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Violet Fields
This colorful throw works up quickly using long motif strips worked in rounds resembling the long rows of violet or lavender fields. Height is achieved quickly through triple crochets while the central hairpin lace keeps it light and lacey.
Main Color:
1.8 ounces/52 grams/84 yards/76.8 meters per motif strip,
9 ounces/260 grams/420 yards/388 total (as shown):
- Grape 2.5 ounces/71 grams/115 yards/106 meters,
- Violet ombre 2.0 ounces/57 grams/92 yards/85 meters,
- Jasmine 2.5 ounces/71 grams/115 yards/106 meters, and
- White 2.5 ounces/70 grams/120 yards/110 meters
Contrast Color:
2.6 ounces/73 grams/118 yards/108 meters per motif strip,
13 ounces/365 grams/590 yards/544 meters (as shown):
- Parsley (as above)
Measures 52 inches/132 centimeters by 26 inches/66 centimeters.
For a 52 inches/132 centimeters square afghan double the amount of yarn.
For a 66 inch/167.6 centimeter by 52 inch/132 centimeter blanket use:
- 1,101.4 yards/1,015 meters/24 ounces/680 grams of main color and
- 1,717 yards/1,582.5 meters/37.4 ounces/1060 grams of contrast color
for a total of 2,818 yards/2598 meters/61.4 ounces/1,740 grams.
Other tools: Hairpin frame set to 1.5 inches/3.8 centimeters wide between prongs, Yarn needle
Gauge:
- 28 hairpin single crochet/22 hairpin single crochet stretched=12 inches
- 14 triple crochet by 5 rows = 4 inches/10 centimeters square
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- First published: April 2013
- Page created: April 1, 2013
- Last updated: December 3, 2020 …
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