TOOLS & SUPPLIES
- RED HEART® Super Saver®: 1 skein each 656 Real Teal A; 624 Tea Leaf B; 385 Royal C; 512 Turqua D; 672 Spring Green E.
- Susan Bates® Crochet Hook:5mm [US I-9]
- Yarn needle
- GAUGE: 1 yo-yo circles = 2¼” (5.5 cm) in diameter; 2 yo-yo’s and 3 sc = 5” (10 cm). CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain the gauge given.
- RED HEART® Super Saver®, Art. E300 available in solid color 7 oz (198 g), 364 yd (333 m); multicolor, heather and print 5 oz (141 g), 244 yd (223 m), flecks 5 oz (141g), 260 yds (238 m) skeins
- Throw measures 54” (137 cm) wide x 45” (114.5 cm) long.
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NOTE
Throw is created by crocheting a long ch and working around it in a round, creating the yo- yo’s. Additional Strips of yo-yo’s are joined as you go.
THROW
First Yo-Yo Strip
With A, ch 180 loosely. Round 1: Work 9 tr in 4th ch from hook, *skip next 3 ch, sc in next ch, skip next 3 ch, 9 tr in next ch*; repeat from * to * across to last ch, work 9 more tr in last ch, working across opposite side of foundation ch, work 9 tr in same ch as last 9 tr; repeat from * to * across; join with slip st in first tr – 23 yo-yo’s. Fasten off.
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Second Yo-Yo Strip
With B, ch 180 loosely. Round 1: Work 9 tr in 4th ch from hook, *skip next 3 ch, sc in next ch, skip next 3 ch, 9 tr in next ch*; repeat from * to * across to last ch, working across opposite side of foundation ch, (5 tr, slip st in center tr of corresponding yo-yo on last Strip, 4 tr) in same ch as last 9 tr; **skip next 3 ch, sc in next ch, skip 3 ch, (5 tr, slip st in center tr of corresponding yo-yo on last Strip, 4 tr) in ch; repeat from ** across; join with slip st in first tr – 23 yo-yo’s. Fasten off. Repeat Second Yo-Yo Strip (18 times) working in the following color sequence: 1 strip each in *C, D, E, A, B; repeat from * throughout, ending with a strip of E.
FINISHING
Weave in ends. Block.
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ABBREVIATIONS
A, B, C, D, E = color A, B, C, D, E;
ch = chain;
sc = single crochet;
st(s) = stitch(es);
tr = treble crochet;
( ) = work directions in parentheses into same st;
[ ] = work directions in brackets the number of times
specified; * = repeat whatever follows the * as indicated.