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Rainbow Sherbet Afghan

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Rainbow Sherbet Throw

It's pretty obvious how this Rainbow Sherbet Afghan got its name - the bright colors will definitely remind you of the sweet frozen treat of rainbow sherbet. Bright and cool colors come together to create a visually appealing design that will add a pop of color to any room of your house. The funky zigzag design of this free crochet afghan pattern is fun to create. It's the perfect pattern to make for spring and summer months.

Crochet HookJ/10 or 6 mm hook

Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)

Crochet Gauge4 sc and 3 ch-1 spaces across = 2” (5 cm); first 3 rows = 1.25” (3.1 cm). CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain gauge.

Finished SizeThrow measures 44” (111.7 cm) x 54” (137.1 cm).

Materials List

  • Red Heart® Classic™:

    • 4 skeins 730 Grenadine A

    • 2 skeins each 579 Light Lavender B, 513 Parakeet C, 246 Sea Coral D, 111 Eggshell E and 001 White G

    • 1 skein 681 Mist Green F


  • Susan Bates® Crochet Hook: 6.00 mm [US J-10]

NOTE: To change color, pull up a loop in first ch-1 space with Right Side facing, ch 1, sc in same space to begin row. Work 7 sc between points and Vs of chevrons. Border is optional.

ABBREVIATIONS: A, B, C = Color A, Color B, Color C etc; ch = chain; mm = millimeters; sc = single crochet; st(s) = stitch (es); [ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times specified; * or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated.

THROW

  1. With A, ch 215.

  2. Row 1 (Right Side): Working in back loop of ch, sc in second ch from hook; *[ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch] 5 times, ch 1, skip next ch, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch; [ch 1, skip next ch, sc in next ch ] 6 times, **skip 2 ch, sc in next ch; repeat from * across, ending last repeat at **; ch 1, turn – 8 chevron points.

  3. Row 2 (Wrong Side): Sc in next ch-1 space. * [ch 1, skip next sc, sc in next ch-1 space] 5 times, ch 1, skip next sc, (sc, ch 2, sc) in next ch-2 space, [ch 1, skip next sc, sc in next ch-1 space] 6 times, **skip next 2 sc, sc in next ch-1 space; repeat from * across, ending last repeat at **, ch 1, turn.

  4. Rows 3-8: Repeat Row 2. Fasten off.

  5. Repeat Row 2, working the following stripe sequence 4 times:

    • 1 row B
    • 4 rows C
    • 1 row B
    • 6 rows D
    • 1 row E
    • 4 rows F
    • 3 rows B
    • 3 rows G
    • 8 rows A

  6. Fasten off.

BORDER:

  1. With B and Right Side facing, draw up a loop in Row 2 at bottom right; working along right side, *ch 2, skip 1 row end, slip st in end of next row end*; repeat from * to * along side to corner, ending with ch 2, skip 1 row end; (slip st, ch 2, slip st) in corner sc; working across top, [ch 2, skip next sc, slip st in next ch-1 space] 6 times, **ch 2, skip next sc, (slip st, ch 2, slip st) in next ch-2 space, [ch 2, skip next sc, slip st in next ch-1 space] 6 times, ch 2, skip 2 sc, slip st in next ch-1 space, [ch 2, skip next sc, slip st in next ch-1 space] 5 times**; repeat from ** to ** across top to corner; ch 2, (slip st, ch 2, slip st) in corner sc; working along left side, repeat from * to * along side to corner, ending with ch 2, skip 1 row end; (slip st, ch 2, slip st) in corner ch; working across bottom, [ch 2, skip next ch, slip st in next ch-1 space] 6 times, ch 2, skip 2 chs, slip st in next ch-1 space, [ch 2, skip next ch, slip st in next ch-1 space] 5 times, ch 2, skip next ch, (slip st, ch 2, slip st) in next ch-2 space***; repeat from *** to *** across bottom to corner; ch 2, skip next row end, slip st in beginning row end. Fasten off.

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