Christmas Striped Throw

With 2 strands of A held together as one, ch 99.

Row 1 (Right Side): V-st in 6th ch from hook, [skip next 2 ch, V-st in next ch] 30 times, skip next 2 ch, dc in last ch; turn – 31 V-sts.

Row 2: Ch 3, V-st in each ch-1 space across, dc in top of ch-3 changing to next color; turn.

Row 3: Ch 3, 3 dc in each ch-1 space across, dc in top of ch-3; turn – 95 sts.

Row 4: Ch 3, dc in space before next dc, [3 dc in space after next 3-dc group] 30 times, dc in space after next 3-dc group, dc in top of ch-3 changing to A; turn – 94 sts.

Row 5: Ch 3, [V-st in space before next 3-dc group] 30 times, V-st in space before last 2 sts, dc in top of ch-3; turn – 95 sts.

Rnd 1: Ch 1, 3 sc in first st, sc in each dc and ch-1 space across, 3 sc in last st; working down side, * sc in end of first row, 2 sc in end of next row, [sc in end of next row, 2 sc in end of next 7 rows] 7 times, [2 sc in end of next row, sc in end of next row] twice *; working on opposite side of starting ch, 3 sc in first ch, sc in next ch, [sc below V-st, 2 sc in next ch-2 space] 30 times, sc below next V-st, sc in next ch, 3 sc in last ch; working up next side, repeat from * to * once more; join with a slip st in first sc – 93 sc along top and bottom, 114 sc along each side, and 3 sc in each corner.

Rnd 2: (Slip st, ch 3, 2 dc) all in next sc, skip next 2 sc, * 3 dc in next sc, skip next 2 sc; repeat from * around; join with a slip st in top of ch-3 – 142 3-dc groups.

Rnd 3: (Slip st, ch 3, 2 dc) all in next dc, * skip next dc, [3 dc in space before next 3-dc group] 32 times, skip next dc, 3 dc in next dc, skip next dc, [3 dc in space before next 3-dc group] 39 times *, skip next dc, 3 dc in next dc; repeat from * to * once more; join with a slip st in top of ch-3 – 146 3-dc groups. Fasten off. Weave in ends.