Crochet: Red Diamonds

Hellooo,
Again red ! Love this color,  but this time I made a lot of "red diamods" :)

Hook: 4.5mm
Red balls: 7.5balls  (each 100gr)
Grey balls: 2

SPECIAL STITCHES

Bobble: [Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps] 4 times, yo, draw through 5 lps on hook.

2-dc bobble: [Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] twice, yo, draw though 3 lps on hook.

Picot: Ch 3, sl st in first ch of ch-3.

3-dc bobble: [Yo, insert hook in indicated st, yo, draw up a lp, yo, draw through 2 lps on hook] 3 times, yo, draw through 4 lps on hook.

P.S: I have started 164 chains but the sourse starts 149 chains (total 147 chain)

Row 1: Ch 149, dc in 4th ch from hook (sk 3 chs count as first dc), dc in next ch, *ch 3, sk 3 chs, [bobble (see Special Stitches) in next ch, ch 1, sk next ch] 4 times, bobble in next ch, ch 3, sk 3 chs, dc in next ch, rep from * across, ending with dc in last ch, turn. (9 groups of 5 bobbles)

Row 2: Ch 3 (see Pattern Notes), dc in next dc, dc in next ch-3 sp, *ch 3, [sk next bobble, bobble in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] 3 times, bobble in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, dc in next ch-3 sp, dc in next dc**, dc in next ch-3 sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, dc in beg ch-3, turn. (9 groups of 4 bobbles)

Row 3: Ch 3, dc in each of next 2 dc, dc in next ch-3 sp, *ch 3, [sk next bobble, bobble in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] twice, bobble in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, dc in next ch-3 sp**, dc in each of next 3 dc, dc in next ch-3 sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, dc in each next 2 dc, dc in beg ch-3, turn. (9 groups of 3 bobbles)

Row 4: Ch 3, dc in each of next 3 dc, dc in next ch-3 sp, *ch 3, sk next bobble, bobble in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next bobble, bobble in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, dc in next ch-3 sp**, dc in each of next 5 dc, dc in next ch-3 sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, dc in each of next 3 dc, dc in beg ch-3, turn.

Row 5: Ch 3, dc in each of next 4 dc, dc in next ch-3 sp, *ch 3, sk next bobble, bobble in next ch-1 sp, ch 3, dc in next ch-3 sp**, dc in each of next 7 dc, dc in next ch-3 sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, dc in each of next 4 dc, dc in beg ch-3, turn.

Row 6: Ch 3, [bobble in next dc, ch 1, sk next dc] twice, bobble in next dc, *ch 3, dc in next bobble, ch 3**, [bobble in next dc, ch 1, sk next dc] 4 times, bobble in next dc, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, [bobble in next dc, ch 1, sk next dc] twice, bobble in next dc, dc in beg ch-3, turn.

Row 7: Ch 4 (see Pattern Notes), sk next bobble, bobble in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next bobble, bobble in next ch-1 sp, *ch 3, dc in next ch-3 sp, dc in next dc, dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3**, [sk next bobble, bobble in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] 3 times, bobble in next ch-1 sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, [sk next bobble, bobble in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] twice, sk next bobble, dc in beg ch-3, turn.

Row 8: Ch 3, bobble in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next bobble, bobble in next ch-1 sp, *ch 3, dc in next ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 3 dc, dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3**, [sk next bobble, bobble in next ch-1 sp, ch 1] twice, bobble in next ch-1 sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at ** sk next bobble, bobble in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, bobble in next ch-1 sp, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-4, turn.

Row 9: Ch 4, sk next bobble, bobble in next ch-1 sp, *ch 3, dc in next ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 5 dc, dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk next bobble, bobble in next ch-1 sp, ch 1, sk next bobble**, bobble in next ch-1 sp, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, dc in beg ch-3, turn.

Row 10: Ch 3, bobble in next ch-1 sp, *ch 3, dc in next ch-3 sp, dc in each of next 7 dc, dc in next ch-3 sp, ch 3, sk next bobble, bobble in next ch-1 sp, rep from * across, dc in 3rd ch of beg ch-4, turn.

Row 11: *Ch 3, dc in next bobble**, ch 3, [bobble in next dc, sk next dc, ch 1] 4 times, bobble in next dc, rep from * across, ending last rep at **, dc in beg ch-3, turn.

Rows 12-101: [Rep rows 2-11 consecutively] 9 times.

Rows 102-110: Rep rows 2-10. At the end of row 110, fasten off.

BORDER

With RS facing, join (see Pattern Notes) in side edge of row 108.

Rnd 1 (RS): Now working in mds, ch 1, 2 sc in side edge of row 108, 2 sc in side edge of next row, *work 4 sc in next row corner (row 110), working across top edge of Throw, work 2 sc in each ch-3 sp, sc in each bobble, ch-1 sp and dc across top;

A. working across side edge, work 2 sc in end of each row to end of last row, 4 sc in end of last row for corner;

B. working across opposite side of foundation ch, work 2 sc in each ch-3 sp, sc in base ch of each bobble, ch-1 and dc across;

C. working across side edge of rows, work 4 sc in end of first row for corner, 2 sc in each row end across, join in first sc, do not turn.

Rnd 2: Ch 3,2-dc bobble (see Special Stitches) in first sc, *sk next 2 sc**, (bobble, ch 2, picot—see Special Stitches, ch 1, 3-dc bobble—see Special Stitches) in next sc, rep from * around, ending last rep at **, 3-dc bobble in same sc as beg ch-3, join in beg ch-3. Fasten off.

             

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Have a nice day,   OYA MEARNS