Arrowhead Crochet Afghan

Materials:

• Caron ® United™ (4 oz/113 g; 235 yds/215 m) Color A: Dark Grey Heather (06005) - 4 skeins; Color B: Soft Grey Heather (06004) - 6 skeins; Color C: White (06001) - 6 skeins
• Size U.S. H/8 (5 mm) crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge

Size: Approx 44” x 66” [112 x 168 cm], excluding fringe.

Gauge: 13 sc and 14 rows = 4” [10 cm].

Instructions:

Note: Afghan is worked sideways.

Ch 3 at beg of rows counts as dc throughout.

Stripe Pat

With A, work 2 rows.

With B, work 4 rows.

With A, work 2 rows.

With C, work 4 rows.

These 12 rows form Stripe Pat.

With A, ch 202 loosely. (Ch 4+2).

1st row: 1 dc in 4th ch from hook (counts as 2 dc). *Skip next 3 ch. 1 tr in next ch. Working behind tr just made, 1 dc in each skipped ch. Rep from * to last 2 ch. 1 dc in each of next 2 ch. Turn.

2nd row: Ch 3. 1 dc in next dc. *Skip next 3 dc. 1 tr in next tr. Working in front of tr just made, 1 dc in each skipped dc. Rep from * to last 2 dc. 1 dc in each of next 2 dc. Join B. Break A. Turn.

3rd row: With B, ch 3. 1 dc in next dc. *Skip next 3 dc. 1 tr in next tr. Working behind tr just made, 1 dc in each skipped dc. Rep from * to last 2 dc. 1 dc in each of next 2 dc. Turn.

 4th row: As 2nd row.

First 4 rows of Stripe Pat are complete.

Keeping cont in Stripe Pat, rep 3rd and 4th rows until work from beg measures approx 44” [112 cm], ending with 2 rows of A. Fasten off.
 

Fringe

Cut 12” [30.5 cm] lengths of yarn. Taking 6 strands tog, knot into fringe evenly along short ends of the Afghan, matching colors to stripes as shown in picture. Trim ends evenly.