Bring the coast to you by crocheting this lacy and airy design. It’s the perfect afghan for the summer months to bring some cool into the home.
Skill Level: Easy
Size: 44” x 56”
Gauge: 9 row = 6 ½” in pattern and (shell, ch 5, sc) = 3 ½”
Materials
Yarn:
Red Heart Super Saver (100% Acrylic; 364 yards [333 meters]/198 grams): 0381 Light Blue (2 skeins), 0382 Country Blue (2 skeins), 0311 White (2 skeins)
Hook: US size H/8 (5.0 mm) or size needed for gauge
Special Stitch
shell – 5 dc in space or stitch as indicated.
Pattern Note
Afghan is crocheted in multiples of 12 plus 7 chs.
Pattern
Row 1 (RS): With light blue, ch 151, sc in 8th ch from hook, ch 2, skip 3 ch, shell in next ch, ch 2, skip 3 ch, sc in next ch, *ch 5, skip 3 ch, sc in next ch, ch 2, skip 3 ch, shell in next ch, ch 2, skip 3 ch, sc in next ch; rep from * across to last 3 ch, ch 2, skip 2 ch, dc in last ch, turn.
Row 2: Ch 1, sc in first dc, ch 1, skip next 2 ch-2 sp, (dc in next dc, ch 1) 5 times, *skip next ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 1, skip next ch-2 sp, (dc in next dc, ch 1) 5 times; rep from * across to last 2 ch-2 sp, skip 2 ch-2 sp, sc in last dc, turn.
Row 3: Ch 5, skip next ch-1 sp, (dc in next dc, ch 2) 5 times, skip next ch-1 sp, dc in next sc, *ch 2, skip next ch-1 sp, (dc in next dc, ch 2) 5 times, skip next ch-1 sp, dc in next sc; rep from * across, fasten off and turn.
Row 4: Join country blue in first dc, ch 5, skip next ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next ch-2 sp, shell in next dc, ch 2, skip next ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, *ch 5, skip next 2 ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, skip next ch-2 sp, shell in next dc, ch 2, skip next ch-2 sp, sc in next ch-2 sp; rep from * across to last ch-2 space, ch 2, skip ch-2 sp, dc in last dc, turn.
Row 5: Repeat Row 2, turn.
Row 6: Repeat Row 3. Fasten off and turn.
Row 7: Join white in first dc. Repeat Row 4, turn.
Row 8: Repeat Row 2, turn.
Row 9: Repeat Row 3. Fasten off and turn.
Row 10: Join light blue in first dc. Repeat Row 4, turn.
Color Scheme
Continue pattern as established, repea Rows 2–10, working (3 rows each in light blue, country blue, and white) 7 more times, 3 rows in light blue.
Finishing
Border
With right side facing and country blue work along top edge (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in first right corner dc, *ch 2, skip 3 ch-3 sp, (sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc) in next dc, ch 2, skip 3 ch-2 sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next dc; rep from * across row, ending with ch 2, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in last corner dc.
Work along side edge, *ch 2, skip next dc, (sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc) in next dc, ch 2, skip next dc, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next dc; rep from * across row, ending with ch 2, (sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc) in last sc, ch 2.
Work along bottom edge, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in first corner dc, *ch 2, (sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc)
in ch below Shell, ch 2, skip nextch-3 sp, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in next ch-3 sp, skip next ch-3 sp; rep from * across row, ending with ch 2, (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in last corner dc, ch 2.
Work along last side edge, skip next dc sp, (sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc) in next sc, *ch 2, skip next dc sp, (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in next dc, ch 2, skip next dc, (sc, ch 3, sc, ch 5, sc, ch 3, sc) in next dc; rep from * across row, ending with ch 2, join to beginning dc.
Fasten off. Weave in all ends.
I’m a little confused when it comes to ending the blanket. It seems like we are supposed to end the blanket on a repeat of row 3, which seems fine, but I just wanted to be sure!
Love the afghan. I agree charts/diagrams are most welcome. In books and magazines I would prefer smaller pictures of Afghan, to have space for chart. I am more accurate with a chart and work goes faster.
Thank you
Marianna
Hi Marianna! Thank you for your feedback! We will consider getting charts made for this pattern in the future. Thanks! – Nicola
Thanks so much for the pattern!!
Love the pattern & colors you used. I was looking for a different kind of patter & will make this one. Thank you so much.
lovely pattern, will make this one, thank you
This is absolutely beautiful.
Love this pattern!
beautiful, thank you for sharing
It would be nice to have a chart with that!
YES! It sure would.
Let’s be thankful it was shared with us and we did not have to pay for such a lovely pattern.