Hi!
We’re Katie and Rachael, the duo behind Cali & Cleveland, and we are so very excited to be sharing our Cuddle Me Throw crochet design on Little Red Knits’ Friday Freebie blog!
Cuddle Me Throw – Crochet Pattern
Details
- Method: Crochet
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- Hooks: P Hook/11.5mm
- Darning needle
- Scissors
- Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick and Quick; Fossil, 1640 yards
- Size: 52” x 60”
- Ch 1 does not count as a stitch
- Gauge: 4.5” = 9 sts x 9 rows in pattern
- Ch 10. Sc in 2nd ch from hook, Sc across, ch 1, turn. Then follow rows 2-5 until you have a 5” square. Measure your stitches and rows against gauge measurements above
Abbreviations
- Yo – Yarn over
- St/s – Stitch/s
- * or ** repeat whatever follows the * or **
- Ch – Chain
- Yo, pull through loop on hook.
- Ss – Slip stitch
- Insert hook into st, yo, pull through st and loop.
- Esc – Extended Single Crochet (photo instructions below)
- Insert hook into st, yo and pull through st, (two loops) yo, pull through one loop, yo, pull through two loops.
Photo example A: Extended Single Crochet
Insert hook into stitch, yo, pull through
Yo, pull through one loop, yo, pull through 2 loops
Extended single crochet complete
The stitches will run on a diagonal as you complete each row. The new Esc stitches will fall between the Esc stitches from the row below (see photos below)
Pattern
Chain 116 (any even number will work depending on how wide you would like to make it)
Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, Sc across, ch 1, turn (115)
Row 2-3: *Ss, Esc* until last st. End with a Ss. Ch 1, turn (115)
Row 4 -5: Sc, *Ss, Esc* Repeat * until 2nd to last st, Ss, then end with Sc. Ch 1, turn (115)
Repeat rows 2-5 until desired length (115)
(I completed 120 rows to get desired length)
Last row: Sc across (115)
Finishing
Cut Yarn, fasten off, and weave in ends.
We hope you enjoyed making the Cuddle Me Throw! Be sure to tag us on Instagram at @CaliandCleveland with your beautiful new blankets! Please keep in touch and follow along with us on our social media links below.
-Katie and Rachael
Contact
Instagram: @caliandcleveland
Website: www.caliandcleveland.com
E-mail: caliandcleveland@gmail.com