
The calming oceanic colors flow together to form a perfect beachy afghan.
Skill Level: Easy
Size: 45” x 56”
Gauge: 8 rows: 4 ½”; Fan Shell, sc, Fan Shell, sc: 4”
Materials
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver (100% acrylic; 160 yards [146 meters]/85 grams): #0706 Perfect Pink (2 skeins), #0512 Turqua (2 skeins), #0530 Orchid (2 skeins), #0313 Aran (2 skeins)
Hook: US Size G/6 (4.5 mm) hook or size needed for gauge
Special Stitches
Fan Shell: (dc, [ch 1, dc] 4 times) in space or stitch indicated.
Pattern
Row 1: With perfect pink ch 134, sc in 2th ch from hook, *skip 2 chs, Fan Shell in next ch, skip 2 chs, sc in next ch, repeat from * across ending with a sc in last ch, turn.
Row 2: Ch 5 (counts as dc, ch 2), *skip next ch 1 space, sc in next ch 1 space, ch 1, sc in next ch 1 space, ch 2, skip next ch 1 space, dc in next sc**, ch 2, repeat from * across ending last rep at **, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first dc, *skip next ch 2 space, Fan Shell in next ch 1 space, skip next ch 2 space, sc in next dc, repeat from * across ending with last sc in 3rd ch of turning ch, turn.
Row 4: Repeat Row 2.
Row 5: Repeat Row 3.
Row 6: Repeat Row 2 and fasten off.
Row 7: Join aran with a slip stitch in first stitch, continue with Row 3.
Row 8: Repeat Row 2 and fasten off.
Color Scheme
Continue pattern for a total of 96 rows as follows:
(6 rows perfect pink, 2 rows aran, 6 rows turqua, 2 rows aran, 6 rows orchid, 2 rows aran) 4 times.
Edging
With aran work along top edge Fan Shell in right corner dc, [sc in ch 1 space, Fan Shell in dc] across, Fan Shell in 3rd chain of turning ch.
Work along side edge [sc in first dc, Fan Shell in next dc] across, Fan Shell in first bottom ch.
Work along bottom edge [sc in ch below Fan Shell, Fan Shell in ch below sc] across, Fan Shell in last ch.
Work along side edge [sc in first dc, Fan Shell in next dc] across, join to beginning Fan Shell and fasten off.
Weave in all ends and trim.
Beautifull
Hi Belinda, Thank you for the lovely comment. Hope you have fun crocheting it. Roseanna
This is an absolutely lovely pattern. I think I could make this’s little smallest and this stitch pattern would make a beautiful prayer shawl. Thank you for including this afghan.
This is an absolutely lovely pattern. I think I could make this a little smaller and this stitch pattern would make a beautiful prayer shawl. Thank you for including this afghan.