32 Crochet World CROCHET-WORLD.COM DECEMBER 2018Continued on page 60FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
41 inches wide x 561/2 inches long
MATERIALS- Red Heart Soft medium
(worsted) weight acrylic
yarn (5 oz/256 yds/141g
per skein):
11 skeins #4601 off-white - Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge - Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
GAUGE
Work a swatch of sc sts with size
J hook: 14 sts = 4 inches; 4 sc =
1 inch
Elegant Cable Throw
Design by Jamie SwiatekCROCHET FOR THE HOLIDAYS
PATTERN NOTES
Throw is crocheted vertically
across from side edge to opposite
side edge.
Five pattern stitches are used:
Cable, Pebble, Arrow, Celtic
Weave and Diamond Trellis. The
pattern stitches are separated
by Front Vertical Ridges.
Follow Placement Diagram for
placement of Pattern Stitches.
Weave in loose ends as work
progresses.
Join with slip stitch as indicated
unless otherwise stated.
Chain-3 at beginning of row or
round counts as first double
crochet unless otherwise stated.
Chain-2 at beginning of row or
round counts as first double
crochet unless otherwise stated.SPECIAL STITCHES
Cluster (cl): [Yo, insert hook
in indicated st, draw up a lp]
3 times, yo, draw through all
7 lps on hook.Front post treble decrease 2
together (fptr dec 2 tog): Yo
hook twice, insert hook around
indicated st or post, yo, draw
up a lp (4 lps on the hook), [yo,
draw through 2 lps] twice (2 lps
on hook), yo twice, insert hook
in next indicated st or post, yo,
draw up a lp (5 lps on hook), [yo,
draw through 2 lps] twice, yo,
draw through all 3 lps on hook.
V-stitch (V-st): (Dc, ch 1, dc) in
indicated st or sp.PATTERN STITCHESFront Vertical Ridge
Row 1: Ch 1, working in front
lp (see Stitch Guide) of sts only,
sl st in each st across, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, working in rem
back lp (see Stitch Guide) of
sts on same row as row 1 was
worked, sc in each st across,
turn.Cable Pattern
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in the first st,
[ch 3, sk each of next 2 sc, sc in
next sc, turn, sc in each of next
3 chs, sl st in next sc (cable com-
pleted), turn, working behind
cable just completed, sc in each
of the 2 sk sc] across to the last
st, sc in last sc, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc,
[2 sc in next sc, sc in next sc,
move cable previously com-
pleted to the side a bit, sk that
cable] across, sc in the turning
ch-1 sp, turn.Pebble Pattern
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in each st
across, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc,
[cl (see Special Stitches) in next
st, sc in next sc] across, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in each st
across, turn.Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each of next
2 sc, cl in next sc, [sc in next sc,
cl in next sc] across to last 2 sc,
sc in each of next 2 sc, turn.
Rows 5 & 6: Ch 1, sc in each st
across, turn.Arrow Pattern
Row 1: Ch 3 (see Pattern
Notes), [sk each of next 3 sts, tr
in next st, working in back of tr
just made, dc in each of 3 sk sts]
across to the last st, dc in the
last st, turn.
Row 2: Ch 3, [sk each of next
3 dc, tr in next tr, working in
front of tr just made, dc in each
of 3 sk sts] across to the last st,
dc in last st, turn.
Rows 3 & 4: Ch 1, sc in each st
across, turn.Celtic Weave Pattern
Row 1 (RS): Ch 2 (see Pattern
Notes), dc in same st as turning
ch, [sk each of next 2 sts, fptr
(see Stitch Guide) in each of next
2 sts, working in front of 2 fptr
just made, fptr in each of 2 sk
sts] across to last st, 2 dc in last
dc, turn. (184 sts)
Row 2: Ch 2, sk first st, dc in
next dc, bptr (see Stitch Guide)
in each of next 2 fptr of previous
row, [sk next 2 sts, bptr in each
of next 2 sts, working behind
the 2 bptr just made, bptr in
each of 2 sk sts] across to last
3 sts, bptr in each of next 2 sts,
dc in last dc, dc in the top of
turning ch-2, turn.
Row 3: Ch 2, sk first st, dc
in next dc, [sk each of next
2 sts, fptr in each of next 2 sts,
working in front of 2 fptr just
made, fptr in each of 2 sk sts]
across to last st, dc in last dc,
dc in top of turning ch-2, turn.Diamond Trellis Pattern
Row 1: Ch 1, sc in each st
across, turn.INTERMEDIATE