This beachy throw gets its airy texture from solid and openwork rows of double crochet ripple stitch. The striped pattern, worked in a dozen sea and sunrise colors, is framed in white double crochet with fun shell “tassels” on the short edges.

Time: Weekend Project

Skill Level: Easy

Size: 48 1/2″ wide, 65″ (including border and fringe)

Gauge: 13 sts = 4” [10 cm] and 7 rows = 6” [15.25 cm] in pattern st

Materials

Yarn: Bernat Super Value (100% acrylic; 426 yards [389 meters] / 198 grams): 1 ball each 3114 denim heather (A), 0616 peacock (B), 0610 royal blue (C), 3725 hot blue (D), 3730 cool blue (E), 8879 sky (F), 7445 yellow (G), 0608 bright yellow (H), 0615 carrot (I), 3402 magenta (J), 3317 lilac (K), 7773 light damson (L), 7391 white (M).

Hook/Needles: US size I/9 (5.5 mm) crochet hook

Notions: Tapestry needle

Abbreviations

Dc3tog: Double crochet 3 stitches together

Special Stitches

Shell: 5 dc in indicated stitch.

Tassel: Ch 9, shell in 4th ch from hook, ch 3, sl st in base of shell, ch 5.

Pattern Notes

Each ch-1 counts as 1 st.

Change color on last yarn over of last stitch of row as indicated.

When working the border on the long edges, adjust the number of stitches worked into the end of each row if necessary to prevent the edge from puckering or rippling.

Pattern

With A, ch 158.

Row 1 (WS): Dc in back bar of 4th ch from hook (sk chs count as first dc) and in next 5 chs, dc3tog over next 3 chs, dc in next 5 chs, *3 dc in next ch, dc in next 5 chs, dc3tog over next 3 chs, dc in next 5 chs, rep from * across to last ch, 2 dc in last ch, turn. (144 dc, 11 dc3tog)

Row 2 (RS): Ch 3 (counts as dc throughout), dc in same st, working in BLs, [ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc] twice, ch 1, sk next dc, *dc3tog over next 3 sts, [ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc] twice, ch 1, sk next dc, ** 3 dc in next dc, [ch 1, sk next dc, dc in next dc] twice, ch 1, sk next dc, rep from * across ending last rep at **, 2 dc in top of tch, turn. (78 dc, 11 dc3tog, 66 ch-1 sps)

Row 3: Ch 3, dc in same st, working in FLs of dcs and chs *dc in next 5 sts, dc3tog over next 3 sts, dc in next 5 sts, ** 3 dc in next dc, rep from * across ending last rep at **, 2 dc in top of tch, turn. (144 dc, 11 dc3tog)

Rows 4 and 5: Rep rows 2 and 3.

Row 6: Rep row 2, change to color B.

Row 7: Rep row 3.

Rows 8-11: Rep rows 2 and 3.

Row 12: Rep row 2, change color to C.

Rows 13-72: Rep rows 7-12 in color pattern:

Rows 13-18: C, Rows 19-24: D, Rows 25-30: E, Rows 31-36: F, Rows 37-42: G, Rows 43-48: H, Rows 49-54: I, Rows 55-60: J, Rows 61-66: K, Rows 67-72: L; at end of Row 72, turn.

Row 73: Rep row 7, change to color M, turn.

Border

See note regarding dc sts in row ends, make accommodations as needed.

Ch 3, dc in each of next 4 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts, tassel, dc2tog over next 2 sts, dc in each of next 6 sts, tassel, dc in same st, *dc in next 4 sts, dc2tog over next 2 sts, tassel, dc2tog over next 2 sts, dc in each of next 6 sts, tassel, dc in same st;* repeat from * to * to corner, rotate work, working in ends of rows, ** 3 dc in end of first row, [2 dc in end of next row, 3 dc in end of next row] across side**, rotate work, dc in base of first dc, tassel, dc in same st, dc in each of next 7 sts, tassel, dc in same st, rep from * to * to last 7 sts of side, dc in each of next 7 sts, tassel, dc in same st, rotate work, working in ends of rows, rep from ** to ** across side, rotate work, dc in same st as beg ch-3, tassel, join with sl st to top of beg ch-3 of rnd. Fasten off.

Finishing

Weave in loose ends.