Scrappy Shells Throw

Larger amounts of scrap yarn in a coordinated palette offer a different way to use up your stash. Crocheted from the center out, each 2-round color band is set off with a single round of navy blue.

- Shari White

INTERMEDIATE

FINISHED MEASUREMENT

50 inches square

MATERIALS

• Premier Yarns Basix medium (worsted) weight acrylic yarn (7 oz/ 359 yds/200g per skein): 2 skeins #1115-40 navy (MC) 1 skein each #1115-30 turquoise (A), #1115-21 eggplant (B), #1115-36 leaf (C), #1115-22 royal blue (D), #1115-20 purple (E), #1115-31 peacock (F), #1115-29 aqua (G), #1115-37 juniper (H) and #1115-26 azure (I)

• Size J/10/6mm crochet hook

• Tapestry needle

GAUGE

Gauge is not important for this project.

PATTERN NOTES

Weave in loose ends as work progresses.

Chain-3 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet unless otherwise stated.

Join with slip stitch as indicated unless otherwise stated.

Chain-5 at beginning of round counts as first double crochet and chain-2 unless otherwise stated.

When instructed to work in V-stitch shell, work in the chain-2 space of the stitch.

SPECIAL STITCHES

Single crochet join (sc join): Place a slip knot on hook, insert hook in indicated st, yo and pull up a lp, yo and draw through both lps on hook.

Fan: (Dc, ch 2, 3 dc, ch 2, dc) in indicated st.

Beginning fan (beg fan): (Ch 5—see Pattern Notes, 3 dc, ch 2, dc) in indicated st.