Materials

Caron Simply Soft (100% acrylic, 170 g/6 oz, 288 m/315 yds)

3 skeins White, 1 skein each Gold, Soft Pink, Persimmon, Light Country Peach, Soft Blue, Ocean

Size H/5.00mm hook, tapestry needle, scissors

Size

Finished size 30 in x 68 in

Gauge 2 in = 8 sts and 6 rows of pattern

Stitches

HERRINGBONE HALF DOUBLE CROCHET (HHDC): YO, insert your hook, YO, pull up a loop and pull directly through first loop on hook, YO and pull through remaining two loops.

HERRINGBONE HALF DOUBLE CROCHET 2 TOGETHER (HHDC2TOG): YO, insert your hook, YO, pull up a loop and pull directly through first loop on hook, YO, insert your hook into next stitch, YO, pull up a loop and pull directly through first loop on hook, YO and pull through remaining three loops.

HERRINGBONE HALF DOUBLE CROCHET 3 TOGETHER (HHDC3TOG): YO, insert your hook, YO, pull up a loop and pull directly through first loop on hook, *YO, insert your hook into next stitch, YO, pull up a loop and pull directly through first loop on hook, repeat from * one more time, YO and pull through remaining four loops.

Pattern

CHAIN 142 with White. Pattern repeat is 28 times any number plus 2.

ROW 1: Begin in the 2nd chain from the hook. Work 1 HHDC2tog across the first 2 chains. *HHDC in each of the next 12 chains. 3 HHDC into the next chain. HHDC in each of the next 12 chains. HHDC3tog across the next 3 chains. Repeat from * across the row ending with HHDC2tog across the final 2 chains. CH 1 and turn.

ROW 2: HHDC2tog across the first 2 sts. *HHDC in each of the next 12 sts. 3 HHDC into the next st. HHDC in each of the next 12 sts. HHDC3tog across the next 3 sts. Repeat from * across the row ending with HHDC2tog across the final 2 sts. CH 1 and turn.

ROW 3: HHDC2tog across first 2 sts, pull through with Color. *HHDC in each of the next 12 sts, carrying the white along the row and crocheting over it, pull through with White on 12th stitch, 3 HHDC in next st carrying Color along and crocheting over it, pull through with Color on 3rd HHDC, HHDC in each of the next 12 sts, pull through with White on 12th st, HHDC3tog across the next 3 sts, pull through with Color, repeat from * across the row ending with HHDC2tog across final 2 sts and leaving the Color behind (don’t carry Color through the row on the final 2 sts.) CH 1 and turn.

ROWS 4 – 8: Repeat row 3.

ROWS 9 AND 10: Repeat row 2 with White only.

Work 6 rows of Color with 2 rows of all White. Color changes as follows: Gold, Soft Pink, Persimmon, Light Country Peach, Soft Blue, Ocean. Also, the color is used for 12 herringbone stitches only, the peaks and valley stitches and the end of the rows are all done in White.