Christmas Striped Throw

Cozy up with your loved ones on Christmas morning with this warm and snuggly Christmas Striped Throw.  Easy enough for all levels of crochet fans, this Christmas afghan also makes a great holiday gift for a friend or loved one.  Start on this festive holiday afghan now so you can enjoy it come Christmastime!

Materials:

• 4 balls Red Heart® Holiday yarn in White/Silver (A)
• 4 balls Red Heart® Holiday yarn in Red/Red (C)
• 3 balls Red Heart® Holiday yarn in Green/Green (B)
• 9mm [US M-13] crochet hook
• Yarn needle

Gauge:  3 V-sts = 4"; 6 rows = 5" in pattern with 2 strands held together. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge.
 

Special Abbreviations:

• V-st = (dc, ch 1, dc) all in same st or space.

Instructions:
Throw measures 54" x 44"
Throw is worked holding 2 strands of the same color together.

Color Sequence

[2 rows A, 2 rows B, 2 rows A, 2 rows C] 7 times, 2 rows A, 2 rows B, 2 rows A.

Throw

1. With 2 strands of A held together as one, ch 99.
    
2. 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.
    
3. Row 2: Ch 3, V-st in each ch-1 space across, dc in top of ch-3 changing to next color; turn.
    
4. Row 3: Ch 3, 3 dc in each ch-1 space across, dc in top of ch-3; turn – 95 sts.
    
5. 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.
    
6. 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.
    
7. Rows 6-62: Following Color Sequence, repeat Rows 2-5 fourteen times, repeat Row 2 once more changing to C at end of Row 62; turn.

Border

1. 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.
    
2. 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.
    
3. 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.