The Iced Blue Dreams Afghan is the perfect cool shade of blue that summer needs. Featuring an airy stitch design, this delicate afghan is the perfect weight for cool summer nights or days spent lounging in chilly air conditioning.

Skill Level: Easy

Size: 45” x 56”

Gauge: Rows 2-7 = 4”; Shell, sc = 3”

Materials

Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver (100% acrylic; 364 yards [333 meters]/198 grams): #0381 Light Blue (4 skeins)
Hook: US size H/8 (5.0 mm) hook or size needed for gauge

Special Stitches

Shell: (3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc) in sp or st as indicated.
Small Scallop (Sm Sc): (sc, ch 3, dc) in sp or st as indicated. 

Pattern Notes

Afghan is crocheted in multiples of 10 plus 8.

Pattern

Row 1: Ch 158, sc in ninth ch from hook, *ch 5, skip 4 chs, sc in next ch, repeat from * across to last 4 chs, ch 2, skip 3 chs, dc in last ch, turn.
Row 2: Ch 3, 3 dc in next ch-2 sp, ch 2, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, *Shell in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, repeat from * across to last ch-2 sp, 3 dc in last ch-2 sp, dc in last dc, turn.
Row 3: Ch 1, sc in first dc, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, skip next 2 ch-2 sp, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, *sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, skip next 2 ch-2 sps, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, repeat from * across to last dc, sc in last dc, turn.
Row 4: Ch 5, skip next ch-3 sp, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next 4 dc, sc in next dc, *ch 5, skip next 2 ch-3 sps, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next 4 dc, sc in next dc, repeat from * across to last ch-3 sp, ch 2, skip last ch-3 sp, dc in last sc, turn.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in first dc, ch 2, skip next ch-2 sp, Shell in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, *sc in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, Shell in next ch-5 sp, ch 2, repeat from * across to last ch-2 sp, skip last ch-2 sp, sc in last dc, turn.
Row 6: Ch 3, skip next ch-2 sp, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, *skip next 2 ch-2 sp, dc in next 3 dc, ch 3, sc in next ch-2 sp, ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, repeat from * across to last ch-2 sp, skip last ch-2 sp, dc in last sc, turn.
Row 7: Ch 5, skip 3 dc, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next 2 ch-3 sps, sc in next dc, *ch 5, skip next 4 dc, sc in next dc, ch 5, skip next 2 ch-3 sps, sc in next dc, repeat from * across to last 3 dc, ch 2, skip next 2 dc, dc in last dc, turn.
Continue pattern repeating Rows 2-7 for a total of 79 rows ending with Row 7, turn and do not fasten off. 

Edging

Rnd 1: Work along top edge (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in right corner ch 5 sp, *ch 1, 4 dc in next ch 5 sp, repeat from * across ending ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in last corner ch 5 sp.
Work along side edge *ch 1, 3 dc in next dc sp, repeat from * across.
Work along bottom edge ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in first ch 5 sp, *ch 1, 4 dc in next ch 5 sp, repeat from * across ending ch 1, (3 dc, ch 1, 3 dc) in last ch 5 sp.
Work along side edge, *ch 1, 3 dc in next dc sp, repeat from * across ending ch 1, join to beginning dc.
Rnd 2: Work along top edge Sm Sc in next dc, Sm Sc in corner ch 1 sp, skip 1 dc, Sm Sc in next dc, *sc in next ch 1 sp, skip 1 dc, Sm Sc in next dc, repeat from * across ending sc in last ch 1 sp (before corner), skip 1 dc, Sm Sc in next dc, Sm Sc in corner ch 1 sp, skip 1 dc, Sm Sc in next dc.
Work along side edge *skip 2 dc, Sm Sc in next dc, repeat from * across.
Work along bottom edge skip 2 dc, Sm Sc in next dc, Sm Sc in corner ch 1 sp, skip 1 dc, Sm Sc in next dc, *sc in next ch 1 sp, skip 1 dc, Sm Sc in next dc, repeat from * across ending sc in last ch 1 sp (before corner), skip 1 dc, Sm Sc in next dc, Sm Sc in corner ch 1 sp, skip 1 dc, Sm Sc in next dc.
Work along side edge *skip 2 dc, Sm Sc in next dc, repeat from * across ending join to beginning sc and fasten off.