16 Crochet World CROCHET-WORLD.COM DECEMBER 2018Double crochet join (dc join):
Place slip knot on hook, yo,
insert hook in indicated st, yo,
pull up a lp, [yo, pull through
2 lps on hook] twice.
Back bar of corner chain-
space (back bar of corner
ch-1 sp): Insert hook behind top
lps into back horizontal bar of
corner ch-1 sp.
Back bar of single crochet
(back bar of sc): Insert hook
behind top lps into horizontal
3rd bar of indicated st (see illus-
tration).Change to next color before
completing sc: Insert hook in
indicated st, yo, pull up lp, drop
current color, yo with new color
and pull through both lps on
hook to complete as a sc.SPECIAL TECHNIQUE
Layered Edge Slip Stitch
(LESS) seam: Arrange indi-
cated squares on a flat sur-
face as shown on Placement
Diagram, using safety pins to
evenly match sts. With slip knot
of indicated yarn color on hook
and working yarn under edges
to be seamed, beg on right side
edge where indicated with an X
on Placement Diagram, *insert
hook from RS to WS in back lp
(see Stitch Guide) of corner ch-
of lower square, insert hook from
RS to WS in front lp (next adja-
cent lp) of corner ch-1 of upper
square, yo and pull through all
lps on hook to complete as a sl
st*, [insert hook in back lp ofnext st of lower square and front
lp (next adjacent lp) of upper
square, yo and complete as a
sl st] across squares, working
sl sts where indicated to create
square units and center seam.THROW
WHITE SQUARE A
Make 4.
Row 1 (WS): Ch 4, 4 dc in
4th ch from hook (3 sk chs
counts as first dc), turn. (5 dc)
Row 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes),
2 dc in same st as beg ch-3, dc in
each st to last st, 3 dc in last st,
turn. (9 dc)
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in same st as
beg ch-3, dc in each st to last st,
2 dc in last st, turn. (11 dc)
Rows 4–23: [Rep rows 2 and 3
alternately] 10 times. (71 dc)
Row 24: Ch 3, dc dec (see
Stitch Guide) in next 2 sts, dc
in each st across to last 2 sts, dc
dec in last 2 sts, turn. (69 dc)
Row 25: Ch 3, dc dec in next
3 sts, dc in each st across to
last 3 sts, dc dec over last 3 sts,
turn. (65 dc)
Rows 26–45: [Rep rows 24 and
25 alternately] 10 times. (5 dc)
Row 46: Ch 3, [yo, insert hook
in next dc, yo, pull up lp, yo, pull
through 2 lps on hook] 4 times,
yo, pull through all lps on hook,
do not turn, do not fasten off.
(1 dc) Use safety pins to divide
each side of square into 4 equal
sections.White Square Edging
With RS facing, working in ends
of rows at left side edge, ch 1,
sc in side edge of last st made,
*12 sc evenly sp in ends of
rows to first pin, 13 sc evenly sp
to 2nd pin, 13 sc evenly sp to
3rd pin, 12 sc evenly sp to within
next corner, (sc, ch 1, sc) in corner,FINISHED MEASUREMENT
561/2 inches square
MATERIALS- Premier Yarns Everyday
Soft Worsted medium
(worsted) weight acrylic
yarn (4 oz/203 yds/113g per
skein):
8 skeins #100-01 snow white
5 skeins each #100-
Christmas green and
#100-07 really red - Size G/6/4mm crochet hook or
size needed to obtain gauge - Tapestry needle
- Safety pins
GAUGE
17 dc = 4 inches; 5 dc rows =
2 inches
Christmas Star Throw
Design by Debra ArchCROCHET FOR THE HOLIDAYS
PATTERN NOTES
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.
First color of 2-color squares:
Work rows 1–23 with red for
squares B and D and with green
for C squares.
2nd color of 2-color squares:
Work rows 24–46 with white for
squares B and C and with green
for D squares.SPECIAL STITCHES
Single crochet join (sc join):
Place slip knot on hook, insert
hook in indicated st, yo, pull up
a lp, yo, draw through both lps
on hook.MODERATELY
CHALLENGINGBack Bar of Single Crochet