DESIGN BY JEAN LEINHAUSER
Approximately 42 x 62 inches
Medium (worsted) weight yarn:
24 oz brown
12 oz red
8 oz linen
Size J/10/6mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
Tapestry needle
3 sc sts = 1 inch
Row (RS) 1: With dark brown, ch 167 loosely, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sk next ch, sc in each of next 4 chs; *work 3 sc in next ch, sc in each of next 3 chs; sk next 2 chs, sc in each of next 3 chs; rep from * to last 7 chs, work 3 sc in next ch, sc in each of next 4 chs; sk next ch, sc in last ch.
Row 2: Ch 1, turn; sc in first sc, sk next sc, sc in each of next 4 sc; *work 3 sc in next sc (center sc of 3-sc group), sc in each of next 3 sc; sk next 2 sc, sc in each of next 3 sc; rep from * to last 7 sc, work 3 sc in next sc, sc in each of next 4 sc; sk next sc, sc in last sc.
Row 3: Rep row 2, changing to red in last sc. (Color Notes: To change colors, work last sc until 2 lps rem on hook, finish off old color; with new color, yo hook and draw through both lps on hook—color changed. Then at beg of next row, work over yarn ends for several sts (see illustration).
Rows 4 & 5: With red, rep row 2 twice. At end of row 5, change to linen in last sc.
Row 6: With linen, rep row 2, changing to dark brown in last sc.
Row 7 (popcorn row): With dark brown, ch 2 (do not count as a dc), turn; sk first sc, dc in each of next 3 sc, work a popcorn (pc) in next sc as follows: Work 4 dc in next sc, drop lp from hook; insert hook in first dc of 4-dc group just made (see illustration),
hook drooped lp and pull through st on hook, ch 1 (pc made); dc in next sc, *work 3 dc in next sc (center sc of 3-sc group); dc in next sc, pc in next sc; work a cluster over next 4 sc as follows: Keeping last lp of each st on hook, work dc in each of next 4 sc (5 lps now on hook—see illustration),
yo hook and draw through all 5 lps on hook (cluster made); pc in next sc, dc in next sc; rep from * to last 7 sc, work 3 dc in next sc, dc in next sc; pc in next sc, dc in each of next 2 sc; work a cluster over last 2 sc, changing to linen as follows: Keeping last lp of each st on hook, work dc in each of last 2 sc (3 lps now on hook, finish off dark brown; with linen, yo hook and draw through all 3 lps on hook (cluster made and colors changed).
Row 8: With linen, ch 1, turn; sc in top of cluster, sk next dc, sc in next dc; sc in top of pc (in dc where dropped lp was pulled through), sc in each of next 2 dc; *work 3 sc in next dc (center dc of 3-dc group), sc in each of next 2 dc, sc in top of next pc; sk next cluster, sc in top of next pc, sc in each of next 2 dc; rep from * to last 7 sts, work 3 sc in next dc, sc in each of next 2 dc, sc in top of next pc; sc in next dc, sk next dc; sc in last dc, changing to red.
Rows 9 & 10: With red, rep row 2 twice. At end of row 10, change to dark brown in last sc.
Row 11: With dark brown, rep row 2.
Rep rows 2–11 until work measures approximately 61 inches from beg edge, ending by working row 11. Continuing with dark brown, rep [row 2] twice. Finish off.
Weave in all ends. Lightly steam press side edges on wrong side to prevent curling.