Triangles
Skill Level: 1
Approximate Time to Make: 68 hours
AFGHAN measures approximately 55 x 89
RED HEART Super Saver (economy
size), Art.E300 (7 ounce/364 solid): 7 skeins
No. 0886 Blue CA, 7 skeins No. 0385 Royal
CB, 7 skeins No. 0885 Delft Blue CC.
TLC Essentials , Art.512 (6 ounce/312 fpdc [bpdc, fpdc] 2 times; join with a sl st to beg
yard solid): 2 skeins No. 2672 Lt Thyme CD.
Color Option 1: TLCEssentials" : 24
skeins 2323 Aran CA and 2 Skeins No. 2335
CB.
Color Option 2: TLC Essentials: 12
skeins each No. 2672 Lt. Thyme CA, 2673
Medium Thyme CB, and 2 skeins No. 2675 CC.
Color Option 3: TLC Essentials: 12
skeins each No. 2327 Sandstone CA, No. 2254
Persimmon CB and 2 skeins No. 2958 Falling
Leaves CC.
Crochet Hook: 5.0mm [US H-8]
Yarn needle
Susan Bates Trim tool
GAUGE: 16 sts = 4 Triangle measures 6
on each side (point to point)
CHECK YOUR GAUGE: Use any size hook
to obtain the gauge.
Special Stitches:
bpdc = Dc around the post of the next dc from
the back.
fpdc = DC around the post of the next dc from
the front.
TRIANGLE (Make 56 Royal, 56 Delft Blue,
and 84 Blue)
Ch 8; join with a sl st to form a ring.
Rnd 1: Ch 3 (first dc), 4 dc in ring, ch 3 [5 dc,
ch 3] 2 times; join with sl st in top of beg ch-3.
Rnd 2: Sl st in next dc, ch 3 (counts as first
bpdc), fpdc around the post of the next dc, bpdc
around the next dc, fpdc in next dc, *(2 dc, ch 3,
2 dc) all in next ch-3 sp**, fpdc, bpdc, fpdc,
bpdc, fpdc; rep from * around, ending at **,
fpdc; join with sl st to beg ch 3 9 sts each side.
Rnd 3: Ch 3, [fpdc, bpdc] 2 times, fpdc, *(2 dc,
ch 3, 2 dc) all in next ch-3 sp**, fpdc [bpdc,
fpdc] 4 times; rep from * around, ending at **,
fpdc, bpdc, fpdc; join with sl st to beg ch 3 13
sts each side.
Rnd 4: Ch 3, [fpdc, bpdc] 3 times, fpdc, *(2 dc,
ch 3, 2 dc) all in next ch-3 sp**, [fpdc, bpdc] 6
times, fpdc; rep from * around, ending at **,
ch-3 17 sts each side.
Rnd 5: Ch 3, fpdc, [bpdc, fpdc] 4 times, *(2 dc,
ch 3, 2 dc) all in next ch-3 sp**, [fpdc, bpdc
] 8 times; fpdc; rep from * around ending at **,
[fpdc, bpdc] 3 times, fpdc; join with sl st to beg
ch 3 21 sts each side.
Fasten off.
ASSEMBLY:
Place triangles according to the diagram. With
CD (or color used for edging) and wrong sides
together, join motifs with sc, beg at any ch-3
corner, working the inside lps only. Complete
one direction of diagonals first, then all the
horizontals, then the opposite rows of diagonals.
Be careful to make the corners of the triangles
meet.
EDGING:
Work one row sc even spaced on each side do
not edging top and bottom. Fasten off. Weave
in ends.
TASSELS:
Using the Susan Bates Trim tool, make tassels
using three strands of CA, CB, and CC. Place
the cut yarn through the corners of the indicated
triangles. Tie the tassels at the neck securely
with Royal blue. Cut the royal blue ties even
with the tassel yarn.
Designed by Ellen Gormley
For Coats & Clark
Triangles Placement Diagram
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B C B C B C B C Original Crochet Designs
C B C B C B C A
A A A A A A A
A = Blue (84)
A A A A A A A
B C B C B C B C B = Delft Blue
C B C B C B C B (lightest blue)(56)
A A A A A A A

A A A A A A A
C = Royal (darkest
B C B C B C B C blue)(56)
C B C B C B C B
A A A A A A A D(joining color) =
Light Thyme
A A A A A A A
B C B C B C B C
C B C B C B C B Join the diagonals
A A A A A A A
highlighted in red
first
A A A A A A A
B C B C B C B C
Join the horizontals
C B C B C B C B highlighted in blue
A A A A A A A
second.
A A A A A A A
B C B C B C B C Join the diagonals
C B C B C B C B highlighted in
A A A A A A A green third.
A A A A A A A
B C B C B C B C Make edging
C B C B C B C B highlighted with
yellow fourth.
OPTIONAL AFGHAN SWATCHES

Combination 1
CA, CB combined = 2323 Aran
A A A A CD=2335 Taupe

B B B B Combination 2
A A A
CA= 2672 Light Thyme
CB= 2673 Med Thyme
A B A B A B A
CD= 2675 Dark Thyme
B B B B
A A A
Combination 3
B B B CA= 2327 Sandstone
A A A A
CB= 2254 Persimmon
B B B B CD= 2958 Falling Leaves

Join the diagonals highlighted

in red first

Join the horizontals

highlighted in blue second.

Join the diagonals highlighted

in green third.

Make edging highlighted with

yellow fourth.