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Sure to Please Afghans to Crochet - Annie's
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Leafhopper Throw
Design by Annie’s and Shirley Brown
Split cluster stitches resemble the partially open wings of a leafhopper and give eye-catching textural detail to this pretty throw.
Skill Level
Finished Measurements
45 inches wide x 51 inches long
Materials
•Premier Yarns Ever Soft medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (3 oz/158 yds/85g per ball):
14 balls #0024 Celtic
•Size H/8/5mm crochet hook or size needed to obtain gauge
•Tapestry needle
Gauge
2 lfhop sts plus 2 dc = 3 inches;
1 lfhop row plus 1 dc row = 1 inch
Pattern Notes
Weave in loose ends as work progresses.
Chain-3 at beginning of row counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.
When instructed to work into leafhopper stitch, work into first and last double crochets and top of 2nd leg.
Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.
Special Stitches
Leafhopper stitch (lfhop st):
A. Dc in next st, [yo, insert hook from right to left around same st, yo, pull up a lp] twice (5 lps on hook), yo, pull through 4 lps on hook (first leg);
B. sk next st;
C. yo, insert hook from right to left around next st, yo, pull up a lp, yo, insert hook from right to left around same st, yo, pull up a lp (6 lps on hook), yo, pull through 4 lps on hook (3 lps on hook), yo, pull through all lps on hook (2nd leg), dc in same st as 2nd leg made.
Beginning leafhopper stitch (beg lfhop st):
A. Ch 3, [yo, insert hook from right to left around beg ch-3 of previous rnd, yo, pull up a lp] twice (5 lps on hook), yo, pull through 4 lps on hook (first leg); work steps B and C same as lfhop st.
Throw
Row 1 (WS): Ch 135, dc in 4th ch from hook (beg 3 sk chs count as first dc) and in each ch across, turn. (133 dc)
Row 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), [lfhop st (see Special Stitches), dc in next st] across, turn. (33 lfhop sts, 34 dc)
Row 3: Ch 3, dc in each st (see Pattern Notes) across to beg ch-3, dc in top of beg ch-3, turn. (133 dc)
Row 4: Ch 3, dc in each of next 2 sts, [lfhop st, dc in next st] across to last 3 sts, dc in each of next 2 dc, dc in top of