Free Crochet PatternLion Brand® Ice Cream®Sweet Baby AfghanPattern Number: L40680

Free Crochet Pattern from Lion Brand YarnLion Brand® Ice Cream®Sweet Baby AfghanPattern Number: L40680

SKILL LEVEL: Easy (Level 2)

SIZE: One Size

About 30 x 34 in. (76 x 86.5 cm)

CORRECTIONS: (applied Jan 20, 2016)

FINISHINGBorderRound 1: Ch 1, work sc as evenly spaced as possible all the way around outer edge of Afghan,working 3 sc in each corner; join with slip st in first sc.Round 2: Ch 1, Sc in each sc around, working 3 sc in center sc at each corner.Rounds 3 and 4: Rep Round 2.

MATERIALS• 923­207 Lion Brand Ice Cream:Strawberry 3 Balls

• Lion Brand Crochet Hook ­ SizeH­8 (5 mm)

• Lion Brand Large­Eye BluntNeedles (Set of 6)

*Ice Cream (Article #923). 100% Acrylic; package size:3.50oz/100.00 gr. (394yds/360m) pull skeins

GAUGE:

5 (3­dc groups) + 10 rows = 4 in. (10 cm).

When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern andthe materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. The needle or hook size called for in thepattern is based on what the designer used, but it is not unusual for gauge to vary from personto person. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make your swatch, try using a smaller sizehook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.

Making a Gauge Swatch

NOTES:

1. Afghan is worked in one piece, back and forth in rows, then a border is worked around the outer edge.2. The 3­dc groups are worked into the sps between sts, instead of into the top of sts.

AFGHANCh 115.Row 1: Dc in 4th ch from hook (3 skipped ch count as first dc), *sk next 2 ch, 3 dc in next ch; rep from * to last 3 ch, sknext 2 ch, 2 dc in last ch – Thirty­six 3­dc groups and two 2­dc groups.Row 2: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), turn, sk first 2 sts, 3 dc in sp before first 3­dc group, 3 dc in each sp between 3­dcgroups, 3 dc in sp following last 3­dc group, dc in top of beg ch – Thirty­seven 3­dc groups and 1 dc at each end of row.Row 3: Ch 3 (counts as first dc), turn, dc in first st, sk sp before first 3­dc group, 3 dc in each sp between 3­dc groups, sksp following last 3­dc group, 2 dc in top of turning ch – Thirty­six 3­dc groups and two 2­dc groups.Rep Rows 2 and 3 until piece measures about 33 in. (84 cm) from beg.Do not fasten off.

FINISHINGBorderRound 1:Ch 1, work sc as evenly spaced as possible all the way around outer edge of Afghan, working 3 sc in eachcorner; join with slip st in first sc.Round 2: Ch 1, Sc in each sc around, working 3 sc in center sc at each corner.Rounds 3 and 4: Rep Round 2.Weave in ends.

ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCESClick for explanation and illustration

beg = begin(s)(ning) ch(s) = chain(s)dc = double crochet rep = repeat(s)(ing)sc = single crochet sk = skipsp(s) = space(s) st(s) = stitch(es)tog = together

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