3 - Color Throw

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Skill Level

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Finished Measurements

48 inches × 56 inches


Materials

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   King Cole Big Value Chunky bulky (chunky) weight premium acrylic yarn (3½ oz/167 yds/100g per skein):

       4 skeins each #546 caramel, #1973 carnation and #3280 biscuit

   Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge


Gauge

7 dc = 2½ inches; 5 dc rows = 13½ inches

Pattern Notes

Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Please refer to photos when working as needed.

Special Stitches

The number in the st name is how many rows the st will be worked over. W2st works over 2 rows, W3st works over 3 rows, and W4st works over 4 rows (see photo 1).

Note: The first row is the row being worked.

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See Waterfall Crochet Appendix & Tips for more details on sts.

Waterfall over 2 rows and into st (W2st); Waterfall over 3 rows and into st (W3st); Waterfall over 4 rows and into st (W4st): Working over number of rows indicated in st name and into corresponding st below, work the st per the steps below:

A. For the first row, yo,

B. for each rem row, insert hook in ch sp, yo twice, pull lps to front of work (see photos 2–4),

Note: Each ch sp down to the st below will be worked in.

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C. when indicated number of rows have been worked, insert hook in corresponding st (see A on photos 2, 3 & 4), turn piece to view back of st, yo, pull lp through st,

Note: The st will be worked off the hook viewing the back of the st. This is because the yarn has been carried down the back of the work as lps have been added to the hook.

D. (yo, pull lp through 2 lps on hook, yo, pull lp through 2 lps on hook and ch sp) repeat until last ch sp has been worked off hook,

E. turn to view RS of work, (yo, pull lp through 2 lps on hook) twice (see photos 5, 6 & 7).

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Join with a dc (dc join): Yo, insert hook in st and complete as a dc.

Throw

Multiple of 18 plus 13 chs.

Row 1: With caramel, ch 121, dc in 4th ch from hook (first 3 chs count as first dc), dc in each ch across. (119 dc)

Row 2: Turn, ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in each of next 3 sts, (ch 3, sk next 3 sts, dc in each of next 15 sts) across to last 7 sts, ch 3, sk next 3 sts, dc in each of next 3 sts, changing (see How to Change Color in Last Stitch) to carnation, dc in last st. Drop (do not fasten off) caramel (it will be picked up in 4 rows).

Row 3: Turn, ch 3, dc in each of next 2 sts, (ch 5, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, dc in each of next 13 sts) across to last 8 sts, ch 5, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, dc in each of last 3 sts.

Row 4: Turn, ch 3, dc in next st, (ch 7, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, dc in next st, ch 3, sk next 3 sts, dc in each of next 7 sts) across to last 9 sts, ch 7, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, dc in next st, changing to biscuit, dc in last st. Drop carnation (it will be picked up in 4 rows).

Row 5: Turn, ch 3, dc in next st, [W2st (see Special Stitches) in next st, W3st (see Special Stitches) in next st, W4st (see Special Stitches) in each of next 3 sts, W3st in next st, W2st in next st (see photo 8),

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dc in each of next 6 sts, ch 5, sk next st, next ch sp and next st] across to last 9 sts (see photo 9),

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W2st in next st (see photo 10),

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W3st in next st, W4st in each of next 3 sts, W3st in next st, W2st in next st, dc in each of last 2 sts (see photo 11).

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Row 6: Turn, ch 3, dc in each of next 7 sts, (ch 7, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, dc in next st, ch 3, sk next 3 sts, dc in each of next 7 sts) across to last 3 sts, dc in each of next 2 sts, changing to caramel, dc in last st. Drop biscuit (it will be picked up in 4 rows).

Row 7: Turn, ch 3, dc in each of next 8 sts, (ch 5, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, W2st in next st, W3st in next st, W4st in each of next 3 sts, W3st in next st, W2st in next st, dc in each of next 6 sts) across to last 2 sts, dc in each of last 2 sts.

Row 8: Turn, ch 3, dc in each of next 3 sts, (ch 3, sk next 3 sts, dc in each of next 7 sts, ch 7, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, dc in next st) across to last 7 sts, ch 3, sk next 3 sts, dc in each of next 3 sts, changing to carnation, dc in last st (see Pick Up Dropped Color). Drop caramel (it will be picked up in 4 rows).

Row 9: Turn, ch 3, dc in each of next 2 sts, (ch 5, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, W2st in next st, W3st in next st, W4st in each of next 3 sts, W3st in next st, W2st in next st, dc in each of next 6 sts) across to last 8 sts, ch 5, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, dc in each of last 3 sts.

Row 10: Turn, ch 3, dc in next st, (ch 7, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, dc in next st, ch 3, sk next 3 sts, dc in each of next 7 sts) across to last 9 sts, ch 7, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, dc in next st, changing to biscuit, dc in last st. Drop carnation (it will be picked up in 4 rows).

Rows 11–76: [Rep rows 5–10] 11 times.

Note: For a longer project, continue to rep rows 5–10.

Rows 77–79: Rep rows 5–7.

Row 80: Turn, ch 3, dc in each of next 3 sts, (ch 3, sk next 3 sts, dc in each of next 7 sts, ch 7, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, dc in next st) across to last 7 sts, ch 3, sk next 3 sts, dc in each of next 3 sts, changing to carnation, dc in last st. Fasten off caramel.

Row 81: Turn, ch 3, dc in each of next 2 sts, (ch 5, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, W2st in next st, W3st in next st, W4st in each of next 3 sts, W3st in next st, W2st in next st, dc in each of next 6 sts) across to last 8 sts, ch 5, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, dc in each of last 3 sts.

Row 82: Turn, ch 3, dc in next st, (ch 7, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, dc in each of next 11 sts) across to last 9 sts, ch 7, sk next st, next ch sp and next st, dc in next st, changing to biscuit, dc in last st. Fasten off carnation.

Row 83: Turn, ch 3, dc in next st, (W2st in next st, W3st in next st, W4st in each of next 3 sts, W3st in next st, W2st in next st, dc in each of next 11 sts) across to last 9 sts, W2st in next st, W3st in next st, W4st in each of next 3 sts, W3st in next st, W2st in next st, dc in each of last 2 sts.

Row 84: Turn, ch 3, dc in each st across. Fasten off biscuit.

Border

Turn, dc join (see Special Stitches) carnation in first st, for corner, work 4 more dc in same st (see photo 12),

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working over end, dc in each st across to last st, for corner, 5 dc in last st, turn to work along the side (see photo 13),

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evenly dc across to corner, for corner work 5 dc in corner, turn to work along bottom (see photo 14),

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Dc in each st across to corner, for corner, work 5 dc in corner, turn to work along the side with carried ends (see photo 15),

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working over ends, evenly dc across to corner (see photo 16),

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join with sl st in top of first dc (see photo 17). Fasten off. image

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