Crochet Afghan Couch Cover No. 852

Model No. 852

MATERIALS

34 hanks Blue Utopia 8 Fold Germantown. 34 hanks Gray Utopia 8 Fold Germantown. Crochet Hook, No. 5.

DIRECTIONS

Ch. 4, join, work 8 s. c. in ring.

First Row—Ch. 3, 1 s. c. in next 3 sts., ch. 3, 1 s. c. in same st., 1 s. c. in next 2 sts., ch. 3, 1 s. c. in same st., 1 s. c. in next 2 sts., ch. 3, 1 s. c. in same st., 1 s. c. in next st., 1 s. c. in 1st ch. st.

Second Row—* Ch. 3, skip 1 ch. st., 1 s. c. in ch. st., 1 s. c. in next 3 sts., 1 s. c. in ch. st., repeat from * for 3 more times, having 5 s. c. between ch. sts.

Third Row—* Ch. 3, skip 1 ch. st., 1 s. c. in next ch. st., 1 s. c. in next 2 sts., ch. 3, 1 s. c. in first ch. st. for picot, 4 s. c. in next 4 sts., repeat from * 3 more times.

Fourth Row—Work 1 s. c. in every st. all around with 3 ch. sts. at each corner, always work 1 s. c. in first ch., skip center st. and 1 s. c. in third ch. throughout square; this increases pattern.

Fifth Row—* Ch. 3, 3 s. c., 1 p., 4 s. c., 1 p., 4 s. c., repeat from * 3 more times.

Sixth Row—* Ch. 3, 1 s. c. in every st., repeat from * 3 more times, having 13 s. c. between the 2 corners.

Seventh Row—* Ch. 3, 3 s. c., 1 p., 4 s. c., 1 p., 4 s. c., 1 p., 4 s. c., repeat from * for 3 more times.

Eighth Row—Ch. 3, 1 s. c. in every st. all around, having 17 s. c. between the corners.

Ninth Row—* Ch. 3, 3 s. c., 1 p., 4 s. c., 1 p., 4 s. c., 1 p., 4 s. c., 1 p., 4 s. c., repeat from * 3 more times.

Tenth Row—* Ch. 3, 1 s. c. in every st., repeat from * 3 more times, having 21 sts. between.

Eleventh Row—* Ch. 3, 7 s. c., 1 p., 4 s. c., 1 p., 4 s. c., 1 p., 8 s. c., repeat from * 3 more times.

Twelfth Row—* Ch. 3, 1 s. c. in every st., repeat from * 3 more times, having 25 sts. between.

Thirteenth Row—* Ch. 3, 11 s. c., 1 p., 4 s. c., 1 p., 12 s. c., repeat from * 3 more times.

Fourteenth Row—* Ch. 3, 1 s. c. in every st., repeat from * 3 more times, having 29 sts. between.

99Fifteenth Row—* Ch. 3, 15 s. c., 1 p., 16 s. c., repeat from * 3 more times.

Sixteenth Row—* Ch. 3, 1 s. c. in every st., repeat from * 3 more times, having 33 sts. between.

Seventeenth Row—* Ch. 3, 1 s. c. in every st., repeat from * 3 more times, having 35 sts. between.

Eighteenth Row—* Ch. 3, 1 s. c. in every st., repeat from * 3 more times, having 37 sts. between.

Nineteenth Row—* Ch. 3, 3 s. c., * * 1 p., 4 s. c., repeat from * * 8 times, repeat from * 3 more times.

Twentieth Row—* Ch. 3, 1 s. c. in every st., repeat from * 3 more times, having 41 sts. between.

Twenty-first Row—* Ch. 3, 3 s. c., * * 1 p., 4 s. c., repeat from * * 9 times, repeat from * 3 more times.

Twenty-second Row—* Ch. 3, 1 s. c. in every st., repeat from * 3 more times, having 45 sts. between.

Twenty-third Row—* Ch. 3, 3 s. c., * * 1 p., 4 s. c., repeat from * * 10 times, repeat from * 3 more times.

Twenty-fourth Row—* Ch. 3, 1 s. c. in every st., repeat from * 3 more times, having 49 sts. between.

Twenty-fifth Row—Ch. 3, 1 d. c. in first ch. st., ch. 1, skip 1 ch., 2 d. c. in third ch. st., * ch. 1, skip 1, 2 d. c. on next 2 sts., repeat from * to corner, ch. 3, 2 d. c. in first and third ch. st., continue with d. c. as described.

Twenty-sixth Row—1 s. c. in every st., also at corners.

Sew squares neatly together on wrong side, having 12 blue and 12 gray squares.

Border, with Blue—* 1 s. c., ch. 3, 1 d. c. in same st., skip 2 sts., 1 s. c. in next st., ch. 3, 1 d. c. in same st., skip 2 sts., 1 s. c. in next st., repeat from * to end of row, turn, ch. 3.

Second Row—With gray * 1 s. c. in ch. 3 of first row, ch. 3, 1 d. c. in same place, repeat from * to end of row, make 3 more rows same pattern, one blue, one gray, and finish with blue.

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