{"id":2053,"date":"2012-12-23T20:52:54","date_gmt":"2012-12-24T02:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/?p=2053"},"modified":"2013-10-27T15:47:47","modified_gmt":"2013-10-27T21:47:47","slug":"no-beginning-chain-asymmetric-shell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/2012\/12\/23\/no-beginning-chain-asymmetric-shell\/","title":{"rendered":"No Beginning Chain Asymmetric Shell"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The first row of an afghan with homespun or boucl\u00e9 or other knobby style yarn can be frustrating. This afghan does not require finding chain stitches, even for the first row. The lacy shells keep the afghan light even with a heavier yarn.<\/p>\n

This pattern was designed to be easy for homespun or boucl\u00e9 style yarns, but it can be made with just about any yarn. Make it in a solid color or with as many color changes as you like.<\/p>\n

The example is made in Lion Brand Homespun.<\/p>\n

Size:<\/strong>
\nThis blanket can be made any size. Five widths are given in the directions.<\/p>\n

[grid width=”600″ cols=”100,*,100,*,*”] Size|Width (Inches)|Length (Inches)|Ounces of yarn|Yards of yarn~ Extra Small|34.72|46.29|24.6|758.55~ Small|39.2|52.27|31.36|966.93~ Medium|43.68|58.24|38.94|1200.58~ Large|48.16|64.21|47.33|1459.48~ Extra Large|52.64|70.19|56.55|1743.64~[\/grid]<\/p>\n

Materials:<\/strong>
\nYarn – Sizing given for Bulky yarn but other weights can be used
\nSize K (6.5mm) crochet hook<\/p>\n

Abbreviations:<\/strong>
\nch = chain
\nch sp = chain space
\ndc = double crochet
\ntr = triple crochet<\/p>\n

Instructions:<\/strong>
\nInstead of a beginning chain, the blanket is begun with a first row of chain and tr spaces.<\/p>\n

There is also a tutorial video<\/a> available.<\/p>\n

For these widths, start with this number of chain and tr spaces:
\n34.75″ = 31
\n39.25″ = 35
\n43.75″ = 39
\n48.25″ = 43
\n52.75″ = 47<\/p>\n

Row 1: Ch 3, tr in first ch, (ch 3, tr in last ch sp) until you have made desired number of tr\/ch spaces, making an odd number of them.<\/p>\n

Do not turn.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Row 2: Ch 3. Without turning the work, make a dc over tr just made. Working across the tr stitches, (4 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) over next tr, ** skip 1 tr, (4 dc, ch 2, 1 dc) over next tr . Repeat from ** across to the last tr stitch. Work (1 dc, ch 1, 1 dc) over last tr.<\/p>\n

Row 3: Ch 3 and turn. Dc in ch-1 sp. In each ch-2 sp across the row, make 4 dc, ch 2, 1 dc. (Dc, ch 1, dc) in ch-3 space at end of row.<\/p>\n

Repeat row 3 until afghan is desired length. Complete with this last row:<\/p>\n

Last Row: Ch 3 and turn. Dc in ch-1 sp, ch 2, sc in ch-2 of shell, ** ch 3, dc in sp between shells, ch 3, sc in ch-2 of next shell. Repeat from ** across all the shells. Ch 2, (dc, ch 1, dc) in ch-3 space at end of row. Finish off and weave in end.<\/p>\n

The blanket can be made in a solid color or can be made with any number of color changes. The best way to make a color change is to finish all but the very last pull through of the two loops of the last stitch of a row. Cut yarn with a few inches of tail and join with new color next to stitch. Pull new color through last two loops. Weave in ends.<\/p>\n

Edits: Added a finishing row on 10\/27\/2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The first row of an afghan with homespun or boucl\u00e9 or other knobby style yarn can be frustrating. This afghan does not require finding chain stitches, even for the first row. The lacy shells keep the afghan light even with a heavier yarn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,9,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2053"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2053"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2053\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2363,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2053\/revisions\/2363"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.thetucker.com\/knit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}