This pretty crocheted throw with soft, fluffy border is wonderful to throw around your shoulders while relaxing on the couch. It would also make a lovely baby blanket gift. This is an easy pattern that allows beginners to practice working with v-stitches, as well as combining a chunky yarn with worsted weight.
VANILLA VEE THROW
Materials:
- Lion Brand’s Pound of Love yarn in Antique White (A);
one ball of Loops & Threads Country Loom yarn in Warm Cream (B) - 9 mm hook
V-stitch (v-st): (dc, ch 1, dc) in same space
How to HDC (half double crochet): http://www.redheart.com/learn/articles/how-half-double-crochet
How to DC (double crochet): http://www.redheart.com/learn/articles/how-double-crochet
How to attach a different colour of yarn: http://www.redheart.com/learn/articles/how-join-new-yarn-crochet
Throw Pattern:
Starting with yarn (A), ch 101.
Row 1: dc in 5th ch from hook, ch 1, dc again in same ch (beginning v-st made); *sk next 2 ch; (dc, ch 1, dc) in next ch; repeat from * across to last 2 ch; sk next ch; dc in last ch. Turn.
Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as dc); (dc, ch 1, dc) in ch-1 space of each v-st across; dc in top of turning chain.
Row 3-58: Repeat Row 2. Fasten off.
Row 59: Attach yarn (B); create a border around entire piece with 1 hdc in each sp around and 3 hdc in each of the four corners. Fasten off.
Row 60: Attach yarn (A), dc in each hdc around, with 3 dc in each of the four corners; turn.
Row 61-63: Repeat Row 60. Fasten off.
Row 64-67: Attach yarn (B), hdc in each dc around, with 3 hdc in each of the four corners; turn.
Row 68: To finish off, sc in each hdc around. Fasten off and weave in ends.
(To make this throw larger, just add more rows to each (A) and (B) section.)
Beginners can check out the Red Heart site for everything you want to know about How To Crochet: http://www.redheart.com/learn-to-crochet
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