The Ultimate Festive Throw

Materials:

• RED HEART® Celebration™: 3 balls of 9840 blue/silver A; 2 balls each of 9640 Gold/silver B, 9340 Aqua/ silver C, 9540 Purple/silver D, 9240 Lime/silver E; and 1 ball of 9740 Pink/silver F
• Crochet hook: 5.5 mm [US I-9]
• Yarn needle

Size: Throw measures 47” wide x 55” long (119.5 x 139.5 cm)

Gauge: First 4 rounds of Square = 3½” (9 cm) in diameter from side to side; Square = 7½” (19 cm) in diameter from side to side. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

Abbreviations: A, B, C, D, E, F = color A, B, C, D, E, F; ch = chain; dc = double crochet; sc = single crochet; st(s) = stitch(es); () = work directions in parentheses into same st; [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified; * = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated.

Special Abbreviations: Beg dc = Wrap yarn around hook twice, insert in specified st, and complete as for a regular dc. 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: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same space.

THROW:

First Square With F , ch 4; join with a slip st in first ch.

Round 1: Ch 1, [sc, ch 2] 8 times in ring; join with a slip st in first sc—8 ch-2 spaces.

Round 2: Working behind sts in Round 1, *sc in center ring to the left of next sc, ch 4; repeat from * around; join with a slip st in first sc. Fasten off F.

Round 3: With wrong side facing, join E with a slip st in any ch-4 space, ch 1, sc in same space, ch 4, (sc, ch 4) in each ch-4 space around; join with a slip st in first sc—8 ch-4 spaces. Fasten off E.

Round 4: With wrong side facing, join D with a slip st in any sc, ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 1, sc in next ch 4 space, ch 1, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next sc, ch 1, sc in next ch-4 space, ch 1**, sc in next sc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; join with a slip st in first sc—4 corner ch-2 spaces; 4 ch-1 spaces on each side. Fasten off D . Round 5: With right side facing, join A with a slip st in a center sc on any side of Square, ch 1, sc in each sc, each ch-1 space and each dc around, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch-2 space; join with a slip st in first sc—13 sc on each side.

Round 5: With right side facing, join A with a slip st in a center sc on any side of Square, ch 1, sc in each sc, each ch-1 space and each dc around, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch-2 space; join with a slip st in first sc—13 sc on each side.

Round 6: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, working (sc, ch 2, sc) in each corner ch-2 space; join with a slip st in first sc—15 sc on each side. Fasten off A.

Round 7: With right side facing, join F with a slip st in 2nd sc to the left of any corner ch-2 space, ch 1, sc in first sc, *ch 1, skip next sc, sc in next sc; repeat from * across to next corner, ch 1, skip next sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next corner ch-2 space; repeat from * around, ch 1, skip last sc; join with a slip st in first sc—4 ch-2 corner spaces; 8 ch-1 spaces on each side. Fasten off F.

Round 8: With right side facing, join E with beg dc, ch 1 OR join E with a slip st in first ch-1 space to the left of any corner ch-2 space, ch 4 (counts as dc, ch 1), skip next sc, dc in next ch-1 space, *ch 1, skip next sc, dc in next ch-1 space; repeat from * around working at each corner: ch 1, skip next sc, (dc, ch 3, dc) in corner ch 2 space, At end of round, ch 1, skip last sc, join to top of 3rd ch of beg or to top of beg dc—4 ch-3 corner spaces; 9 ch-1 spaces on each side. Fasten off.

Round 9: With right side facing, join B with a slip st in any dc to the left of any corner, ch 1, sc in first dc, sc in each dc and each ch-1 space around, working sc, ch 3, sc) in each corner ch-3 space; join with a slip st in first sc. Fasten off B —21 sc on each side. Round 10: With A , repeat Round 7. Fasten off A.

Round 11: With right side facing, join C with a slip st in any corner ch-3 space and ch 1, *(sc, ch 4, sc) in corner space, [(sc, ch 2, sc) in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1] twice, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 2, sc in next sc, ch 1, [(sc, ch 2, sc) in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1] twice, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next sc, (sc, ch 4, sc) in next corner ch-3 space; repeat from * around, join with a slip st in first sc—4 ch-4 corner spaces; 7 ch-2 spaces and 10 ch-1 spaces on each side. Fasten off C. Make and join 41 more Squares in a rectangle, 6 wide x 7 long. 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 10.

Round 11: With right side facing, join C with a slip st in any corner ch-3 space and ch 1, *(sc, ch 4, sc) in corner space, **[(sc, ch 2, sc) in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1] twice, sc in next sc, ch 2, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, [(sc, ch 2, sc) in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1] twice, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next sc, (sc, ch 4, sc) in next corner ch-3 space**; repeat from * once, (sc, ch-4 join, sc) in next corner space, [(sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1] twice, sc in next sc, ch-2 join, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, [(sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1] twice, (sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next sc, (sc, ch-4 join, sc) in next corner ch-3 space; repeat from ** to ** once; join with a slip st in first sc. Fasten off C.

Square Joined on Two Sides: Work same as First Square through Round 10.

Round 11: With right side facing, join C with a slip st in any corner ch-3 space and ch 1, (sc, ch 4, sc) in corner space, **[(sc, ch 2, sc) in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1] twice, sc in next sc, ch 2, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, [(sc, ch 2, sc) in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1] twice, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next sc, (sc, ch-4 join, sc) in next corner space, *[(sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1] twice, sc in next sc, ch-2 join, sc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, [(sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next sc, ch 1, sc in next sc, ch 1] twice, (sc, ch-2 join, sc) in next sc*, (sc, ch-4 corner join, sc) in next corner ch-3 space; repeat from * to * once, (sc, ch-4 join, sc) in next corner space; repeat from ** to ** once; join with a slip st in first sc. Fasten off C.

BORDER:

Round 1: With right side facing, join C with a slip st in ch-2 space to the left of any joining seam, ch 1, skipping over other sts and working in ch-2 spaces, joined corner spaces and ch-4 corner spaces only, sc in same ch-2 space, *shell in next space, sc in next ch-2 space; repeat from * around, working at each joining seam: 3 dc in first corner space, ch 3, 3 dc in next corner space; join with a slip st in first sc.

Round 2: *Ch 4, (sc, ch 3, sc) in next ch-2 space of shell, ch 4, sl st in next sc; repeat from * around, working at each of 4 corners: ch 4, (sc, ch 2, sc, ch 3, sc, ch 2, sc) in corner ch-2 space; join with a slip st in first sc. Fasten off C.