Home for the Holidays Afghan

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Materials:

• 5 skeins Caron® United yarn in Cherry (A)
• 3 skeins Caron® United yarn in White (B)
• 3 skeins Caron® United yarn in Fresh Green (C)
• 2 skeins Caron® United yarn in Dark Green (D)
• 1 skein Caron® United yarn in Dark Grey Heather (E)
• U.S. H/8 (5 mm) crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge
• Large-eyed blunt-ended darning needle
• Pattern

Gauge:

• 13 sc and 14 rows = 4" [10 cm]

Instructions:
Approx 46" x 71" [117 x 180 cm] (excluding fringe)

• With A, ch 165.
   
• 1st row: (RS). 1 dc in 5th ch from hook (counts as 1 dc. Ch 1. 1 dc). *Ch 1. Miss next ch. 1 dc in next ch. Rep from * to end of ch. 163 sts or 81 ch-1 sps. Turn.
   
• 2nd row: Ch 4 (counts as dc and ch 1). *1 dc in next dc. Ch 1. Rep from * across, ending with 1 dc in 3rd ch of turning ch. Join D. Turn.
   
• 3rd row: With D, as 2nd row. Join A. Turn.
   
• 4th and 5th rows: With A, as 2nd row. Join B. Turn.
   
• 6th and 7th rows: With B, as 2nd row. Join C. Turn.
   
• 8th and 9th rows: With C, as 2nd row. Join B. Turn.
   
• 10th row: With B, as 2nd row. Join C. Turn.
   
• 11th and 12th rows: With C, as 2nd row. Join A. Turn.
   
• 13th and 14th rows: With A, as 2nd row. Join D. Turn.
   
• Rep 3rd to 14th rows for pat 8 times more, then rep 3rd to 5th rows once. Fasten off.

Weaving

• Cut lengths of yarn approx 96” [245 cm] long. Taking 3 strands tog, thread onto darning needle and beg at lower edge, weave vertically under and over rows in ch-1 sps up to top edge, noting strands will alternate ‘under’ and ‘over’ rows to create woven appearance.
   
• With RS of Blanket facing, weave strands from left to right in the following color sequence (see diagram) (leaving approx 9” [23 cm] at each end for fringe): (A) 5 times. *B. E. B. C. D. C. B. E. B.** (A) 3 times.*
   
• Rep the sequence of 12 strands between * to * once more, then rep from * to ** once. (A) 5 times. Rep the sequence between * to * twice more, then rep from * to ** once. (A) 5 times.

Fringe

• Cut lengths of yarn approx 18” [45.5 cm] long. Taking 2 strands tog, fold strands in half and knot into fringe, matching 3-strand weaving group ends at top and bottom edges of Blanket. Trim fringe evenly.

  

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