Vintage inspired throw to brighten a couch, chair, bed or caravan.
This version measures 40 inches wide and can be as long as you like.
Hook: 4mm
Yarn: DK acrylic yarn (Stylecraft Special DK)
Each row needs 6 grams. Find all your bits, get postal or kitchen scale and weight your scraps
Tip 1: Every few rows weaving in your ends so you can finish as you go.
Tip 2: to make any other size, simply chain as long or short as you wish and do the first row of DC clusters. Before you start the second row, weigh the ball your working from, finish the row and weigh again. This will tell you how many grams of your yarn will cover 1 row.
Chain 131 stitches loosely
Foundation Row:
Make 3 DCs (1 cluster) in the 5th chain from the end. This is 1 beginning link for the next row and your first cluster. Skip 2 chains and make a cluster in the 3rd chain. Repeat to the end.
Make 1 DC in the last chain. Leaving a tail, cut yarn.
Row 1:
I like to work each row right to left so the clusters all have the same look.
So go back to the beginning and in the 5 chain link you created on the row below, add new color and chain 3, make 2 DC. This will make your first cluster. Make a 3 DC cluster in each space all the way across to the end.
Make your last 3 DC cluster in the ending link, leaving a tail cut yarn.
Row 2:
Insert hook into the top of the first DC on the last row.
Join in your new color and chain 5 (link created)
Make 3 DC cluster all the want to the end.
Make a link, make 1 DC into the top of the last DC on the previous row. Leave a tail and cut.
Repeat rows 1 and 2 until desired length. Make a row of SC to finish it off.
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