Materials: 4:00 mm hook
sports weight baby yarn
– 5 oz/140 grams white
- 5 oz/140 grams green
- 5 oz/140 grams pink
Note: - Work all white rows into back stitch only of dc from prev row.
- Ch 3 counts as 1dc for next row.
Puff stitch: yarn over needle, insert needle into stitch,
yarn over,draw hook back through,yarn over,draw thru two strands
(repeat from * 4 times).
Yarn over and draw thru all 6 loops on hook.
Puff stitch has been made.
Ch 118.
Row 1: Dc in 3rd ch from hook. 1 dc in each of next 7 ch.
*3dc in next ch, 1 dc in ea of next 7 ch, miss 2 ch,
1 dc in ea of next 7ch.
Repeat from * across ending with 1 dc in 6 ch,
miss 1 ch, dc in last ch, turn.
Row 2: Ch 3, miss 1 dc, dc in ea of next 6 dc, * 3dc in next dc,
1 dc in ea of next 7 dc, miss 2 dc, 1 dc in ea of next 7dc,
Repeat from * across ending
with 1 dc in each of next 6 dc, miss 1 dc, 1 dc in
last dc, turn.
Row 3,4,& 5: as row 2.
Rnd 6: Change to green yarn. Repeat as row 2.
Rnd 7: Change to pink yarn. Ch 3,
miss 1 dc, 1 dc in ea of next 5 dc, miss 1 dc,
* (ch 1, puff stitch, ch 1, puff stitch, ch 1)in next dc
or center of shell stitch from prev row; miss 1 dc,
1 dc in ea of next 6 dc, miss 2 dc, 1 dc in ea
of next 6 dc. Repeat from * across
ending with 5dc, miss 1 dc, 1 dc in last stitch, turn.
Row 8: Ch 3, miss 1 dc, 1 dc in ea of next 5 dc,
* (ch 1, puff stitch, ch 1, puff stitch, ch 1) in ch 1 between
puffs of prev row).
1 dc in ea of next 6 dc, miss 2 sts, 1 dc in ea of next 6 dc,
Continue from * across ending
with 1 dc in ea next 5 dc, miss 1 dc, dc into last st.
Row 9: Change to green yarn, ch 3. Miss 1 dc, * 1 dc in ea of next 7 sts,
* 3 dc in ch 1 sp between puffs of prev row,
1 dc in ea of next 7 sts,
miss 2 dc, 1 dc in ea of next 7 dc.
Repeat from * across ending with 1 dc in 6 dc, miss 1 dc, dc in last dc.
Row 10: Change to white yarn and repeat pattern starting with row 2.
Repeat pattern from row 1 to row 10 inclusive.
Continue in this manner until afghan measures 36 inches
or desired length. End off with rows 2 to 5.
Trim with tassels if desired.
