Colors of Christmas Afghan
Get into the holiday mood when you crochet the Colors of Christmas Afghan. With all the stores starting Christmas shopping earlier and earlier, we find it difficult to embrace the holiday when it seems so long away. With this christmas crochet blanket, you can start way before Christmas and still feel a bit jolly because you know you'll definitely be finished with it by the time December 25 rolls around. Keep it for your own cozy fireplace afghan or give it to someone you care about after you're done.
Crochet HookG/6 or 4 mm hook, H/8 or 5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Crochet GaugeWith H hook 4 rows 3
post stitch, shell 1
Finished Size45 in. x 56 in.
Find more Christmas Throws in 16 Red and Green Christmas Crochet Afghans
Materials:
- RED HEART Classic: 4 skeins 0902 Jockey Red, 2 skeins 0902 Paddy Green
- RED HEART Super Saver: 3 skeins 0311 White
- Crochet Hooks: 4.5 mm (US G-7), 5.0mm (US H-8) or size needed for gauge
Special Stitches:
- Shell – (2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc) in space or stitch as indicated.
- Large Shell (Lg Shell) – (dc, ch 1, 2 dc, ch 1, dc) in space or stitch as indicated.
- Front Post Double Crochet (FPdc) – yo, insert hook from front to back around post of indicated stitch, yo and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), (yo and draw through 2 loops) twice.
- Back Post Double Crochet (BPdc) – yo, insert hook from back to front around post of indicated stitch, yo and pull up a loop (3 loops on hook), (yo and draw through 2 loops) twice.
Row 1 (RS): With red and H hook ch 159, Shell in 6th ch from hook, skip 2 chs, *dc in next ch, skip 2 chs, Shell in next ch, skip 2 chs, repeat from * across ending skip 2 chs, dc in last ch, turn.
Row 2: Ch 3, *Shell in ch 1 space of Shell, skip 2 dc, BPdc around the post of the next dc, repeat
from * across ending dc in 3rd ch of turning ch, fasten off and turn.
Row 3: Join green in first stitch, ch 2, *Shell in ch 1 space of Shell, skip 2 dc, FPdc around the post of the next dc, repeat from * across ending dc in 3rd ch of turning ch, turn.
Row 4: Repeat Row 2, fasten off and turn.
Row 5: Join red in first stitch, ch 2, and continue with Row 3.
Row 6: Repeat Row 2, fasten off and turn.
Row 7: Join white in first stitch, ch 2, and continue with Row 3.
Rows 8 – 11: Repeat Rows 2 and 3.
Row 12: Repeat Row 2, fasten off and turn.
Rows 13 –78: Continue pattern of 2 rows red, 2 rows green, 2 rows red, 6 rows white, fasten off
after last row.
EDGING
Round 1(RS): Work along top edge with white and G hook Lg Shell in first dc, [ch 1, sc in ch 1 space of Shell, ch 1, skip 2 dc, Lg Shell in next dc] across ending ch 1, Lg Shell in last dc, ch 1.
Work along side edge [sc in next dc space, ch 1, Shell in next dc space, ch 1] across ending ch 1, Lg Shell in first dc of bottom edge, ch 1,
Work along bottom edge [sc in ch below Shell, ch 1, Lg Shell in dc, ch 1] across ending ch 1, Lg Shell in last dc, ch 1,
Work along side edge skip 1 dc space, [sc in next dc space, ch 1, Shell in next dc space, ch 1] across ending ch 1, join to beginning dc.
Round 2: Slip stitch in ch 1 space, slip stitch to space between next 2 dc, sc in same space, ch 4, [sc in next sc, ch 3, skip 1 dc and ch 1 space, sc in space between next 2 dc, ch 3] across ending ch 4, skip 1 dc, and ch 1 space, sc in space between next 2 dc of corner Lg Shell, ch 4.
Work along side edge, sc in next sc, ch 3, [sc in ch 1 space of Shell, ch 3, sc in next sc, ch 3] across ch 4. Continue pattern around entire afghan as established ending ch 4, join to beginning sc and fasten off.