Sunshine Round Ripple Baby Afghan Pattern

February 14, 2009

Sunshine Round Ripple Baby Afghan Pattern

Jiffy Quick & Easy Mohair Look Yarn:

4 ½ 3 oz skeins baby blue-color A
2 ½ 3 oz skeins light yellow-color B
2 ½ 3 oz skeins white- color C

Hook: 8.00 mm / L US

Abbreviations:Ch, chain; sc, single crochet; dc, double crochet; st, stitch; sts, stitches; beg, beginning or begin; rep, repeat; tog, together; sp, space; rnd(s) round(s); yo, yarn over.

Special Abbreviations/Instructions:

Shell- Work (2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in space or stitch indicated.

Beg Shell - Work (ch 3, dc, ch 2, 2 dc) in space or stitch indicated.

Small Shell - Work (dc, ch 2, dc) in space or stitch indicated.

Joining with dc- attach new color to hook, yo and insert hook into space or stitch indicated, yo and pull through space or stitch indicated (three loops on hook), yo, pull through first 2 loops on hook, yo pull through last 2 loops.

Joining with sc- attach new color to hook, insert hook into space or stitch indicated, yo and pull through space or stitch indicated (two loops on hook), yo, pull through 2 loops on hook.

Directions:

Withcolor A, ch 4, join with sl st to form ring.

RND 1: Ch 3, work 11 dc in ring, join with sl st in top of beg ch-3 = 12 dc.

RND 2: Ch 3, dc in same sp, 2 dc in each st around, join in top of beg ch-3 = 24 dc.

RND 3: Ch 3, *skip next st, (dc, ch 2, dc) in next st; rep from * around ending with dc in base of beg ch-3, ch 2 sl st in top of beg ch-3 = 12 small shells.

RND 4: Work beg shell in ch-2 sp, *shell in next ch-2 sp; rep from * around, sl st in top of beg ch-3 = 12 shells.

RND 5: Sl st in next st, ch 3, *shell in next ch-2 sp, dc in next dc, skip next 2 dc, dc in next st; rep from * around, sl st in top of beg ch-3.

RND 6: Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in next st, *shell in next ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 2 dc, skip next 2 sts, dc in each of next 2 dc, rep from * around ending with skip 2 sts, sl st in top of beg ch-3.

RND 7: Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in each of next 2 sts, *small shell in next ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 3 sts, skip 2 sts, dc in each of next 3 sts; rep from * ending with skip 2 sts, sl st in top of beg ch-3. Tie off color A.

RND 8: Withcolor B dc in each of next 3 sts, *shell in ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, skip next 2 sts, dc in each of next 3 dc, rep from * around ending with skip 2 sts, sl st in top of beg ch-3.

RND 9: Sl st in next st, ch 3, dc in each of next 3 sts, *shell in next ch-2 sp, dc in each of next 4 sts, skip 2 sts, dc in each of next 4 sts; rep from * ending with skip 2 sts, sl st in top of beg ch-3. Tie off color B.

Continue working rounds 7-9, having 2 additional dc on each rep between shells, EXCEPT when on row 7 which uses the SMALL SHELL- this is to help keep afghan smooth and flat. Work in color sequence as follows:

RND 10: Begin color C. SMALL SHELL ROUND

RND 11:Color C.

RND 12:Color C.

RND 13: Begin color B. SMALL SHELL ROUND

RND 14:color B.

RND 15: Begin color A.

RND 16:color A. SMALL SHELL ROUND

RND 17:color A.

RND 18:color A.

RND 19:color A. SMALL SHELL ROUND

RND 20:color A.

RND 21:color A. Do not tie off. Continue to border.

Tri-colored Loopy Border

RND 1: Continuing with color A, *ch 5, skip 2 st, sc in next st; rep from * around, ending with sc in same st as beg. Tie off color A.

RND 2: With color B, sc in the next stitch on edge of afghan (to the left of 1st Color A sc), *ch 5, skip 2 st, remove loop from hook and pull under color A ch 5, insert hook in loop again, sc in next st (to the left of next Color A sc); rep from * around, ending with sl st in same sc as beg. Tie off color B.

RND 3: With Color C, sc in the next stitch on edge of afghan (to the left of 1st Color B sc), *ch 5, skip 2 st, remove loop from hook and pull under color A and B ch 5, insert hook in loop again, sc in next st (to the left of next Color B sc); rep from * around, ending with sl st in same sc as beg. Tie off color C.