Blueberry Lemonade Crocheted Afghan Pattern

Materials:

• 3 skeins Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Aran
• 2 skeins Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Orchid
•  4.5mm (US G-6) crochet hook, or size needed for gauge

Gauge:  6 rows – 4 ½”; 2 dcs, V St, 2 dcs, V St – 3 ½”

Special Stitches:

• V Stitch (V St) – (dc, ch 2, dc) in space or stitch as indicated.
• Cluster (Cl) – Yo, insert hook in specified space and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, (yo, insert hook in same space and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook) twice, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook.

Instructions:
Throw Measures:  43” x 53”
Throw is worked in multiples of 7 plus 4

1. Row 1: With orchid ch 158, dc in 4th ch from hook, *skip 2 chs, V St in next ch, skip 2 chs, dc in each next 2 chs, repeat from * across, turn.
    
2. Row 2 (RS): Ch 3, dc in next dc, *ch 2, Cl in ch 2 space of V St, ch 2, dc in next 2 dcs, repeat from * across, fasten off and turn.
    
3. Row 3: Join aran in first stitch, ch 3, dc in next dc, *V St in top of next Cl, dc in next 2 dcs, repeat from * across, turn.
    
4. Row 4: Ch 3, dc in next dc, *ch 2, Cl in ch 2 space of V St, ch 2, dc in next 2 dcs, repeat from * across, turn.
    
5. Row 5: Ch 3, dc in next dc, *V St in top of next Cl, dc in next 2 dcs, repeat from * across, turn.
    
6. Row 6: Repeat Row 4, fasten off and turn.

Color Scheme

1. Continue pattern as follows for a total of 68 rows:  (2 rows orchid, 4 rows aran) 10 more times, 2 rows orchid. Do Not Fasten Off.

Edging

1. Work along side edge ch 4, skip first side dc, [2 dcs in next dc, ch 2, Cl in next dc, ch 2] across ending in next to last dc, ch 4, join to beginning stitch of bottom row and fasten off.
    
2. Work along opposite side edge join orchid in last stitch of bottom row, ch 4, continue as for other side edge ending ch 4, join to beginning stitch of top row. Do Not Fasten Off.
    
3. Round 1: Work along top edge slip stitch in next dc and into ch space, ch 5, dc in same space, V St in each ch 2 space across, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in corner ch 4 space.
    
4. Work along side edge V St in each ch 2 space across, (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in bottom corner ch 4 space.
    
5. Continue pattern around entire throw ending (dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc, ch 2, dc) in upper corner ch 4 space, join to 3rd ch of beginning ch 5 and fasten off.
    
6. Round 2: Work along top edge Cl in corner ch 2 space, [ch 3, sc in next ch 2 space, ch 3, Cl in next ch 2 space] around entire throw, join in top of beginning Cl and fasten off.