Light and Lacy Throw

November 28, 2006, 9:04 am betterhomesgardens

Rating:
(5)

Finished size: 150L x 120cmW

Gather your supplies

11 balls of Cleckheaton Studio Mohair 8ply (50g balls); 5.00mm crochet hook or the required size to give correct tentions; wool needle for sewing in ends.

Tension: This throw has been designed at a tension of approximately 30cm across each square.

Diagram

Square A
Using 5.00mm hook, make 5 ch, join with a sl st to form a ring.
1st Round: 3ch, 2tr in ring, 2ch, (5tr, 2 ch) 3 times in ring, 2tr in ring, sl st in 3rd ch at beg.
2nd Round: 3ch, 1tr in each of next 2tr, * (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 2ch sp, 1tr in each of next 5tr, rep from * twice, (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 2ch sp, 1tr in next 2tr, sl st in 3rd ch at beg.
3rd Round: 3ch, 1tr in each of next 4tr, * (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in each of next 9tr, rep from * twice, (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in next 4tr, sl st in 3rd ch at beg.
4th Round: 5ch, miss next 2tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, * (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in each of next 4tr, 5ch, miss next 2tr, 1dc in next tr, 5ch, miss 2tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, rep from * twice, (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in next 4tr, 1dtr in base of 5ch at beg.
5th Round: 5ch, 1dc in next 5ch sp, 5ch, miss next 2tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, * (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in each of next 4tr, 5ch, miss next 2tr, (1dc in next 5ch sp, 5ch) twice, miss next 2tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, rep from * twice, (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in each of next 4tr, miss next 2tr, 1dtr in top of dtr of last round.
6th Round: 5ch, (1dc in next 5ch sp, 5ch) twice, miss next 2tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, * (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in each of next 4tr, 5ch, miss next 2tr, (1dc in next 5ch sp, 5ch) 3 times, miss next 2 tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, rep from * twice, (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in each of next 4tr, miss next 2tr, 1dtr in dtr of last round.
7th Round: 5ch, (1dc in next 5ch sp, 5ch) 3 times, miss next 2tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, * (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in each of next 4tr, 5ch, miss next 2tr, (1dc in next 5ch sp, 5ch) 4 times, miss next 2tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, rep from * twice, (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, miss next 2tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, 1dtr in dtr of last round.
8th Round: 5ch, (1dc in next 5ch sp, 5ch) 4 times, miss next 2 tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, * (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in each of next 4tr, 5ch, miss next 2tr, (1dc in next 5ch sp, 5ch) 5 times, miss next 2tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, rep from * twice (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in each of next 4tr, miss next 2tr, 1dtr in dtr of last round.
9th Round: 5ch, (1dc in next 5ch sp, 5ch) 5 times, miss next 2tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, * (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in each of next 4tr, 5ch, miss next 2tr, (1dc in next 5ch sp, 5ch) 6 times, miss next 2tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, rep from * twice, (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in each of next 4tr, miss next 2tr, 1dtr in dtr of last round.

10th Round: 5ch, (1dc in next 5ch sp, 5ch) 6 times, miss next 2tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, * (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in each of next 4tr, 5ch, miss next 2tr, (1dc in next 5ch sp, 5ch) 7 times, miss next 2tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, rep from * twice, (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in each of next 4tr, miss next 2tr, 1dtr in top of dtr of last round.

Square B
Work rounds 1 to 9 incl as given for Square A.

10th Round (joining round): 5ch, (1dc in next 5ch sp, 5ch) 6 times, miss next 2tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, (2tr, 1ch, sl st in corner 3ch sp of previous square, 1ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in next tr, sl st between 3rd and 4th tr of previous square, 1tr in each of next 3tr, miss 2tr, 2ch, sl st in 5ch sp of previous square, 2ch, (1dc in next 5ch sp, 2ch, sl st in 5ch sp of previous square, 2ch) 7 times, miss 2tr, 1tr in each of next 3tr, sl st between 3rd and 4th tr of previous square, 1tr in next tr, * (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in each of next 4tr, 5ch, miss next 2tr, (1dc in next 5ch sp, 5ch) 7 times, miss next 2tr, 1tr in each of next 4tr, rep from * once, (2tr, 3ch, 2tr) in corner 3ch sp, 1tr in each of next 4tr, miss next 2tr, 1dtr in top of dtr of last round.

Make 18 more motifs, joining in final round (as before) to form a grid 5 x 4 squares.

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Source: Better Homes and Gardens July 2005

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