Week 4 – Art Deco CAL

July 28, 2021

Welcome to Week 4 of the Art Deco Afghan CAL!

For CAL details and to find a list of participating shops for yarn kits, read all about it HERE.

VIDEOS: by Tania Leis, Hooked by TJ

Week 4 – Righthand

Week 4 – Lefthand

Art Deco Afghan on Ravelry – $2.50

How are we coming along with our afghans? This week marks our halfway point in the CAL, and I’ve seen so many lovely color combos thus far. From yarn kits to stash – they are all so beautiful‼! Your work of art is progressing nicely.

This week, we will create a background to display that pretty little motif you’ve been saving from last week. For this section, the Grid, we’ll be changing colors in mid row, and carrying colors along the row and up the side. But don’t worry – the pattern gives clear written instructions on these techniques. Need a visual? Check out Tania’s excellent videos – links are listed above – as she guides you step by step through the process.

We’ll also be working a couple of decorative bands to enhance this section. I really love this particular stitch pattern, and have incorporated it in several other of my designs. Here’s a little hint – you will be seeing this stitch again, later on in this CAL. But, shhhhh! You didn’t hear that from me. 😊

What inspired this Grid section? I really liked the bold, clean lines of these Art Deco prints, but didn’t want them to overpower the design. So I decided to frame the Motif on either side for a really cool deco look.

IMPORTANT NOTE:Please notice that when making the Decorative Band, the Seattle colorway will substitute colors here.

MATERIALS & GUIDELINES

YARN

Cascade Anthem – Lempicka Kit

A – Raspberry

B – Silver

C – Rose Shadow

D – Roasted Coconut

E – Denim

F – Fuchsia Rose

HOOK – I / 5.5 mm

Use the hook size appropriate for your yarn and tension.

FINISHED SIZE

Each row ends with 135 stitches.

10” length X 40” width.

ABBREVIATIONS

Beg = beginning

Ch/s = chain/s

Cont = continue/ing

Dc= double crochet

Hdc = half double crochet

Hk = hook

Lp/s = loop/s

Rnd = round

Sl St = slip stitch

Sp/s = space/s

St/s = stitch/es

Yo = yarn over

SPECIAL STITCHES

Dtr (double treble crochet): Yo 3 times, insert hk in specified st, yo, pull up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hk] 4 times.

Fpdtr (front post double treble): Yo 3 times, insert hk from front to back and to front again around post of st indicated, yo, pull up a lp, [yo, draw through 2 lps on hk] 4 times.

NOTES

Changing Colors

To change colors work the last st in first color until the last yo. Pick up new color with hk and draw through lps on hk to complete the st.

Carrying Colors

Lay the unused strand of yarn across the tops of the stitches of the previous rnd. Then, using the new color, work the stitches in the current rnd and encase the strand.

INSTRUCTIONS

DECORATIVE BAND

Use color E

Seattle – use color C (instead of E)

Row 1: (RS) With RS facing and holding bottom edge of Half Circles at top, join E (C) with sc to first sc at right corner, dc in same st, [sk next sc, (sc, dc) in next sc] to end omitting last dc, ch 1, turn. (135 sts)

Row 2: (WS) (Sc, dc) in first sc, [sk next dc, (sc, dc) in next sc] to end omitting last dc. Finish off, TURN TO RS, cont working next row. (135 sts)

GRID

Use colors A and D

Notes:

· Color A will always be carried up the side. Do not finish off until this section is complete.

· Both colors will, at some point, be worked over in the middle of rows.

Row 3: (RS) With RS facing, join A with sc to first sc of prev row, sc in each st across, ch 1, turn. (135 sc)

Row 4: (WS) Sc in first and next 4 sts, (ch 1, sk next sc, sc in next 5 sts) 6 times, sc in next 58 sts, (ch 1, sk next st, sc in next 5 sts) 6 times, change to color D in last st, turn. (12 ch-1, 123 sc)

Row 5: (RS) With color D, ch 3, dc in next 4 sts, (dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next 5 sts) 6 times, dc in next 58 sts, (dc in next ch-1 sp, dc in next 5 sts) 6 times, turn. (135 dc)

Row 6: (WS) Ch 1, hdc in first and each st across, change to color A in last st, turn. (135 hdc)

Row 7: (RS) Carry color D and work over it, with color A ch 1, sc in first 5 hdc, [dtr in sk st 3 rows below, sk next hdc behind dtr just made, sc in next 5 hdc] 5 times, dtr in sk st 3 rows below, sk next hdc behind dtr just made, change to color D in last yo of dtr and carry color A, sc in next 63 hdc, change to color A in last sc and drop color D to WS, [dtr in sk st 3 rows below, sk next hdc behind dtr just made, sc in next 5 hdc] 6 times, turn. (12 dtr, 123 sc)

Row 8: (WS) With color A ch 1, sc in first and next 35 sts, change to color D in last sc and carry color A, sc in next 63 sts, change to color A in last sc and carry color D, sc in last 36 sts, drop color A and pick up color D in last st, turn. (135 sc)

Row 9: (RS) With color D ch 3 (count as dc), dc in each st across, turn. (135 dc)

Row 10: (WS) Rep Row 6, change to color A in last st, turn. (135 hdc)

Row 11: (RS) Carry color D, with color A ch 1, sc in first 5 hdc, Fpdtr around post of dtr/Fpdtr below, (sk next hdc behind dtr/Fpdtr just made, sc in next 5 hdc, Fpdtr around post of dtr/Fpdtr below) 5 times changing to color D in last Fpdtr, sk next hdc behind dtr/Fpdtr just made, with color D sc in next 63 hdc, change to color A in last sc, with color A (Fpdtr around post of dtr/Fpdtr below, sk next hdc behind dtr/Fpdtr just made, sc in next 5 hdc) 6 times, turn. (12 Fpdtr, 123 sc)

Rows 12 – 15: Rep Rows 8 – 11. End Row 15 on RS.

Rows 16 – 19: Rep Rows 8 – 11. End Row 19 on RS.

Rows 20 – 22: Rep Rows 8 – 10. End Row 22 on WS and turn. Finish off color D.

Row 23: (RS) With color A ch 1, sc in first 5 hdc, Fpdtr around post of Fpdtr below, (sk next hdc behind Fpdtr just made, sc in next 5 hdc, Fpdtr around post of Fpdtr below) 5 times, sk next hdc behind Fpdtr just made, sc in next 63 hdc, (Fpdtr around post of Fpdtr below, sk next hdc behind Fpdtr just made, sc in next 5 hdc) 6 times, turn. (12 Fpdtr, 123 sc)

Row 24: (WS) Ch 1, sc in first and each st to end. Finish off, TURN. (135 sc)