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Christmas Striped Throw

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Christmas Striped Throw

Cozy up with your loved ones on Christmas morning with this warm and snuggly Christmas Striped Throw. Easy enough for all levels of crochet fans, this Christmas afghan also makes a great holiday gift for a friend or loved one. Start on this festive holiday afghan now so you can enjoy it come Christmastime!

Crochet HookM/13 or 9 mm hook

Crochet Gauge3 V-sts = 4"; 6 rows = 5" in pattern with 2 strands held together. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

Finished Size Throw measures 54" x 44"

Materials List

  • 4 balls Red Heart® Holiday yarn in White/Silver (A) note: this yarn has been discontinued, but you can find a suitable substitute at yarnsub.com
  • 3 balls Red Heart® Holiday yarn in Green/Green (B) note: this yarn has been discontinued, but you can find a suitable substitute at yarnsub.com
  • 4 balls Red Heart® Holiday yarn in Red/Red (C) note: this yarn has been discontinued, but you can find a suitable substitute at yarnsub.com
  • 9mm [US M-13] crochet hook
  • Yarn needle

Instructions:

Throw is worked holding 2 strands of the same color together.

Color Sequence: [2 rows A, 2 rows B, 2 rows A, 2 rows C] 7 times, 2 rows A, 2 rows B, 2 rows A.

Throw

  1. With 2 strands of A held together as one, ch 99.

  2. Row 1 (Right Side): V-st in 6th ch from hook, [skip next 2 ch, V-st in next ch] 30 times, skip next 2 ch, dc in last ch; turn – 31 V-sts.

  3. Row 2: Ch 3, V-st in each ch-1 space across, dc in top of ch-3 changing to next color; turn.

  4. Row 3: Ch 3, 3 dc in each ch-1 space across, dc in top of ch-3; turn – 95 sts.

  5. Row 4: Ch 3, dc in space before next dc, [3 dc in space after next 3-dc group] 30 times, dc in space after next 3-dc group, dc in top of ch-3 changing to A; turn – 94 sts.

  6. Row 5: Ch 3, [V-st in space before next 3-dc group] 30 times, V-st in space before last 2 sts, dc in top of ch-3; turn – 95 sts.

Border

  1. Rnd 1: Ch 1, 3 sc in first st, sc in each dc and ch-1 space across, 3 sc in last st; working down side, * sc in end of first row, 2 sc in end of next row, [sc in end of next row, 2 sc in end of next 7 rows] 7 times, [2 sc in end of next row, sc in end of next row] twice *; working on opposite side of starting ch, 3 sc in first ch, sc in next ch, [sc below V-st, 2 sc in next ch-2 space] 30 times, sc below next V-st, sc in next ch, 3 sc in last ch; working up next side, repeat from * to * once more; join with a slip st in first sc – 93 sc along top and bottom, 114 sc along each side, and 3 sc in each corner.

  2. Rnd 2: (Slip st, ch 3, 2 dc) all in next sc, skip next 2 sc, * 3 dc in next sc, skip next 2 sc; repeat from * around; join with a slip st in top of ch-3 – 142 3-dc groups.

  3. Rnd 3: (Slip st, ch 3, 2 dc) all in next dc, * skip next dc, [3 dc in space before next 3-dc group] 32 times, skip next dc, 3 dc in next dc, skip next dc, [3 dc in space before next 3-dc group] 39 times *, skip next dc, 3 dc in next dc; repeat from * to * once more; join with a slip st in top of ch-3 – 146 3-dc groups. Fasten off. Weave in ends. 

Abbreviations

V-st
(dc, ch 1, dc) all in same st or space.
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