*Skip 2 stitches, then work 3dc’s (I call this a “dc cluster”) into next stitch*. Turn the work.Ĭhain 3, then work 1dc into first stitch. Continue working sc’s into each chain till the end. Your starting chain should always be a multiple of 3, plus an extra 2. I had to adapt her instructions into US terms, as they use different terms over there. It was by Attic24, a lady in Great Britain who had done a rainbow granny stripe afghan, which I did for a granddaughter. Thank you for your pattern! I just made one exactly like yours for my sister….she had seen the picture of your afghan and loved the color combination so that’s what she chose! Turned out wonderful! However, I too was having trouble following the directions at first, so I switched and used another pattern I had done before in the Granny stripe. This simple granny stripe blanket (afghan) would be gorgeous in all one color, with a transitioning multicolored yarn, or with blocks of color. Join last single crochet to the corner with a slip stitch and weave the tail in. Continue the single crochet down the side using 3 single crochets for every 2 rows (I have a total of 204 stitches down each side), 3 in the corner, single crochets in each stitch across the bottom, and single crochet up the other side. *Repeat rows 3 and 4, alternating colors, until desired length is reached.*ĭon’t forget to weave in all those tails, if you didn’t do so already! For the border:Ĭhain 1 and single crochet in each stitch across the top, 3 single crochets in the corner. End with one double crochet into the top of the chain 2 at the end of the row. Row 4: Work double crochet clusters in all the spaces across the row. Work 2 double crochet in the top of the chain 2 at the end of the row. Work double crochet clusters into all spaces. Row 3: Join new color with a slip stitch chain 2, 1 double crochet in the same space.

Cut yarn and weave ends (or wait until the end, like I did – LOL). Row 2: Work a double crochet cluster into the first space between the clusters on the previous row. Make 2 double crochets into the last chain.

*Skip 2 stitches, work double crochet cluster into the next stitch*.

Row 1: Work 1 double crochet into the third chain. I used Caron 1 pound skeins of medium 4 yarn in taupe and white.Ī double crochet cluster is 3 double crochets in the same stitch.

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