4 stitches, skip 3 stitches, (sc, dc) in last dc, fasten off and turn.

Row 3: Join yellow in first stitch ch 2, 2 dc in first dc, Picot in next ch 2 space, *Shell in next ch 3 space, Picot in next ch 2 space, repeat from * across to last 4 stitches, skip 3 stitches, 3 dc in last dc, turn.

Row 4: Repeat Row 2.

Row 5: Repeat Row 3,

Row 6: Repeat Row 2 and fasten off.

Color Scheme

Repeat Rows 2 and 3 for a total of 80 rows as follows:

(2 rows white, 4 rows plum, 2 rows white, 4 rows pink, 2 rows white, 4 rows turqua, 2 rows white,

4 rows yellow) 3 times, 2 rows white

EDGING

Round 1: With pink work along top edge (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in corner ch 3 space, ch 1, *sc in ch 2 space of Shell, ch 1, Shell in ch 3 space, ch 1, repeat from * across ending ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in corner ch 3 space.

Work along side edge ch 1, sc in first ch 1 space, *ch 1, Shell in next ch 1 space, ch 1, sc in next ch 1 space, repeat from * across.

Work along bottom edge ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in first right corner dc, ch 1, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc space, *ch 1, Shell in ch below Picot, ch 1, sc in ch below Shell, repeat from * across ending ch 1, Shell in ch below last Picot, ch 1, sc in next dc space, ch 1, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in last dc space.

Work along side edge *ch 1, sc in next ch 1 space, ch 1, Shell in next ch 1 space, repeat from * across ending ch 1, join to beginning dc and fasten off.

Round 2: With white work along top edge V St in corner ch 3 space, ch 3, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc, *ch 3, V St in next sc, ch 3, sc in ch 1 space of Shell, repeat from *across ending V St in last sc, ch 3, skip 1 dc, sc in next dc, ch 3, V St in corner ch 3 space, continue pattern around entire afghan ending ch 3, join to beginning dc and fasten off.

Round 3: With plum work along top edge [(2 dc, ch 2) 2 times, 2 dc] in corner ch 1 space of V St,  *sc in sc, LgSh in ch 1 space of V St, repeat from * across ending [(2 dc, ch 2) 2 times, 2 dc] in corner ch 1 space of V St, continue pattern around entire afghan ending join to beginning dc and fasten off.