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    Home » Free moogly Patterns » Afghans and Blankets

    Summer Fling Throw

    Published: Jun 30, 2017 · Modified: Jun 13, 2022 by Tamara Kelly · 14 Comments

    Have a summer (or winter) love affair with the ripple stitch when you crochet the Summer Fling Throw! This easy to memorize blanket pattern can by made in any size - and in cool cotton, used year round!

    Summer Fling Throw - free crochet pattern for this light and lovely blanket in 5 sizes on Mooglyblog.com! Disclaimer: This post includes affiliate links; Lion Brand provided the yarn for this pattern.

    Purchase the downloadable PDF of this pattern on Ravelry

    The Summer Fling Throw was my road trip project when I went to visit my sister in Colorado! So this pretty crochet blanket traveled across several states, along many highways, and spent a lot of time in my lap.

    The cool yarn made it comfy no matter what weather we drove through (and there was a pretty good variety of that too) - Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton is mercerized 100% cotton so it's the perfect yarn for making blankets with fantastic stitch definition and year-round comfort.

    I made the Summer Fling Throw in a handy lap blanket/throw size, but I've included the info you'll need to make it in any size you like! And if you are looking for something warmer than cotton, Lion Brand Vanna's Choice is a good acrylic option, and Wool-Ease worsted would be a good wool blend to use for winter weather. This stitch pattern will work no matter what!

    And one quick tip to make the edging easier - keep the remainder of the ball of each color attached when you finish that stripe, and use that when crocheting that side of the edging without adding more ends to weave in. (Use a stitch marker to hold it to the side so it doesn't get tangled with the other yarns - you can see how I did this on another project here.)

    The size shown makes this extra easy - each strip uses one skein of yarn!

    Summer Fling Throw - free crochet pattern for this light and lovely blanket in 5 sizes on Mooglyblog.com!


    Summer Fling Throw

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    US - J, 6.0mm hook - Furls Crochet

    1300-8900 yds Lion Brand 24/7 Cotton (100% cotton; Worsted/UK: 10 ply/”4″; 186 yds/170 m; 100 grams/3.53 oz)
    Color A: Grass (3 balls/558 yds for size shown, see below for other sizes)
    Color B: Rose (3 balls/558 yds for size shown, see below for other sizes)
    Color C: Ecru (3 balls/558 yds for size shown, see below for other sizes)

    Gauge: 1 pattern repeat (20 sts) = 5.5" across; 8 rows = 4" in pattern

    Size: 40" x 52" shown; see Additional Sizes Chart below the Instructions for additional standard size info, or use the stitch multiple below to create your own custom sizes.

    Stitch Multiple: multiple of 20 +3

    Helpful Links: Crochet Abbreviations; dc2tog

    Click here for the Summer Fling Video Tutorial and Chart

    Click here to purchase the yarn and pattern as a Lion Brand Kit!

    SPECIAL STITCHES:

    dc5tog - [yo and insert hook in next st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops (remaining loops stay on hook)] 5 times, yo and pull loop through all 6 loops on hook.

    dc3tog - [yo and insert hook in next st, yo and pull up a loop, yo and pull through 2 loops (remaining loops stay on hook)] 3 times, yo and pull loop through all 4 loops on hook.

    Summer Fling Throw - free crochet pattern for this light and lovely blanket in 5 sizes on Mooglyblog.com!

    INSTRUCTIONS:

    Row 1: With Color A, ch 143, skip the 3 chs closest to the hook (does not count as a st), dc2tog, *[ch 1, skip 1 ch, dc in next ch] 3 times, ch 1, skip 1 ch, 5 dc in next ch, rep [ to ] 3 times, ch 1, skip 1 ch,** dc5tog; rep from * across finishing last rep at **, dc3tog over last 3 chs, turn. (141 sts inc chs)

    Row 2: Ch 1, sc in each st and ch sp across, leaving the turning chain at the end unworked; turn. (141 sc)

    Row 3: Ch 2 (does not count as a st), skip the 1st st, dc2tog, *[ch 1, skip 1 st, dc in next st] 3 times, ch 1, skip 1 st, 5 dc in next st, rep [ to ] 3 times, ch 1, skip 1 st,** dc5tog; rep from * across finishing last rep at **, dc3tog over last 3 sts, turn. (141 sts inc chs)

    Row 4 - 12: Repeat Rows 2 and 3, ending on a Row 2 repeat; break Color A.

    Row 13: With Color B, join to 1st st with sl st, ch 2, skip the 1st st, dc2tog, *[ch 1, skip 1 st, dc in next st] 3 times, ch 1, skip 1 st, 5 dc in next st, rep [ to ] 3 times, ch 1, skip 1 st,** dc5tog; rep from * across finishing last rep at **, dc3tog over last 3 sts, turn. (141 sts inc chs)

    Row 14 - 24: Repeat Rows 2 and 3, ending on a Row 2 repeat; break Color B.

    Row 25 - 36: With Color C, repeat Rows 13 - 24.

    Row 37 - 48: With Color A, repeat Rows 13 - 24.

    Row 49 - 60: With Color B, repeat Rows 13 - 24.

    Row 61 - 72: With Color C, repeat Rows 13 - 24.

    Rows 73 - 108: Repeat Rows 37 - 72, do not break Color C.

    Edging: Continuing with Color C, ch 1, turn blanket 90 degrees to crochet along side (working into the edge), sc evenly along side of blanket using matching color in each section/stripe, ch 1, sc evenly along foundation chain (continuing with Color A in this section), ch 1, sc evenly along second side of blanket using matching colors in each section/stripe, ch 1; join to first sc of Row 72 with sl st, break yarn. (Note: This edging round is a perfect set up for adding additional decorative borders if desired, but adding a border will require additional yarn.)

    ADDITIONAL SIZES (estimates only, please check your work as you go and purchase sufficient yarn to finish your project):

    • Baby (40″ x 40″): Ch 143; 80 rows; 1300 yds/7 balls total minimum
    • Lapghan/Throw (40″ x 52"): See pattern above; 1674 yds/9 balls total minimum
    • Twin (70″ x 90″): Ch 263; 180 rows; 5100 yds/28 balls total minimum
    • Queen (90″ x 100″): Ch 328; 200 rows; 7300 yds/40 balls total minimum
    • King/Cal King (110″ x 100″): Ch 400; 200 rows; 8900 yds/48 balls total minimum

    I hope you enjoy making the free Summer Fling Throw crochet pattern! It's the perfect road trip, pool-side, hammock time crochet project!

    Be sure to share your photos on social media - I love to see what you make, and I can't wait to see what colors you choose!

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    Written pattern copyright Tamara Kelly 2017, all rights reserved. Please do not reprint or repost this pattern, but please do link to this page to share this pattern with others. To print or download, use the Print Friendly button below, or go to PrintFriendly.com, or right click to copy and paste it into a word processing document if those options do not work for you (please note that Print Friendly is a free outside website that the button links to, and you can click here for a tutorial on how to use it, but I cannot provide additional technical support for this service). If you wish to make items for sale from this pattern or translate it to another language, please visit the About page for details. Thank you to Lion Brand Yarn for providing the yarn for this pattern.

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    1. 1

      Diana Natcher

      June 30, 2017 at 9:42 am

      I love it. Thank you:)

      Reply
      • 2

        Tamara Kelly

        June 30, 2017 at 10:42 am

        😀 Thank you so much Diana!

        Reply
    2. 3

      Jehan

      July 01, 2017 at 8:46 am

      Amazing thanks

      Reply
      • 4

        Tamara Kelly

        July 01, 2017 at 2:41 pm

        Thank you Jehan!

        Reply
    3. 5

      ellen

      July 02, 2017 at 12:12 am

      thank you love it

      Reply
      • 6

        Tamara Kelly

        July 03, 2017 at 9:47 am

        Thank you so much, Ellen!

        Reply
    4. 7

      Erica

      July 06, 2017 at 1:45 am

      Such a pretty pattern! I love it! I think I'll make it using Vanna's Choice by Lion Brand, since that has been my go-to acrylic yarn for a while.

      Reply
      • 8

        Tamara Kelly

        July 07, 2017 at 10:39 am

        Thank you, I'm so glad you like it! 😀

        Reply
    5. 9

      Margaret

      July 29, 2017 at 11:33 am

      I have a bunch of Bernat handicrafter cotton yarn and am wondering if it would work for this project, or if it would end up too heavy once washed. I loved the colors of the yarn, but now don't know what to do with it all. There's only so many wash cloths and pot holders one can make.

      Reply
      • 10

        Tamara Kelly

        July 30, 2017 at 7:31 pm

        I think it would be okay - a bit heavy, but cozy!

        Reply
    6. 11

      Jinese Yockman

      August 08, 2019 at 4:19 am

      Hi Tamara, tysm for all ur hard work. I really enjoy ur blog for inspiration!
      I was wondering if this pattern could be converted into a scarf or cowl?
      Truly I SUCK at math otherwise I probably wouldn't have to ask, lol..
      Tysm in advance

      Reply
      • 12

        Tamara Kelly

        August 08, 2019 at 10:11 am

        Hello Jinese! Thank you so much! For a 5.5" inch wide scarf, you would start with a chain of 23, for an 11" wide scarf, start with a chain of 43. Then, work til the length you want for your scarf. For a cowl, work to that length and then sew the ends together. 🙂

        Reply
        • 13

          Jinese Yockman

          August 09, 2019 at 8:00 pm

          YESSSSSSS!!!!!
          TYSM!
          Perfect 11" , as my Husband wld say, I am Extra, lol. The scarf I just created is almost 6ft tall ,I haven't measured it yet so honestly it may b longer, and it is 11½" wide. I love, super super scarves. I wld actually like to speak w you abt my pattern/s if possible by email.
          Again , tysm I'm super excited to crochet your pattern into a super scarf . ty, ty!!!😃

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          • 14

            Tamara Kelly

            August 10, 2019 at 1:09 pm

            Hi Jinese! Sure, just use the Contact Me button at the top of the blog! 🙂 (That goes to my email)

            Reply

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