​Fancy Crochet Plaid

You’ll need:

250g of lilac Fumato yarn (42% merino wool, 40% polyamide, 18% alpaca; 225m/50g);

200g of the same yarn, but in burgundy color;

200g of the same yarn, but in grey-brown color;

200g of the same yarn, but in olive color;

Crochet hook 5.

Size: 145 x 210 cm.

Used Patterns

“Shells” pattern: the quantity of sts is multiple 10 + 1 + 1 chain st increase. Work due to the scheme. Start every row with 1 chain st increase in addition to the 1^st single crochet or 3 chain sts increase instead of the 1^st double crochet and sts before pattern repeat, pattern repeat, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1^st-5^th rows x once, then, repeat 2^nd-5^th rows.

Stripes order: 1 lilac row, * 2 burgundy rows, 2 grey-brown rows, 2 olive rows and 2 lilac rows*; repeat from * to *, 2 burgundy rows, 2 grey-brown rows, 2 olive rows and 1 lilac row.

Stitches control: 16 sts x 5 rows = 10 x 10 cm.

Instructions

Make 231 chain sts and work with “shells” pattern due to the stripes order. Finish your work in 104 rows from the set-up row.

Assembly

Fasten the edges with 1 circle row of “shells” pattern (= 1^st row of the scheme) with lilac yarn, make 52 semi-circles on the side edges and 23 semi-circles along the upper and lower edges.