Painted Turtle Afghan by Edie Eckman

Painted Turtle Afghan

Crochet
December 2009
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
see notes
5.5 mm (I)
3080 yards (2816 m)
approximately 46" x 60"
English
This pattern is available from interweave.com for $7.99.

This project is portable right up until it is put together. Every other round of the motif is worked in back-post double crochet that tips the top loops of the previous row forward, creating a ridge of punctuating color. The hexagons are joined on the right side with a single crochet that mimics the ridge.

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YARN Cascade 220 Superwash (100% superwash wool; 220 yd 201 m/31⁄2 oz 100 g; ): #841 medium green (MC), 10 balls; #850 light green (A) and #822 orange (B), 2 balls each.

GAUGE Rounds 1–7 = 6” from side to side; completed motif = about 10” from side to side.