Step: 1

Size
About 36 x 56 in. (91.5 x 142cm)

Step: 2

Gauge
12 dc + 7 rows = 4 in. (10cm).
BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.

Step: 3

First Strip
With A, ch 174.

Step: 4

Row 1 (WS): Dc in 4th ch from hook (beginning ch counts as dc) and in each ch across - 172 dc at end of this row.

Step: 5

Rows 2 and 3: Ch 3 (counts as first dc here and throughout), turn, dc in each st across.

Step: 6

Row 4: Ch 3, turn, dc in next 3 sts, *ch 2, sk next 2 sts, dc in next 4 sts; rep from * across - 28 ch-2 sps at end of this row.

Step: 7

Rows 5-7: Rep Row 2. Fasten off.

Step: 8

Second Strip
Notes: Second-Eighth Strips are worked as for First Strip through Row 7, and then joined to previous Strip with a Joining Row. The Joining Row is worked back and forth between the last row of the current strip and the foundation ch of the previous strip.

Step: 9

With B, ch 174.

Step: 10

Rows 1-7: Work Rows 1-7 of First Strip. Do not fasten off. With RS facing, place previous Strip above current Strip.

Step: 11

Joining Row: Ch 1, turn, sc in first st of current Strip, ch 2, sc in first foundation ch of previous Strip, ch 3, sk next 2 sts of current Strip, *sc in next st of current Strip, ch 3, sk next 3 sts of previous Strip, sc in next st of previous Strip, ch 3, sk next 3 sts of current Strip; rep across continuing to work back and forth between the 2 Strips, ending with sc in last st of current Strip, ch 2, sk next 2 sts of previous Strip, sc in last st of previous Strip. Fasten off.

Step: 12

Third-Eighth Strips
With C, D, E, F, G, and H, work as for Second Strip.

Step: 13

Finishing
Edging
With RS facing, join A with sl st in any corner.

Step: 14

Rnd 1: Ch 1, sc evenly around outside edge, working 3 sc in each corner; join with sl st in first sc.

Step: 15

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in each sc around, working 3 sc in each corner; join with sl st in first sc. Fasten off.

Step: 16

Weave in ends.

Step: 17

Abbreviations
ch = chain
dc = double crochet
rep = repeat
rnd = round
RS = right side
sc = single crochet
sk = skip
sl st = slip stitch
sp(s) = space(s)
st(s) = stitch(es)
WS = wrong side