Suzy Snowflake's Favorite Afghan

MATERIALS:

• RED HEART® Super Saver®:
  3 skeins 311 White A and 4 skeins 886 Blue B
• Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 5.5mm [US I-9]
• Yarn needle

GAUGE: Square measures 9”x 9” (23 x 23 cm). CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.

SIZE: Throw measures 45” x 64” (114 x 163 cm)

Reminder: dtr = [yo] 3 times, insert hook where indicated and draw yarn through, [yo and draw through 2 loops] 4 times.

Special Abbreviations
beg shell = ch 3, (dc, ch 2, 2 dc) all in indicated st or space.
shell = (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) all in st or space indicated.
 

THROW
Square (Make 35)
With A, ch 8; join with a slip st in first ch to form a ring.
Round 1: Ch 3, 23 dc in ring; join with a slip st in top of ch-3 – 24 sts.
Round 2: Beg shell in same st as joining, skip next 2 dc, * shell in next dc, skip next 2 dc; repeat from * around; join – 8 shells.
Round 3: Slip st in next dc, slip st in space, beg shell in same space, ch 2, * shell in next ch-2 space, ch 2; repeat from * around; join.
Round 4: Slip st in next dc, (slip st, ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in next ch-2 space, ch 2, skip next space, * (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) all in next ch-2 space, ch 2, skip next space; repeat from * around; join. Fasten off.
Round 5: Join B in next ch-2 space after joining; ch 1, * 3 sc in ch-2 space, sc in next 3 dc, sc in next space, ch 2, sc in ch-2 space of Round 3, ch 2, sc between shells of Round 2, ch 2, sc in same ch-2 space of Round 3, ch 2, sc in same space of Round 4, sc in next 3 dc; repeat from * around; join with a slip st in first sc.
Round 6: (Slip st, ch 1, sc) all in next sc, ch 3, * 3 dc in ch-2 space of Round 4 between 2 sc, ch 3 **, sc in center sc of 3-sc group, ch 3, (3 dtr, ch 3, 3 dtr) all in next ch-2 space of Round
4 between 2 sc, ch 3; repeat from * around, end at **; join.
Round 7: Ch 3, * 2 dc in next ch-3 space, dc in next 3 dc, 2 dc in next ch-3 space, dc in next sc, 2 dc in next ch-3 space, dc in next 3 dtr, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) all in next ch-3 space, dc in next 3 dtr, 2 dc in next ch-3 space **, dc in next sc; repeat from * around, end at **; join.
Fasten off.

FINISHING
Border
Sew squares together: 5 squares wide by 7 squares long. With right side facing, join B in any dc; ch 3, dc evenly around and work (2 dc, ch 3, 2 dc) all in each corner ch-3 space; join. Fasten off. Weave in ends.

Abbreviations
A, B = Color A, Color B; ch = chain; dc = double crochet; dtr = double treble crochet; mm = millimeters; st(s) = stitch (es); yo = yarn over; * or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated; [] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified.

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