Stitches with different heights create zig-zagging triangles in this comfy throw.

This pattern was originally published in the August, 2014 issue of I Like Crochet.

Skills used
Basic crochet stitches: chain, double crochet, half double crochet, single crochet, slip stitch
Working in rows (for blanket), working in rounds (for border), changing colors, increasing, decreasing, skipping stitches
Special stitches: cdc, dtr, and dtr2tog (with explanations in pattern)

Skill level
Intermediate

Finished Size
Throw: 56” (142 cm) long x 44” (112 cm) wide.

Materials
Lion Brand Heartland (100% acrylic, 5 oz/142 g, 251 yd/230 m) – 4 skeins ea in 169 Shenandoah (MC) and 174 Joshua Tree (CC), or approximately 990 yd (905 m) in ea of 2 contrasting colors in any medium weight yarn.

US Size I-9/5.5 mm crochet hook, or any size needed to obtain gauge.

Yarn needle.

Gauge
20 sts x 17 rows = 4” (10 cm) in pattern. Exact gauge is not critical for this project.