Cape Cod Afghan

Materials:

• 4 skeins Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Aran
• 4.5mm (US G-6) crochet hook, or size needed for gauge
• 5.0mm (US H-8) crochet hook

Gauge: 

• With G hook   4 rows – 2”
• Shell, ch 2, sc, ch 2 – 2 ¼”

Special Stitches: 

• Shell – in specified stitch work (dc, ch 1) twice, dc in same stitch.
• Cluster (Cl) – Yo, insert hook in specified stitch and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo, insert hook in same stitch and draw up a loop, yo and draw through 2 loops on hook, yo and draw through 3 loops.
• Picot – (sc, ch 3, sc) in specified stitch or space.

Instructions:

1. Row 1: With G hook ch 157, dc in 5th ch from hook, *ch 2, skip 3 chs, sc in next ch, ch 2, skip 3 chs, shell in next ch, repeat from * across to last 3 chs, ch 2, skip 2 chs, in last ch work (dc, ch 1, dc), turn.
    
2. Row 2 (RS): Ch 1, sc in first dc, sc in next ch 1 space, *ch 2, Cl in next sc, ch 2, sc in first ch 1 space of Shell, ch 2, sc in next ch 1 space of Shell, repeat from * across ending last repeat with ch 2, Cl in last sc, ch 2, sc in 4th and in 3rd chs of turning ch, turn.
    
3. Row 3: Ch 4, dc in same stitch, ch 2, sc in next Cl, *ch 2, skip next ch 2 space, Shell in next ch 2 space, ch 2, skip next ch 2 space, sc in next Cl, repeat from * across ending last repeat with ch 2, (dc, ch 1, dc) in last sc, turn.
    
4. Continue pattern repeating Rows 2 and 3 for a total of 96 rows.

Edging

1. Round 1 (RS): With H hook and right side facing work along top edge (dc, ch 2, Cl, ch 2, Cl, ch 2, dc) in first right corner stitch, [ch 1, sc in Cl, ch 1, (dc, ch 2, Cl, ch 2, dc) in ch 2 space above Shell] across ending (dc, ch 2, Cl, ch 2, Cl, ch 2, dc) in last stitch.
    
2. Work along side edge [ch 1, sc in side dc space, ch 1, (dc, ch 1, Cl, ch 1, dc) in next dc ch space] across.
    
3. Work along bottom edge (dc, ch 2, Cl, ch 2, Cl, ch 2, dc) in first corner sc, [ch 1, sc in sc, ch 1, (dc, ch 2, Cl, ch 2, dc) in ch below Shell] across ending (dc, ch 2, Cl, ch 2, Cl, dc) in last sc.
    
4. Work along side edge as for opposite side edge, join to beginning dc.
    
5. Round 2: Slip stitch into ch 2 space, sc in first Cl, ch 3, sc in next Cl, [ch 4, picot in next sc, ch 4, sc in next Cl] across ending (ch 4, sc in first Cl, ch 3, sc in next Cl, ch 4.
    
6. Work along side edge [picot in next sc, ch 3, sc in next Cl, ch 3] across ending ch 4.
    
7. Continue pattern for bottom and opposite side edge as established ending ch 4, join to beginning sc and fasten off.