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Awesome Autumn Throw

Capture autumn in your crochet hook and yarn with the Awesome Autumn Throw. When it comes to easy crochet afghan patterns, this one is something everyone will love. In a unique round design, this crochet afghan will instantly become an accent piece in any room you put it in. Choose four complimentary colors to match your home decor, and you're all set. Create the ultimate lounge afghan for fall with this wonderful crochet afghan.

Easy

Crochet HookJ/10 or 6 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Materials:

  • RED HEART® Fiesta®: 4 skeins of 6261 Autumn A and RED HEART® Super Saver®: 2 skeins each of 400 Grey Heather B, 313 Aran C, and 320 Cornmeal D
  • Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 6mm [US J-10]
  • Yarn Needle

Measurements: Throw measure 55” (139.5 cm) in diameter, from side to side.

Gauge: 13 sts and 8 rows in dc = 4” in pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge given.

Special Abbreviations

  • Front Post treble crochet (FPtr): Yarn over (twice), insert hook from front to back to front again around the post of corresponding st 2 rounds below, yarn over and draw up a loop to height of current round, [yarn over, draw through 2 loops on hook] 3 times, skip st behind FPtr just made.

Note: After Round 3 is made, always work FPtr around first and last st of side, 2 rounds belo. Ch-1 spaces worked in even-numbered rounds will show placement of FPtr’s in next round.

Throw Instructions
Starting at center, with B, ch 4; slip st in first ch to form a ring.

Round 1 (right side): Ch 3 (counts as dc here and throughout), 13 dc in ring; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-3 – 14 dc.
Round 2: Ch 3, 2 dc in first st, ch 1, skip next dc, *3 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc; repeat from * around; join with slip st in top of beginning ch-3 – 7 groups of 3-dc. Change to A. Fasten off B.
Round 3: With A, ch 3, dc in first st, FPtr around the post of next corresponding dc, 2 rounds below, (always skip st behind FPtr just made), 2 dc in next dc (5 sts between ch-1 spaces), ch 1, skip next ch-1 space, *2 dc in next dc, FPtr around the post of next dc 2 rounds below, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next ch-1 space; repeat from * around; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-3 – 7 sides with 5 sts on each side between ch-1 spaces.
Round 4: Ch 3, dc in first st, *dc in each of next 3 sts, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next ch-1 space**, 2 dc in next dc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-3 – 7 sts on each side between ch-1 corner spaces. Change to C. Fasten off A.
Round 5: With C, ch 3, dc in first st, *FPtr around first dc in group 2 rounds below, dc in each of next 3 dc, FPtr around last dc of group 2 rounds below, 2 dc in next dc (9 sts on side), ch 1, skip next ch-1 space**, 2 dc in next dc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-3.
Round 6: Ch 3, dc in first st, *dc in each of next 3 sts, ch 1, skip next dc, dc in each of next 3 sts, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next ch-1 space**, 2 dc in next dc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-3. Change to A. Fasten off C.
Round 7: With A, ch 3, dc in joining, *FPtr around first dc in group 2 rounds below, dc in each of next 3 dc, FPtr around next dc 2 rounds below, skip ch-1 space behind FPtr just made, dc in each of next 3 dc, FPtr around last dc in group 2 rounds below, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next ch-1 space**, 2 dc in next dc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-3.
Round 8: Ch 3, dc in first st, *dc in each of next 3 sts, [ch 1, skip next dc, dc in each of next 3 dc] twice, 2 dc in last dc, ch 1, skip next ch-1 space**, 2 dc in next dc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-3. Change to D. Fasten off A.
Round 9: With D, ch 3, dc in first st, *FPtr around first dc in group 2 rounds below, dc in each of next 3 dc, [FPtr around next dc 2 rounds below, skip ch-1 space behind FPtr just made, dc in each of next 3 dc] across side, FPtr around last dc in group 2 rounds
below, 2 dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next ch-1 space**, 2 dc in next dc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-3.
Round 10: Ch 3, dc in first st, *dc in each of next 3 sts, [ch 1, skip next st, dc in each of next 3 dc] across side, 2 dc in last dc, ch 1, skip next ch-1 space**, 2 dc in next dc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-3 – 19 sts on each side between ch-1 corner spaces. Change to A. Fasten off D.
Rounds 11-50: Repeat Rows 9-10 (20 times), working in the following color sequence: *2 rounds each of A, B, A, C, A, D; repeat from * throughout, ending with 2 rounds of B.
Note: 2 sts will be added to each side on each  round. There should be 99 sts on each side between corner ch-1 spaces, at end of last round. Change to A. Fasten off B.
Round 51-52: With A, ch 3, dc in first st, *dc in each st across side, ending with 2 dc in last dc on side, ch 1, skip next ch-1 space**, 2 dc in next dc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-3, turn.
Round 53: With wrong side facing, ch 1, 2 sc in first st, *ch 1, skip next ch-1 space, 2 sc in next dc, sc in each dc across to last dc of side**, 2 sc in next dc; repeat from * around, ending last repeat at **; join with a slip st in top of beginning ch-3. Fasten off A.

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