32 Crochet World CROCHET-WORLD.COM AUGUST 2019FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
42 inches x 56 inches
MATERIALS- Red Heart Super Saver
medium (worsted)
weight acrylic yarn (7 oz/
364 yds/198g per skein):
2 skeins each #316 soft white,
#512 turqua
1 skein each #530 orchid,
#254 pumpkin, #672 spring
green, #718 shocking pink,
#347 light periwinkle - Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge - Tapestry needle
GAUGE
7 sc on row 1 = 2 inches;
rows 1–5 = 21/4 inches across
Many Stitches Throw
Design by Katherine EngSAMPLER AFGHANS
PATTERN NOTES
Pattern is worked from the
center out on each side.
Weave in loose ends as work
progresses.
Join with slip stitch unless
otherwise stated.
Chain-3 at beginning of row
counts as first double crochet
unless otherwise stated.
Chain-3 at end of row counts as
first double crochet of next row
unless otherwise stated.
When the first stitch called for
on the next row is a beginning
cluster, the chain-3 counts as
the first part of the beginning
cluster.SPECIAL STITCHES
Begging cluster (Beg cl): Ch 3,
holding back last lps on hook,
work 2 dc in specified st, yo and
draw through all 3 lps on hook.MODERATELY
CHALLENGING Cluster (cl): Holding back last
lps on hook, work 3 dc in speci-
fied st, yo and draw through all
4 lps on hook.
Shell: 5 dc in indicated st or sp.BLANKET
FIRST SIDE
With soft white, ch 175.
Foundation row: Sc in 2nd ch
from hook and in each rem ch
across. Ch 1, turn. (174 sc)
Row 1 (RS): Sc in first sc.
*Ch 4, sc in each of the next 4 sc.
Rep from * across to last sc, ch 4,
sc in last sc. Ch 1, turn. (174 sc,
44 ch-4 lps)
Row 2 (WS): Pushing ch-4 lps
down and back toward the RS,
sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn.
(174 sc)
Row 3: Sc in each of the first
3 sc. *Ch 4, sc in each of the next
4 sc. Rep from * across to last 3 sc,
ch 4, sc in each of the last 3 sc.
Ch 1, turn. (174 sc, 43 ch-4 lps)
Row 4: Rep row 2. Fasten off.
Row 5 (RS): Join (see Pattern
Notes) orchid in first st. Sc in
each sc across, ending with 2 sc
in last sc. Ch 1, turn. (175 sc)
Row 6: Sc in first sc. *Ch 2, sk
2 sc, sc in next sc. Rep from
across. Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes),
turn. (59 sc, 58 ch-2 sps)
Row 7: Complete beg cl (see
Special Stitches and Pattern
Notes) in first sc. *Ch 2, sk next
ch-2 sp, cl (see Special Stitches)
in next sc. Rep from * across.
Ch 1, turn. (59 cls, 58 ch-2 sps)
Row 8: Work sc in top of each cl
and 2 sc in each ch-2 sp across.
At end of row, fasten off. (175 sc)Row 9 (RS): Join turqua in
first st, ch 1. Sc in same sc. *Sk
2 sc, shell (see Special Stitches)
in next sc, sk 2 sc, sc in next sc.
Rep from * across. Ch 3, turn.
(29 shells, 30 sc)
Row 10: 2 dc in first sc. *Sc in
center dc of next shell, shell in
next sc. Rep from * across to last
shell, sc in center dc of last shell,
3 dc in last sc. Ch 1, turn. (29
shells, 30 sc, 2 3-dc groups)
Row 11: Sc in first dc. *Shell in
next sc, sc in center dc of next
shell. Rep from * across, shell in
last sc, sc in last dc. Fasten off.
Do not turn. (29 shells, 30 sc)
Row 12 (RS): Join pumpkin in
first sc, ch 1. Sc in same sc and
in next dc. *Ch 1, sk 1 dc, (sc,
ch 2, sc) in center dc of shell.
Ch 1, sk next dc, sc in next dc**.
Ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next dc.
Rep from * across, ending last
rep at **. Sc in last sc. Fasten
off. Do not turn. (86 ch-1 sps,
118 sc, 29 ch-2 sps)
Row 13 (RS): Join spring green
in first sc, ch 1. Sc in same sc.
Ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next ch-1
sp. *Ch 1, sk next sc, (sc, ch 2,
sc) in next ch-2 sp. Ch 1, sk next
sc, sc in next ch-1 sp**. [Sk next
sc, sc in next ch-1 sp] twice. Rep
from * across, ending last rep at
**. Ch 1, sk next sc, sc in last sc.
Fasten off. Do not turn. (146 sc,
60 ch-1 sps, 29 ch-2 sps)
Row 14 (RS): Join shocking
pink in first sc, ch 3 (see Pattern
Notes). Dc in next ch-1 sp. Sk
next sc, dc in next ch-1 sp, sk
next sc, sc in next ch-2 sp. *Dc in
next ch-1 sp, dc in each of next
3 dc, dc in next ch-1 sp. Sk next
sc, sc in next ch-2 sp. Rep from *
across, ending with [sk next sc,
dc in next ch-1 sp] twice, dc in
last sc. Ch 1, turn. (175 sts)
Row 15: Sc in each sc across.
Fasten off.