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Soft, warm and cuddly, this afghan is perfect for
cool summer nights on the porch swing.
From Crochet World magazine, August 2005, Vol. 28, No. 4, Pages 38–39, Copyright © 2005 Crochet World magazine
Cranberry Tweed AfghanDesign by Katherine Eng
SKILL LEVEL
FINISHED SIZE43 x 60 inches
MATERIALS• Chenille super bulky weight
yarn (100 yds per skein): 6 skeins dusty mauve• LionBrandHomespun
bulky (chunky) weight yarn (6oz/185yds/170g per skein):
4skeins#362quartz• SizeH/8/5mmcrochethook• SizeN/15/10mmcrochet
hookorsizeneededto obtaingauge
• Tapestryneedle
GAUGESize N hook:rows1–4=2½
inches; 2 shells and 1 sc across=2½ inches
Checkgaugetosavetime.
PATTERN NOTES Weaveinlooseendsasworkpro-gresses. Joinroundswithaslipstitchunlessotherwisestated. UsesizeHhookforfinalborderround4only.
SPECIAL STITCHES Shell: 3dcinindicatedst. Front post treble crochet (fptr): Yohooktwice,inserthookfronttobacktofrontagainaroundverticalpostofindicatedst,yo,drawupalp,[yo,drawthrough2lpsonhook]3times.
AFGHAN Row 1 (RS):WithsizeNhookandquartz,ch98,scin2ndchfromhook,[sk1ch,shell (see Special Stitches) in nextch,sk1ch,scinnextch]across,turn.(24 shells) Row 2 (WS): Ch 3 (counts as first dc throughout),dcinfirstsc,[scincenterdcofnextshell,shellinnextsc]across,endingwith2dcinlastsc,turn. Row 3 (RS): Ch1,scinfirstdc,[shellinnextsc,scincenterdcofnextshell]across,endingwithscinlast dc,turn. Row 4 (WS): Ch1,scinfirstsc,[ch3,sknextshell,scinnextsc]across,fastenoff,turn. Row 5 (RS): Drawupalpofdustymauveinfirstsc,ch1,scinfirstsc,[ch1,fptr (see Special Stitches)overnext ch-3 sp around center dc of shell1rowbelow,ch1,scinnextsc]across,turn. Row 6 (WS): Ch1,scinfirstsc,[ch3, sc innextsc]across, fasten off,turn. Row 7 (RS): Drawupalpofquartzinfirstsc,ch1,scinsamesc,[shellovernextch-3spinnextfptrofrowbelow,scinnextsc]across,turn. Row 8: Reprow6. Rows 9 & 10: Reprows5and6. Row 11: Reprow7. Rows 12–14: Reprows2–4. Rows 15–140: Reprows5–14,endingonlastrepwiththefollowingchangesonrow140,scinfirstsc,[ch1,scin
centerdcofnextshell,ch1,scinnextsc]across,fastenoff.
BORDER Rnd 1 (RS): Drawupalpofdustymauvein3rdsctotheleftofright-handtopcorner,ch1,scaroundworking1scineachsc,ch-1sp(on bottom edge) and scinscatendofrowsonsidesworking2scoverandinpostsofdcstsatendofrowsand(sc,ch2,sc)ineachcornerst,joinlastsctobegsc.(97 sc top and bottom; 116 sc each side) Rnd 2 (RS): Ch1,scinfirstsc,*sknextsc,shellinnextsc**,sknextsc,scinnextsc,repfrom*around,workingatcorners1and3,shellincornerch-2sp,scinnextsc;workingatcorners2and4,continuepatfrom*,endingat**,scinnextsc,shellincornerch-2sp,scinnextsc,endingwithjoininbegsc,fastenoff,turn. Rnd 3 (WS): Drawupalpofquartzinanyscbetween2shellsatcenterofeitherside,ch1,scinsamesc,*ch1,(sc,ch2,sc)incenterdcofnextshell,ch1,scinnextsc,repfrom*around,workingateachcornerch2,scinnextdc,ch2,(sc,ch2,sc)innextdc,ch2, scinnextdc,ch2,scinnextsc,end-ingwithjoinlastch1tobegsc,fastenoff,turn. Rnd 4 (RS): Drawupalpofdustymauveinanyscbetweenshells,ch1,scinsamesc,*ch1,sknextch-1spandnextsc,(sc,ch2,sc)innextch-2sp,ch1,sknextscandnextch-1sp,scinnextsc,repfrom*around,workingateachcorner(sc,ch2,sc)innextch-2sp,sknextsc,scinnextch-2sp,sknextsc,(sc,ch3,sc)incornerch-2sp,sknextsc,scinnextch-2sp,sknextsc,(sc,ch2,sc)innextch-2sp,scinnextsc,joinlastchtobegsc,fastenoff.
From Crochet World magazine, August 2005, Vol. 28, No. 4, Pages 38–39, Copyright © 2005 Crochet World magazineFrom Crochet World magazine, August 2005, Vol. 28, No. 4, Pages 38–39, Copyright © 2005 Crochet World magazine
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