Continued from Row 4
Row 5: ch 1, sc in ea of first 2 dc, ch 3, work one cluster of 5 dc across the next 5 stitches, * ch 3, sc in ea of next 3 dc of shell, ch 3, work one cluster of 5 dc across next 5 stitches, ** repeat the directions between * and ** across the row, then ch 3, sc in ea of last 2 dc.
Row 6: ch 1, sc in ea of next 2 stitches, skip ch-3, work 5 dc in top of next cluster (shell made), skip ch-3, * sc in ea of next 3 sc, skip ch-3, work 5 dc in top of next cluster (shell made) **, repeat the directions between * and ** across the row until 2 sc remain, then skip ch-3, sc in last 2 sc.
Repeat Rows: Repeat rows 3 - 6 as many times as needed, until you are within about 2 inches away from reaching the desired length, then continue with the directions for the last four rows. A suggestion would be to repeat rows 3 - 6 about 16 times, then see if the blanket is close to the length you want it to be.
Last Four Rows -
4th-To-Last and 3rd-To-Last Rows: Repeat rows 3 and 4 one time.
Next To Last Row: ch 1, sc in first two sc, ch 2, work one cluster of 5 dc over next 5 stitches, ch 2, * sc in ea of next 3 dc of shell, ch 2, work one cluster of 5 dc over next 5 stitches, ch 2 **, repeat the directions between * and ** across the row, until two sc remain, then sc in ea of the last 2 sc.
Last Row: ch 1, sc in ea of first 2 sc, * 2 sc in ch-2 space, sc in top of cluster, 2 sc in ch-2 space, sc in ea of next 3 sc **, repeat the directions between * and ** across the row, ending the row with 2 sc in the next-to-last ch-2 space, sc in top of next cluster, 2 sc in last ch-2 space, sc in ea of last 2 sc.
End off. Weave in ends.
Add an edging of your choice. For links to free crochet patterns for edgings that are suitable for edging afghans, see Afghan Edging Patterns and this larger list: More Edgings
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