I grew up on the north-east coast of England, and when I was a very little girl my family would take day trips to see some of the pretty seaside towns and fishing villages. One I remember well is Scarborough, mostly because of the colourful sticks of ‘rock’ candy that could be bought there. These long, candy-coloured, sticks of sugary goodness often had the words ‘Scarborough Rock’ running through the middle of them. Oh, they tasted so good, and the memory of them provided me with the inspiration for this oversized circular throw.
Any standard worsted weight yarn can easily be substituted for the stated yarn; however, checking your tension carefully beforehand is strongly recommended.
31⁄2 rnds of circular motif worked in tr sts (12st inc each rnd) = 10cm (4in)
Approx. 115cm (451⁄4in) diameter when blocked
Large-scale circular designs can sometimes be tricky, even when you match the stated tension as closely as possible. Any minor cupping or rippling may be resolved with blocking. Address more pronounced cupping or rippling in the crochet process: after every few rounds lay out the work to see how it is progressing. If you have severe cupping, try omitting one or two rounds before the main increase round; for any severe rippling, try repeating the round before a main increase round once or twice. If you check your progress, making any necessary amendments as you go, your throw will lay flat.
Foundation ring: using 5.5mm hook and yarn A, ch5, ss to form ring
Round 1: ch4 (counts as first tr, ch1), [tr, ch1] 7 times into ring, ss into 3rd of starting ch4
Round 2: ss into ch-sp, s-tr, [tr, ch1] into same ch-sp, [2tr, ch1] into each ch-sp around, ss into top of s-tr
Round 3: s-tr, ch1, [3tr shell, ch1] into each ch-sp around, 2tr into last ch-sp, ss into top of s-tr
Round 4 (increase round): ss into ch-sp, s-tr, [tr, ch1, 2tr, ch1] into same ch-sp, [2tr, ch1] twice into each ch-sp around, ss into top of s-tr
Round 5: rep rnd 3
Round 6 (increase round): rep rnd 4
Round 7: s-tr, ch1, [2tr, ch1] into each ch-sp around, tr into last ch-sp, ss into top of s-tr
Round 8: ss into ch-sp, s-tr, [tr, ch1] into same ch-sp, [2tr, ch1] into each ch-sp around, ss into top of s-tr
Round 9: s-tr, 3tr shell into each ch-sp around, 2tr into last ch-sp, ss into top of s-tr, fasten off
Round 10: join yarn B between any 3tr shells of prev rnd, *ch3 (counts as first tr), 3tr shell into each sp between shells of prev rnd, 2tr into last sp*, fasten off invisibly
Round 11: join yarn A between any 3tr shells of prev rnd, rep rnd 10 from * to *, ss into 3rd of starting ch3
Round 12: ss into sp between shells of prev rnd, s-tr, [2tr, ch1] into same sp, [3tr shell, ch1] into each sp between shells of prev rnd, ss into top of s-tr, fasten off
Round 13: join yarn C in any ch-sp, ch4 (counts as first tr, ch1), [3tr shell, ch1] into each ch-sp around, 2tr into last ch-sp, fasten off invisibly
Round 14 (increase round): join yarn D in any ch-sp, *ch4 (counts as first tr, ch1), [2tr, ch1] twice into each ch-sp around, [2tr, ch1, tr] into last ch-sp*, fasten off invisibly
Round 15: join yarn A in any ch-sp, *ch4 (counts as first tr, ch1), [2tr, ch1] into each ch-sp around, tr into last ch-sp*, fasten off invisibly
Round 16: join yarn E in any ch-sp and rep rnd 15 from * to *, fasten off invisibly
Central Section
Round 17: join yarn A in any ch-sp and rep rnd 15 from * to *, ss into 3rd of starting ch4
Round 18: rep rnd 8
Round 19: s-tr, ch1, [2tr, ch1] into each ch-sp around, tr into last ch-sp, ss into top of s-tr
Round 20: ss into ch-sp, s-tr, 2tr into same ch-sp, 3tr shell into each ch-sp around, ss into top of s-tr
Round 21: rep rnd 9, do not fasten off
Round 22: rep rnd 20
Round 23: rep rnd 9, do not fasten off
Round 24: rep rnd 12, fasten off
Round 25: join yarn C in any ch-sp, *ch4 (counts as first tr, ch1), [3tr shell, ch1] into each ch-sp around, 2tr into last ch-sp*, fasten off invisibly
Round 26: join yarn A in any ch-sp, rep rnd 25 from * to *, fasten off invisibly
Round 27: join yarn F in any ch-sp, *ch5 (counts as first tr, ch2), [3tr shell, ch2] into each ch-sp around, 2tr into last ch-sp*, fasten off invisibly
Outer section
Note: Rnd 17 repeated from previous chart
Round 28: join yarn A in any ch-sp, rep rnd 27 from * to *, fasten off invisibly
Round 29: join yarn D in any ch-sp, rep rnd 27 from * to *, fasten off invisibly
Round 30 (increase round): join yarn A in any ch-sp, rep rnd 14 from * to *, fasten off invisibly
Round 31: join yarn G in any ch-sp, rep rnd 15 from * to *, fasten off invisibly
Round 32: join yarn E in any ch-sp, rep rnd 15 from * to *, fasten off invisibly
Round 33: rep rnd 31
Round 34: join yarn F in any ch-sp, rep rnd 15 from * to *, fasten off invisibly
Round 35: join yarn C in any ch-sp, rep rnd 15 from * to *, fasten off invisibly
Round 36: join yarn B in any ch-sp, rep rnd 15 from * to *, fasten off invisibly
Round 37: join yarn A in any ch-sp, rep rnd 15 from * to *, fasten off invisibly
Round 38: rep rnd 31
Round 39: join yarn A in any ch-sp, *ch3 (counts as first tr), 3tr shell into each ch-sp around, 2tr into last ch-sp*, fasten off invisibly
Round 40: join yarn D in any ch-sp, rep rnd 10 from * to *, fasten off invisibly
Round 41: join yarn A in any ch-sp, rep rnd 10 from * to *, fasten off invisibly
Round 42: join yarn F in any ch-sp, rep rnd 10 from * to *, fasten off invisibly
Round 43: rep rnd 41
Round 44: join yarn B in any ch-sp, rep rnd 10 from * to *, fasten off invisibly
Round 45: join yarn A in any ch-sp, rep rnd 10 from * to *, ss into 3rd of starting ch3
Edging
Note: Rnd 45 repeated from previous chart
Round 46: ss into sp between 3tr shells of prev rnd, s-tr, ch4, [tr, ch4] into each sp between shells of prev rnd, ss into top of s-tr
Round 47: ch1, ss into 2nd st of next ch4 sp, *8tr into next ch-sp, ss into next ch-sp* rep from * to * around, working last ss into same sp as first ss, fasten off and weave in loose ends
Using a press cloth, steam press on reverse with a hot iron to approx. 115cm (451⁄4in) diameter.
