36 Crochet World CROCHET-WORLD.COM AUGUST 2019FINISHED MEASUREMENTS
Approximately 42 inches wide x
63 inches long
MATERIALS- Caron Simply Soft
medium (worsted)
weight acrylic yarn (6 oz/
315 yds/170g per skein):
3 skeins #9702 off-white
2 skeins each #9737 light
country peach, #9754
persimmon, #9730 autumn
red - Size I/9/5.5mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge - Size H/8/5mm crochet hook
- Tapestry needle
- Locking stitch markers
- Stitch holder
GAUGE
17 hdc = 5 inches
Shades of Persimmon Afghan
Design by Rena V. StevensSAMPLER AFGHANS
PATTERN NOTES
Afghan is worked lengthwise
from side edge to side edge.
Leave 7-inch tails to incorporate
into fringe when joining and
fastening off colors.
Work last stitch completely
before fastening off; chain 1 to
secure.
Chain-2 at beginning of half
double crochet row counts as first
half double crochet. Take care
not to accidentally skip the half
double crochet next to the turning
chain; it is easy to overlook.
Chain-1 at beginning of single
crochet row does not count as
first stitch.
Some rows will seem too loose
until subsequent rows have been
worked.
Join with slip stitch as indicated.INTERMEDIATE SPECIAL STITCHES
Single crochet join (sc join):
Place slip knot on hook, insert
hook in indicated place, yo, pull
up a lp, yo, pull through both lps
on hook. (Counts as sc.)
Bobble: [Yo, insert hook in indi-
cated st and pull up a lp, yo and
pull through 2 lps] 3 times in
indicated st, yo and pull through
all 4 lps on hook.
Shell: Work 5 dc in indicated st.AFGHAN
With I hook and off-white,
leaving a tail (see Pattern
Notes), ch 226.
Row 1 (RS): Hdc in 3rd ch from
hook (2 sk chs count as first st)
and each ch across, fasten off
(see Pattern Notes), turn.
(225 hdc)
Row 2: With H hook and
autumn red, sc join (see Special
Stitches) in first hdc, [ch 5,
sk next 3 hdc, sc in next hdc]
across, do not fasten off, turn.
(56 ch sps, 57 sc)
Row 3: Ch 4 (counts as hdc and
ch-2), [sc in next ch sp**, ch 2,
bobble (see Special Stitches) in
next sc, ch 2] across, ending at **
in last ch sp, ch 2, hdc in last sc,
fasten off, turn. (55 bobbles,
56 sc, 112 ch-2 sps, 2 hdc)
Row 4: With I hook and off-
white, sc join in first hdc, [ch 3,
sc in next bobble] across, ch 3, sc
in turning ch sp, fasten off, turn.
(56 ch-3 sps, 57 sc)
Row 5: With autumn red,
working in front lps (see Stitch
Guide) only throughout, sc join
in first sc, sc in each ch st and sc
across, fasten off, turn. (225 sc)Row 6: With off-white, working
in front lps only throughout, sc
join in first sc, sc across, do not
fasten off, turn.
Row 7: With H hook, ch 6
(counts as ch sp), sk first 4 sc,
[sc in next sc, ch 5, sk next 3 sc]
across, sl st in last sc, fasten off,
turn. (55 ch-5 sps, 1 ch-6 sp,
55 sc, 1 sl st)
Row 8: Join (see Pattern Notes)
light country peach in first sl st,
ch 5 (counts as hdc and ch-3),
*sc in next ch sp, shell (see
Special Stitches) in next sc, sc
in next ch sp**, ch 5, rep from *
across, ending last rep at **,
ch 2, hdc in beg ch st of previous
row, fasten off, turn. (28 shells,
27 ch-5 sps, 56 sc, 2 hdc, 1 ch-3
sp, 1 ch-2 sp)
Row 9: With off-white, sc join
in first hdc, *ch 2, hdc in next sc,
ch 2, sc in center dc of next shell,
ch 2, hdc in next sc**, ch 2, sc
in next ch sp, rep from * across,
ending last rep at **, ch 2, sc
in 2nd ch of turning ch, do not
fasten off, turn. (112 ch-2 sps,
57 sc, 56 hdc)
Row 10: Ch 6 (counts as ch-6
sp), [sk next 2 ch sps, sc in next
sc, ch 5] across, sl st in last sc,
fasten off, do not turn. (55 ch-5
sps, 1 ch-6 sp, 55 sc, 1 sl st)
Row 11 (WS): With light
country peach, (join, ch 3, 2 dc)
in first ch st (counts as half-
shell), sc in same ch sp, *ch 5,
sc in next ch sp**, shell in next
sc, sc in next ch sp, rep from *
across, ending last rep at **,
3 dc in last sl st, do not fasten
off, turn. (27 shells, 2 half-shells,
28 ch-5 sps, 56 sc)
Row 12 (RS): Ch 1 (see Pattern
Notes), sc in first dc, [ch 5, sc in
next ch sp, ch 5, sc in center dc
of next shell] across, ending last
rep with sc in top of turning ch,
turn. (56 ch-5 sps, 57 sc)Continued on page 60