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Pacific® Color Wave

The Moss Cabin Afghan

W541

Designed by

Cristina Mershon

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The Moss Cabin Afghan

By Cristina Mershon

A timeless afghan for those cold winter days, for him or

her. This afghan mimics a knitted look by crossing the

double crochet groups into a crochet shell.

Yarn: Cascade Yarns Pacific Color Wave (40% merino

wool, 60% acrylic). 100 gr/213 yard balls.

Color: 310-Forest, 14 balls.

Hook: Size D-3.25 mm. Gauge is not crucial.

ABBREVIATIONS

beg = beginning

dc = double crochet

lps = loops

sc = single crochet

sp = space

st = stitch

rp = repeat

yo = yarn over

STICH GUIDE

Shell: Skip 5 dc, 3 dc in next dc, ch 3, 3 dc in 2nd skipped dc (in front of dc just made).

Back Post Double Crochet (bpdc): Make a double crochet around the back of the post of the st

in previous rnd. Yo and insert hook from the back to the front around the post of the dc on the

previous row. Complete as for regular dc.

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Front Post Double Crochet (fpdc): Make a double crochet around the front of the post of the st

in previous rnd. Yo and insert hook from the front to the back around the post of the dc on the

previous row. Complete as for regular dc.

Back Post Small Crochet (bpsc): Make a small crochet around the back of the post of the st in

previous rnd. Yo and insert hook from the back to the front around the post of the st on the

previous row. Complete as for regular sc.

Front Post Small Crochet (fpsc): Make a small crochet around the front of the post of the st in

previous rnd. Yo and insert hook from the front to the back around the post of the st on the

previous row. Complete as for regular sc.

Reverse Single Crochet (rsc): Reverse single crochet is worked exactly like regular single

crochet except going left to right instead of right to left. At the end of an sc row, if the next row is

reverse sc, you do not turn, but twist your wrist and insert the crochet hook back into the stitch

just finished, work a sc, and continue in this way back across.

INSTRUCTIONS

Ch 183, and turn.

Row 1: 3 dc in 7th ch from hook, ch 3, 3 dc in 5th skipped ch (in front of dc just made), * skip 1

ch, dc in next ch, skip 3 ch, 3 dc in next ch, ch 3, 3 dc in second skipped ch (in front of dc just

made); rep from * to last 2 ch, skip 1 ch, dc in last ch, turn.

Row 2: Ch 3 (it counts as a dc), 3 dc in first dc, * sc in next ch-3 space, shell over next 6 dc; rep

from * across to last ch-3 space, sc in last ch-3 space, 4 dc in top of t-ch, turn.

Row 3: Ch 3 (it counts as a dc), * shell over next 6 dc, sc in next ch-3 space; rep from * across to

t-ch, dc in top of t-ch, dc in top of t-ch, turn.

Row 4-70: Repeat rows 2 and 3, turn.

Row 71: Ch 1, *sc in nex dc, hdc in next dc, skip dc, skip sc, skip dc, hdc in dc, sc in dc, sc in

ch-3 space; rep from * across until the end of the row, turn.

This is the end of the body of the afghan, now we will start working on the oversize edging (in

both ends of the afghan) simulating a knitted finish.

Row 72: Ch 3 (it counts as a dc), dc in every st across until the end of the row, turn.

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Row 73: Ch 3 (it counts as a dc), *fpdc in next dc, bpdc in next dc; rep from * across until the

end of the row, turn.

Row 74: Ch 3 (it counts as a dc), *fpdc in next fpdc, bpdc in next bpdc; rep from * across until

the end of the row, turn.

Row 75-83: Repeat row 74, turn.

Row 84: Ch 1, * fpsc in fpdc, ch 3, sc in same fpdc, bpsc in bpdc; rep from * across until the end

of the row. Fasten off and weave in ends.

SECOND EDGE. Once the first edge is done, attach the yarn in the opposite side of the afghan

to finish the opposite edge, which is actually the beginning ch we started with.

Row 1: Ch 3 (it counts as a dc), dc in every st across until the end of the row, turn.

Row 2: Ch 3 (it counts as a dc), *fpdc in next dc, bpdc in next dc; rep from * across until the end

of the row, turn.

Row 3: Ch 3 (it counts as a dc), *fpdc in next fpdc, bpdc in next bpdc; rep from * across until the

end of the row, turn.

Row 4-13: Repeat row 3, turn.

Row 14: Ch 1, * fpsc in fpdc, ch 3, sc in same fpdc, bpsc in

bpdc; rep from * across until the end

of the row. Fasten off and weave in ends.

SIDE EDGING. Now, we will work on the side small edging

to complete the look of the afghan.

Attach yarn to one of the long edges of the afghan.

Row 1: Ch 1, sc in every sideways st across until the end of

the row, do not turn.

Row 2: Ch 1, rsc in every sc across until the end of the

row, fasten off and weave in ends.

Repeat the side edging on the opposite long side.