2018 Across the Board presents...

Gifts Off the Hook

Ignore-the-Noise Stadium Lapghan Swaantje Sass Copyright © 2018 Swaantje Sass

This team spirit stadium throw radiates patriotism and is a perfect gift for your favorite football fanatic. Cheer in style while snuggling under the chilly skies into overtime. So fetch, Tom Brady’s eye it will surely catch!

Skill Level Easy

Finished Measurements 54” (137cm) wide x 41” (104cm) long

Materials Main Color (MC) - Bernat Blanket Brights: 100% polyester; 10.5 oz/300 g; 220 yds/201m, Red, White & Bloom, 4 balls (or 9 balls 5.3oz/150g, 108 yds/98m) Contrast A - Bernat Blanket Brights: 100% polyester; 5.3oz/150g, 108 yds/98m, Race Car Red, 1 ball Contrast B - Bernat Baby Blanket: 100% polyester; 3.5oz/100g, 72 yds/65m, White, 1 ball Contrast C - Bernat Blanket Brights: 100% polyester; 5.3oz/150g, 108 yds/98m, Royal Blue, 1 ball Contrast D - Bernat Blanket: 100% polyester; 5.3oz/150g, 108 yds/98m, Pale Grey, 1 ball

Crochet Hook US L-11 (8 mm)

Extras Tapestry Needle

Gauge 9 dc x 4 rows = 4 in. square

Abbreviations ch = chain dc = double crochet rep = repeat RS = Right Side sc = single crochet sl st = slip stitch st(s) = stitch(es)

Special Stitches Crab Stitch: Reverse sc. Worked as a regular sin-gle crochet, but from left to right, the opposite of a regular single crochet stitch.

Special Technique Tall Chain 2: Chain 2 loosely for a little extra height. Tall chain 2 counts as dc.

Acknowledgements

Coordinator, Book Editor, Layout & Design: Lauren Venettozzi Photographer: Kathy Lashley for ELK Studio

Technical Editors: Amy Curtin, Emily Reiter, Edith Smith, & Jennifer Stover

Instructions Row 1: With MC, ch 114, working stitches in the back ridge of the ch, dc in 3rd ch from hook, dc in each ch across, turn. (112 dc).

Rows 2-10: Tall chain 2, dc in 2nd st and in each st across, turn. Fasten off MC.

Rows 11-13: Join A, repeat Row 2. Fasten off A.

Rows 14-23: Join MC, repeat Row 2. Fasten off MC.

Rows 24-26: Join B, repeat Row 2. Fasten off B.

Rows 27-36: Join MC, repeat Row 2. Fasten off MC.

Rows 37-39: Join C, repeat Row 2. Fasten off C.

Rows 40-49: Join MC, repeat Row 2. Fasten off MC.

Edging:

Round 1: Join D in corner st, ch 1, *3 sc in corner st, sc in each st across edge.* Rep from ** 3 times. Join with sl st to 1st sc. (RS). Do not turn.

Round 2: Ch 1, *crab st in each st across edge, 3 crab st(s) in corner st.* Rep from ** 3 times. Join with sl st to 1st crab st, fasten off D.

Finishing

With tapestry needle, weave in ends.