Adult sized amounts: Worsted
weight, 4 ply yarn (Simply
Soft works great!)
: 16
oz light blue; 16 oz navy blue; 22 oz
white or 3 colors you like works best with lights and darks in there.
Size
H hook
Abbreviations: dc
= double crochet; sk = skip; ch = chain;
sp =
space; YO = yarn over; lps = loops; rep =
repeat; st = stitch; rem = remaining.
To
make a shell
= [2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc]
in next ch-1 space
Instructions:
With
Navy
Blue, ch
164
--loosely
Row 1:
Dc
in
4th ch
from hook, dc in next ch; sk next 2 chs, 2 dc in next ch, ch 1, 2 dc in
next ch, * sk next 3 chs, 2 dc in next ch, ch 1, 2 dc in next
ch;
rep from * to last 5 chs, sk next 2 chs, dc in each of remaining 3 chs.
Row 2:
Ch 3 (Counts
as first dc of row),
turn; dc in each of the next 2 dc, sk next
2 dc, work [2
dc, ch 1, 2 dc]
in next ch-1 space [ that makes your
shell]; * sk
next
4 dc, work a shell in next ch-1 sp; rep from * to last 5
dc,
skip next 2 dc, dc in each of the next 2 dc, dc in top of ch-3 at end
of
row.
[COLOR
NOTE: To change colors, work last DC until 2 loops remain on hook;
finish off color being used. With new color, yarn over and draw
through both loops on hook--colors changed.)
Row 3 (Paws
and Body row):
With white,
ch 3, turn;
Dc in each of the next 2 dc, * work a shell
[2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc]
in ch 1-sp of
next
shell,
work a puff st
in sp between shells in 2nd row below as follows;
[YO
hook, insert hook in sp between
shells in 2nd row below; YO hook
and
draw up a long loop to height of working row]
4 times [9 loops
now on
hook;]
YO hook and draw
through first 8 lps on hook [2 lps now on hook]; YO
hook
and draw through rem 2 lps on hook [puff st made];
repeat from
* to last shell, work in a shell in ch-1 sp of last shell, dc in each
of
the next 2 dc, dc in top of ch-3 at end of row.
Row 4 (Face row):
Ch 3, turn; dc in each of next 2 dc, * work in a shell in
ch-1 sp of next shell; rep from * to last 3 dc, dc in each of
the next
2 dc, dc in top of ch-3 at end of row.
Row
5(kitty ears row): Repeat row 4, changing to gray at end of row.
Row
6-8: With gray, rep rows 3-5. At end of row 8,
change to black.
***
(Please note that the shells and the puffs work through to both sides
so even though it appears that you are working through the puffs on the
wrong side this time, it still works.) ***
Rows
9-11: With black, rep rows 3-5. At end of row 11, change to
white.
Repeat
rows 3-11 until afghan measures approx. 60" from beginning edge,
ending by working row 10 [2 rows of black]. Finish off and
weave in
all the loose ends. You can also add a fringe if you want to.
I
didn't on my son's and it
still looks great!