Striped Wrap Around Throw
When you make this Striped Wrap Around Throw, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it. Soft and warm, this free crochet pattern is perfect for nippy nights.
Crochet HookI/9 or 5.5 mm hook
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Throw measures 29” x 59”.
Materials:
RED HEART® “Super Saver®”: 2 skeins each 311 White A and 312 Black B.
OR
RED HEART® “Super Saver®” Jumbo: 1 skein each 311 White A and 312 Black B.
Crochet Hook: 5.5 mm [US I-9].
Yarn needle.
GAUGE: 12 sts = 4”; 12 rows = 4” in Pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
Pattern Stitch
Row 1 (Right Side): Sc in 2nd ch from hook, * ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch; repeat from * across; turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first sc, sc in ch-1 space, * ch 1, skip next sc, sc in next ch-1 space; repeat from * to last sc; sc in last sc; turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first sc, * ch 1, skip next sc, sc in next ch-1 space; repeat from * to last 2 sc; ch 1, skip next sc, sc in last sc; turn.
Repeat Rows 2 and 3 for Pattern.
THROW
With A, ch 88. Work in Pattern over 87 sts in the following color sequence: 2 rows A, [2 rows B, 2 rows A] twice, 2 rows B, 6 rows A, 6 rows B, 6 rows A, [2 rows B, 2 rows A] 3 times, 6 rows B, 6 rows A, 6 rows B, [2 rows A, 2 rows B] 3 times – 72 rows completed.
Continue with B as follows:
Row 1 (Right Side): Ch 3, skip first sc, dc in each ch-1 space and sc across; turn – 87 sts.
Row 2: Ch 3, skip first dc, dc in next 2 dc, * ch 1, skip next st, dc in next dc; repeat from * to last 2 sts; dc in next dc and in top of ch-3; turn.
Row 3: Ch 3, skip first dc, dc in next 2 dc, ch 1, skip next space, * [dc in next dc, dc in next space] 7 times, dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next space; repeat from * to last 3 sts; dc in next 2 dc and in top of ch-3; turn.
Row 4: Ch 3, skip first dc, dc in next 2 dc, ch 1, [dc in next 15 dc, ch 1] 5 times, dc in next 2 dc and in top of ch-3; turn.
Row 5: Ch 3, skip first dc, dc in next 2 dc, ch 1, * dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, [skip next dc, tr in next dc] 4 times, ch 3, skip next dc, dc in next 3 dc, ch 1; repeat from * to last 3 sts; dc in next 2 dc and in top of ch-3; turn.
Row 6: Ch 3, skip first dc, dc in next 2 dc, ch 1, * dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, sc in 4 tr, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, ch 1; repeat from * to last 3 sts; dc in next 2 dc and in top of ch-3; turn.
Rows 7, 8 and 9: Ch 3, skip first dc, dc in next 2 dc, ch 1,* dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, sc in 4 sc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, ch 1; repeat from * to last 3 sts; dc in next 2 dc and in top of ch-3; turn.
Row 10: Ch 3, skip first dc, dc in next 2 dc, ch 1, * dc in next 3 dc, [ch 1, tr in next sc] 4 times, ch 1, dc in next 3 dc, ch 1; repeat from * to last 3 sts; dc in next 2 dc and in top of ch-3; turn.
Row 11: Ch 3, skip first dc, dc in next 2 dc, ch 1, * dc in next 3 dc, [dc in ch-1 space, dc in next tr] 4 times, dc in next ch-1 space, dc in next 3 dc, ch 1; repeat from * to last 3 sts; dc in next 2 dc and in top of ch-3; turn.
Row 12: Repeat Row 4.
Row 13: Repeat Row 2.
Row 14: Ch 3, skip first dc, dc in each ch-1 space and dc across; turn.
Row 15: Ch 1, sc in first dc, * ch 1, skip next dc, sc in next dc; repeat from * across; turn. Now work in Pattern Stitch, begin with Pattern Row 2, in the following color sequence: 1 more row B, 2 rows A, [2 rows B, 2 rows A] 6 rows B, [2 rows A, 2 rows B] 3 times, 6 rows A , 6 rows B, 6 rows A, [2 rows B, 2 rows A] 3 times – 72 rows completed. Fasten off.
Edging
Round 1: With right side facing, join B in any corner; ch 1, [3 sc in corner, work an odd number of sc evenly to next corner] 4 times; join with a slip st in first sc.
Round 2: Ch 1, skip joining sc, ** (sc, ch 1, sc) all in center corner sc, ch 1, skip next sc, * sc in next sc, ch 1, skip next sc; repeat from * to next center corner sc; repeat from ** around; join. Fasten off.
Round 3: Join A in corner ch-1 space; ch 1, ** (sc, dc, tr, dc, sc) all in corner ch-1 space, ch 3, sc in next ch-1 space, ch 3, * (sc, dc, tr, dc, sc) all in next ch-1 space, ch 3, sc in next ch-1 space, ch 3; repeat from * to next corner ch-1 space; repeat from ** around; join. Fasten off. Weave in ends.
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