New Checkmate Heart Throw Pattern Release

It's Crochet Pattern Release time!

Over the years, I’ve designed blankets specifically for close and extended family and they’ve all been used and loved. This months new release is one I designed for my 3rd daughter. She’s a little farm girl and would move in with my parents if she could just to be on the farm. She loves the cowgirl / country style and I thought this would be perfect for her. Sadly, she didn’t want it because it didn’t have fringe so I started designing a different blanket for her that will be released early next year.  Yes, I know I could have added fringe but I loved this one as it was and it all worked out perfectly with a new blanket for her. 
That's one of the benefits of loving to make blankets!  There is always another one waiting to be created and plenty of family and friends and service opportunities to give them to.  In the mean time, I’ll set this one aside for another special person.  

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This one is worked bottom up and I chose to work over the strands of yarn on each row so there wouldn't be a ton of ends to weave in at the end (my LEAST favorite part of color changing).  Of course, I had to add some texture so the borders were the perfect canvas for that.  I've included a chart of the checkered heart at the end of the pattern to help keep track of the rows you're working.  It comes in handy!
This crochet pattern is an easy to intermedtiate skill level.  If' you're familiar with how to crochet post stitches and read patterns, you should be able to work this one.  

I hope you'll LOVE the Checkmate Heart Throw and can whip one up for someone you care for this month.  
Be sure to Pin this page and share the link with your crochet friends so they can enjoy it too!  It REALLY helps me out when you spread the word about my patterns and I appreciate your help!!!

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Crochet Pattern - Boho Diamond Textured Throw

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Skill Level: Intermediate

Terms: US Crochet Terminology

Materials: 4ww yarn

      Pink - 1600 yards

      Linen - 500 yards

      Brown - 300 yards

Finished Size: 4’x6’ blocked

Hook: J/10-6.00mm

Gauge: 13 dc & 8 rows = 4”

Stitches/Abbreviations:

st(s) - stitch(es),    sl st - slip stitch,     ch - chain,     yo - yarn over,  sc - single crochet,    

hdc - half double crochet,     dc - double crochet      tr - treble crochet    dtr - double treble crochet      FPtr - Front post treble crochet     FPdtr - Front post double treble crochet   rsc -  reverse single crochet

Special Stitches:

Foundation Chain: If you’re unfamiliar with how to work foundation chains, these tutorials may help

Photo: https://craftingfriendsdesigns.blogspot.com/2015/02/double-crochet-foundation-chain-photo.html

Video: https://www.craftingfriendsdesigns.com/bloggingfun/hdc-foundation-chain-video-tutorial

(This video shows how to work the sc, hdc and dc foundation chains)

FPtr4tog: Front post treble crochet 4 together - [yo 2x, insert hook from front to back to front around

indicated st, yo, pull up a loop, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook, yo, pull through 2 loops on hook,]4x, 

yo, pull through all 5 loops on hook

Notes: 

1. Photos showing stitch placement are on the last page of pattern and are referenced as P1, P2, P3 etc. 
2. This design uses starting/standing stitches to begin rows unless otherwise stated.  If you are unfamiliar with how to begin a row with standing stitches, you can use the following: ch 1, sc in very first st; ch 2, skip very first st to be counted as a hdc; ch 3, skip very first st to be counted as a dc; If you would like to learn how to work these stitches, you can find a great tutorial here:  

For hdc: https://www.craftingfriendsdesigns.com/bloggingfun/video-tutorial-for-the-standing-hdc

For others: http://jessieathome.com/crochet-techniques-chainless-row-turns-sc-hdc-dc/  

1. When working the checked section, you will have 3 skeins of yarn attached at the same time.  Carry the strands of yarn not in use across the bottom of the row working over them so you can easily drop and pick up the next color without having to cut and weave in a lot of ends 
2. When dropping a strand of yarn to be picked up in the next row, be sure to drop it to the wrong side of blanket and not the front
3. When changing colors, do so in the last step of the last stitch.  For a the last dc of a color section, yarn over, insert hook in indicated stitch, yarn over and pull up a loop, yarn over and pull through 2 loops on hook, yarn over with next color noted and pull through remaining 2 loops on hook