This coral-hued afghan is the perfect shade to brighten up your living room for spring. Shell and picot stitches make up the bulk of this pattern for a quick-to-work-up springtime home accessory.
Skill Level: Easy
Size: 47” x 57”
Gauge: Rows 2-5 = 3” and Shell, Picot = 3 ½”
Materials
Yarn:
Red Heart Super Saver (100% acrylic; 365 yards [333 meters]/198 grams): #0726 Coral (5 skeins)
Hook: US size H/8 (5.0 mm) and US size I/9 (5.5 mm) hooks, or size needed for gauge
Special Stitches
Shell: [(dc, ch 2) 3 times, dc] in space or stitch as indicated.
Picot: (sc, ch 3, sc) in space or stitch as indicated.
Pattern Notes
Afghan is crocheted in multiples of 12 plus 6 chs.
Pattern
Row 1: With H hook, ch 150, sc in 8th ch from hook, sk 3 ch, Shell in next ch, sk 3 ch, sc in next ch, *ch 5, sk 3 ch, sc in next ch, sk 3 ch, Shell in next ch, sk 3 ch, sc in next ch; rep from * across to last 2 ch, ch 2, sk next ch, dc in last ch, turn.
Row 2 (RS): Ch 3, sc in next ch-2 sp, 3 dc in next ch2 sp (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp) twice, *Picot in next ch-5 sp, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp) twice; rep from * across to last ch-2 sp, sc in last ch-2 sp, dc in last dc, turn.
Row 3: Ch 4, (dc, ch 2, dc) in first dc, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 5, sc in next ch-2 sp, *Shell in next ch3 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 5, sc in next ch-2 sp; rep from * across to last 5 sts, sk 4 sts, dc in last dc, (ch 2, dc, ch 1, dc) in same st, turn.
Row 4: Ch 3, dc in next ch-1 sp, ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, Picot in next ch-5 sp, *3 dc in next ch-2 sp, (ch 2, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp) twice, Picot in next ch-5 sp; rep from * across to last 2 sps, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, dc in next ch-1 sp and in last dc, turn.
Row 5: Ch 5, sc in next ch-2 sp, Shell in next ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, *ch 5, sc in next ch-2 sp, Shell in next ch-3 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp; re from * across to last 2 dc, ch 2, sk next dc, dc in last dc, turn.
Rows 6-77: Continue in pattern repeating Rows 2–5, ending with Row 5. After last row, turn and do not fasten off.
Edging
Rnd 1: With I hook and RS facing, work along top edge, Picot in corner ch sp, *ch 3, sc in first dc of Shell, ch 3, sk ch-2 sp and next dc, Picot in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, sk next dc and ch-2 sp, sc in next dc, ch 3, Picot in ch-5 sp; rep from * across, ending with ch 3, Picot in corner ch sp.
Work along side edge, ch 3, sc in first ch space, *ch 3, sk 1 ch sp, Picot in next ch sp, ch 3, sk 1 ch sp, sc in next ch sp; rep from * across.
Work along bottom edge, ch 3, Picot in corner ch sp, *ch 3, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 3, Picot in ch below Shell, ch 3, sc in ch-3 sp, ch 3, Picot in ch sp below ch 5; rep from * across, ending with ch 3, Picot in corner ch sp.
Work along side ch 3, work as for opposite edge matching sts, ending with ch 3, join to beginning sc.
Rnd 2: Work along top edge, sl st to corner ch-3 sp, (ch 3, 2 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in same sp, sc in next ch-3 sp, *(2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next sc, sc in ch-3 sp of Picot, (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in next sc, sc in ch-3 sp of Picot; rep from * across, ending with sc in last ch-3 sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in corner ch-3 sp.
Work along side edge, sc in ch-3 sp, *(3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next sc, sc in ch-3 sp of Picot; rep from * across.
Continue in pattern for bottom edge and opposite side edge, ending with join to top of beg ch 3.
Rnd 3: Work along top edge, sl st into corner ch-2 sp, sc in same sp, ch 4, *Picot in next sc, ch 3, sc in ch-2 sp, ch 3; rep from across, ending with ch 4, sc in corner ch-2 sp.
Work along side edge, ch 4, *Picot in next sc, ch 4, sc in ch-2 sp, ch 4; rep from * across, ending with ch 4, sc in bottom corner ch-2 sp.
Continue in pattern for bottom and opposite side edge, ending with ch 4, join to beg sc.
Finishing
Fasten off and weave in ends. 