Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD “AUNT LYDIA’S” HEAVY RUG YARN
16—70 Yd. Skeins Leaf Green
6—70 Yd. Skeins each Coral and Folly Pink
3—70 Yd. Skeins Yellow
2—70 Yd. Skeins Cerise
1—70 Yd. Skein Watermelon
Plastic Crochet Hook Size J OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH WILL RESULT IN
MOTIF GAUGE BELOW
GAUGE: Each motif measures 8 inches (point to point)
MOTIF: Work 1st 3 rounds same as Whisk Cover on page 4. 4th ROUND: Same
as Whisk Cover but work 5 trc between each petal, join. 5th ROUND: Ch 3,
3 trc in space before trc group, * 4 trc in space on other side of same
trc group, ch 3, 4 trc in space on other side of same petal (shell),
repeat from * all around ending to correspond, join, cut yarn. Work 43
motifs working 18 motifs with Coral; 18 motifs with Folly Pink: 4 motifs
with Cerise and 3 motifs with Watermelon.
FINISHING: Sew motifs together through back loop of sts having 3 motifs
in 1st row, * 2 motifs in next row, 3 motifs in next row, repeat from *
until all motifs are joined arranging colors as illustrated:
[Illustration: Motif Throw]
EDGE: Working across 1 short end attach Leaf Green in ch 3 loop of 1st
shell on side of 1st motif, ch 4, 3 trc in same space, ch 3, 4 trc in
same space, * ch 3, 4 trc, ch 3, 4 trc shell in ch 3 loop of next shell,
repeat from * once, ch 3, 4 trc in next ch 3 space of same motif, ch 3,
4 trc in ch 3 space of next motif, ch 3, 4 trc in next ch 3 space of
same motif, ch 3, 4 trc in ch 3 space of next motif, * ch 3, 4 trc shell
in ch 3 loop of next shell, repeat from last * once, * ch 3, 4 trc in ch
3 loop of same motif, ch 3, 4 trc in next ch 3 loop of next motif,
repeat from last * once, * ch 3, 4 trc shell in next ch 3 loop, repeat
from last * twice (2nd corner), * ch 3, 4 trc in next ch 3 loop of same
motif, ch 3, 4 trc in next ch 3 loop of next motif, ch 3, 4 trc shell in
ch 3 loop of next shell, repeat from last * 6 times, ch 3, 4 trc in next
ch 3 loop of same motif, ch 3, 4 trc in next ch 3 loop of next motif, ch
3, 4 trc shell in next shell, repeat from 1st * all around ending to
correspond, join. 2nd ROUND: Sl st to loop, ch 4, 4 trc, ch 3, 5 trc in
same space, 5 trc in next ch 3 loop, 5 trc, ch 3, 5 trc (5 trc shell) in
next shell, 5 trc in next ch 3 loop, 5 trc shell in next shell, * sc in
next ch 3 loop, 5 trc shell in next shell, repeat from * 6 times, * 5
trc in next ch 3 loop, 5 trc shell in next shell, repeat from last *
once, * sc in next ch 3 loop, 5 trc shell in next shell, repeat from
last * 15 times, continue all around working remaining side and corners
to correspond, join. 3rd ROUND: Ch 1, sl st in next st, repeat from beg
all around, cut yarn.