Archways Crochet Throw
Make your favorite reading spot a bit more comfortable when you create the Archways Crochet Throw. This easy crochet afghan pattern won't take long to make and results in a beautiful and warm throw that is just the right size for cuddling up with a good book or magazine. This crochet throw has a pattern that is easy to memorize and would be a great last-minute project for a gift. As this crochet throw measures 45 inches by 55 inches when completed and is just the right size for placing on a chair or sofa. If you'd like, you can easily enlarge this crochet pattern, too. Just follow the designer's notes below to get started.
Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet Gauge12 sts = 3" (7.5 cm); 9 rows = 3" (7.5 cm) in pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
Finished SizeThrow measures 45" (114 cm) x 55" (140 cm)
Materials List
- RED HEART® Super Saver® Jumbo: 2 skeins 360 Café Latte
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9]
- Yarn needle
Instructions
Note
To customize the size of the throw, the starting chain can be adjusted by using a multiple of 3 + 2 sts
Throw
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Ch 161.
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Row 1: Sc into second ch from hook, [ch 4, skip 2 ch, sc in next ch] 53 times – 54 sc, 53 ch-4 spaces.
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Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), turn, 2 sc in ch-4 space, [ch 1, 2 sc in next ch-4 space] 52 times, dc in last sc from previous row – 106 sc, 52 ch-1 spaces, 2 dc.
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Row 3: Ch 1, turn, sc between dc and sc of previous row, [ch 4, skip 2 sts, sc in ch-1 space] 52 times, ch 4, sc in top of turning ch – 54 sc, 53 ch-4 spaces.
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Repeat Rows 2 & 3 sixty-nine times or until throw measures 51" (129.5 cm) long. Do not fasten off.
Border
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Round 1: Ch 1, turn, slip st into ch-4 space, ch 3, 2 dc in same ch-4 space, 3 dc in each of the next 52 ch-4 spaces, ch 2, 3 dc in same corner space, turn to work down side; 3 dc in side of each of the next 70 dc, ch 2, turn to work across bottom; 3 dc in each of the next 53 ch-4 spaces, ch 2, turn to work up side; 3 dc in side of next 70 dc, turn to work across top; 3 dc in first ch-4 space you worked in for the border, ch 2, slip st to first dc to join – 744 dc.
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Round 2: Ch 1, * 1 sc in each dc to corner, 3 sc in corner ch-2 space; repeat from * 3 more times, slip st to first sc to join – 756 sc.
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Round 3: Slip st in each st around. Fasten off.
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Finishing
With yarn needle, weave in all loose ends.
Abbreviations
- ch
- chain
- dc
- double crochet
- mm
- millimeters
- sc
- single crochet
- *
- repeat whatever follows the * as indicated