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The Seize the Day Crochet Throw is a beautifully textured crochet throw blanket that almost looks as though it is woven.
The woven texture is created by working long double crochet stitches over top of the rows worked below. This pattern is sometimes referred to as the faux weaving stitch. It’s so much fun!
The Seize the day Throw can be worked in as many colours as you would like. For my blanket today, I worked it in four different colours. One of the colours (the off white) is continued throughout the entire blanket.
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The blanket is finished off by working a simple, subtly textured edging worked in the main colour. The long double crochet stitches allow this throw ton have lots of drape, but also be thick and warm.
The Materials:
For this blanket I have used a 100% acrylic yarn called Caron One Pound. Each ball of yarn has about 800 yards. You will need two balls of colour A and one ball each of colours B, C and D. Along with your yarn you will need a 6 mm crochet hook. In the video tutorial below I will be using a Clover Armour Crochet Hook.
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The Seize the Day Throw:
Skill Level: Intermediate
Gauge: 13 sts x 7 rows of long dc = 4 inches
Finished Size: 54 x 70 inches
Yarn: Caron ® One Pound by Yarnspirations (100% Acrylic; 454g / 16 oz, 742 meters / 812 yards). Worsted/medium Weight (4). You will need 4 colours: 2 balls colour A, 1 ball colour B, 1 Ball colour C, 1 Ball colour D. Colours Shown: Off White (Colour A), Ocean (Colour B), Purple (Colour C), Medium Grey Mix (Colour D).
Hook: Size J/10 (6 mm) Hook. Adjust hook size if necessary to obtain correct gauge
Stitches and Abbreviations:
Blo – Back Loop Only
Ch – Chain
Dc – Double Crochet Stitch
Long dc – Long Double Crochet (yo, draw up a loop in the st indicated to the height of a dc, [yo, draw through 2 loops] twice)
Rpt – Repeat
Sc – Single Crochet
Sk – Skip
Sl St – Slip Stitch
Yo – Yarn Over
Pattern Notes:
- Pattern is written in American English terms.
- Pattern is worked in rows.
- Ch 1 at beginning of row does not count as stitch.
- Weave in ends as needed.
- To change the size of your blanket you will need a multiple of 4+1 for your foundations chain.
Free Crochet Pattern:
With colour A, ch 169.
Row 1: Sc in the 2nd ch from your hook and in each ch across. Chain 1, turn. (168 sc)
Row 2: Sc in each st all the way across changing to colour B on the last st. Ch 1, turn.
Row 3: With colour B, sc in the first sc, sc in each of the next 2 sc, *[working over the sts in the last 2 rows, long dc in the ch of the foundation ch] twice, sk the two sc behind the 2 long dc just worked, sc in each of the next 2 sc. Rpt from * across ending with an sc in the final sc. Ch 1, turn.
Row 4: Sc in the first sc, , * ch 2, sk the next 2 sc, sc in each of the next 2 dc. Rpt from * across changing to colour A in the final sc. Ch 1, turn.
Row 5: With colour A, sc in the 1st sc, * [working over the sts of the last 2 rows, long dc in the next sc 3 rows below] twice, sk the ch-2 sp in behind the long dc just worked, ch 2, sk the next 2 sc. Rpt from * across ending with an sc in the final st. Ch 1, turn.
Row 6: Sc in the 1st sc, * sc in each of the next 2 dc **, 2 sc in the next ch sp. Rpt from * across ending the last repeat at the **, sc in the last sc. Ch 1, turn. Change to Colour B.
Row 7: With Colour B, sc in the 1st sc, * sc in each of the next 2 sc, [working over the sts of the last two rows, long dc in the next sc 3 rows below] twice. Rpt from * across to the last 3 sts, sc in each of the last 3 sts. Ch 1, turn.
Row 8: Repeat row 4. Change to colour A.
Repeat rows 5-8 eight more times using colours A and B. Fasten off colour B.
Repeat rows 5-8 ten more times using colours A and C. Fasten off colour C.
Repeat rows 5-8 ten more times using colours A and D. Fasten off colour D.
Repeat rows 5-8 ten more times using colours A and B. Fasten of colour B.
Repeat rows 5-8 ten more times using colours A and C. Fasten off colour C.
Repeat rows 5-8 ten more times using colours A and D.
Fasten off, weave in your ends.
Edging:
With colour A, join yarn with a sl st in the top right corner.
Rnd 1: * Sc in each st all the way across, work 3 sc in the corner st. Working along the rough edge, continue to evenly work 238 sc evenly across, work 3 sc in the corner st. Rpt from * all the way around, ending with 2 sc in the final corner st. Join with a sl st in the first st. Do not turn.
Rnds 2-3: Working in the blo, sc in each st all the way around, working 3 sc in each corner st. Join with a sl st in the 1st st. Fasten off, weave in ends. Block if desired.
Video Tutorial:
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