The main body of this moody throw is worked back and forth with crossed double crochet and green yarn. Thick enough to provide significant warmth, but still elegant with a gorgeous, lacy border, this must-have pattern is just what you need this season.

Skill Level: Easy

Size: 47” x 63″

Gauge: 16 dc and 9 rows = 4” [10 cm]

Materials

Yarn: Cascade Yarns Cascade 220 Heathers (100% Wool; 220 yards [201 meters]/100 grams): 9459 Yakima Heather (MC, 11 balls); 9600 Antiqued Heather (CC, 3 balls)

*Categorize your yarn by choosing the appropriate size below

Hook: US size 7 (4.5 mm)

Notions: Tapestry needle; removeable stitch marker (optional)

Abbreviations

CC – contrast color

MC – main color

Sk – skip

Special Stitches

1/2dc cross: Sk 1 dc (or ch), dc in next 2 dc (or ch), dc in skipped dc (or ch)

Edge Shell: [(Dc, picot) 5 times, dc] all in the same st

P (picot): Ch 3, insert hook into back bar of first ch, yo, pull through all lps on hook

Shell: (2 dc, ch 1) twice, 2dc in same st

Tall V-Stitch: (Tr, ch 1, tr) in same st

V-Stitch: (Dc, ch 3, dc) in same st

Pattern Notes

It may be helpful to place a removable marker in the corner stitches of each rnd of border.

For the first rnd of border you will need to work 2 sc in a dc about 1/3 and 2/3 the way across top and bottom of blanket to get the required number of sc.

For Rnd 6 of border, one side of the corner sc has 5 sc in the 5 ch-sp and the other side has 4 sc in the 5 ch-sp.

Pattern

With MC, ch 169.

Row 1: Starting in 4th ch from hook, work 55 1/2dc cross row, ending with dc in last ch, turn.

Row 2: Ch 3, sk first dc, work 55 1/2dc across row, ending with dc in tch, turn.

Rep Row 2 until Blanket meas 53” from starting ch.

Border

Rnd 1: With MC and working across top of Blanket, ch 1, 3 sc in dc (corner), 165 sc to tch, 3 sc in tch (corner), 237 sc to starting ch, 3 sc in starting ch (corner), 165 sc to last starting ch, 3 sc in last starting ch (corner), 237 sc to beg of rnd, sl st to first sc. Do not turn – 167 sc at top and bottom; 239 sc each side.

Rnd 2: Join CC to beg sc, ch 3, *3 dc in next sc (corner), dc in each sc to next corner; rep from * 3 more times ending with sl st in first dc – 169 dc at top and bottom; 241 dc each side.

Rnd 3: With MC, ch 1, *sc in each dc to corner, 3 sc in corner dc; rep from * 3 more times, sc in each dc to beg ch, sl st to first sc – 171 sc at top and bottom; 243 sc each side.

Rnd 4: With MC, sl st in next 3 sc, ch 6, dc in same sc (corner), sk 1 sc, V-Stitch, (sk 3 sc, V-Stitch) 42 times, sk 1 sc, V-Stitch (corner), sk 1 sc, V-stitch, (sk 3 sc, V-stitch) 60 times, sk 1 sc, V-stitch (corner), sk 1 sc, V-Stitch, (sk 3 sc, V-stitch) 42 times, sk 1 sc, V-stitch (corner), sk 1 sc, V-stitch, (sk 3 sc, V-stitch) 60 times, ending with sl st in 3rd ch of tch – 43 V-Stitches at top and bottom; 61 V-Stitches each side.

Rnd 5: With MC, sl st to middle of ch-sp, ch 1, sc in ch-sp (corner), (ch 5, sc in next ch-sp, *ch 4, sc in next ch-sp; rep from * to V-Stitch before corner, ch 5, sc in corner ch-sp) 4 times, ending with sl st in the corner sc – 44 ch-sp across top and bottom; 62 ch-sp along each side.

Rnd 6: With MC, ch 1, *3 sc in corner sc, 5 sc in 5 ch-sp, 4 sc in each 4 ch-sp to corner, 4 sc in 5 ch-sp; rep from * 3 more times, ending with sl st in the first sc – 179 sc across at top and bottom; 251 sc along each side.

Rnd 7: Join CC to corner sc, ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in each sc around, ending with sl st in the top of ch-3 – 179 dc across at top and bottom; 251 dc along each side.

Rnd 8: Join MC to corner dc, ch 1, *sc in corner dc, ch 3, sk 1 dc, sc in next dc, (ch 3, sk 3 dc, sc in next dc) 44 times, ch 3, sk 1 dc, sc in corner dc, ch 3, sk 1 dc, sc in next dc, (ch 3, sk 3 dc, sc in next dc) 62 times, ch 3, sk 1 dc; rep from * once more, ending with sl st to corner sc – 46 ch-sp at top and bottom; 64 ch-sp each side.

Fasten off MC.

Rnd 9: Using CC for remainder of border, sl st in ch-sp after corner sc, ch 3 (counts as first dc), dc in same ch-sp, ch 1, 2 dc in same ch-sp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-sp) 44 times, (ch 1, 2 dc) twice in next ch-sp, (ch 1, 2 dc) twice in next ch-sp, (ch 1, 3dc in next ch-sp) 62 times, (ch 1, 2 dc) twice in next ch-sp, (ch 1, 2 dc) twice in next ch-sp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-sp) 44 times, (ch 1, 2 dc) twice in next ch-sp, (ch 1, 2 dc) twice in next ch-sp, (ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-sp) 62 times, (ch 1, 2 dc) twice in next ch-sp, ch 1, sl st to top of ch-3 – 47 ch-1 sp at top and bottom; 65 ch-1 sp each side.

Rnd 10: Sl st to corner ch-sp (behind current dc), ch 1, sc in ch-sp (corner), *Shell in next ch-sp, sc in next ch-sp; rep from * around, ending with sl st in corner beg sc – 24 Shells across at top and bottom; 33 Shells along each side.

Rnd 11: Ch 5, tr in same sc, ch 2, *sk 2 dc in Shell, sc in next dc, ch 3, sc in next dc, ch 2, Tall V-Stitch in next sc, ch 2; rep from * to last Shell, sk 2 dc in Shell, sc in next dc, P, sc in next dc, ch 2, sl st to 4th ch of beg ch – 23 Tall V-Stitches at top and bottom; 32 Tall V-stitches each side.

Rnd 12: Sl st to ch-sp in corner Tall V-Stitch, ch 3, Edge Shell, ch 2, *(sc in ch-3 sp, ch 1, Edge Shell, ch 1) 23 times, ch 2, Edge Shell, ch 2, (sc in ch-3 sp, ch 1, Edge Shell, ch 1) 32 times, ch 2, Edge Shell, ch 2; rep from * once more, ending with sl st in beg ch-3.

Fasten off CC.

Finishing

Weave in ends.