MATERIALS:
4 ply Red Heart yarn in Black and Light Gray, needle to take yarn, H hook or hook to obtain gauge.
GAUGE: 3 hdc sts = 1”, 3 rows hdc = 1”. Block is 4-1\4” square.
FINISHED SIZE: 18” long X 13” wide.
SQUARE (MAKE 17):
ROW 1: With Gray and H hook ch-3, (Hdc, ch-2, hdc) in 3rd ch from hook, join Black, fasten off Gray, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
ROW 2: Hdc next st, work (hdc, ch-2, hdc) in ch-2 sp, hdc last st, join Gray, fasten off Black, ch-1, turn. (4 sts)
ROW 3: Hdc ea st and work (hdc, ch-2, hdc) in ch-2 sp, join Black end row, fasten off Gray, ch-1, turn. (6 sts)
ROW 4: Hdc ea st and work (hdc, ch-2, hdc) in ch-2 sp, join Gray end of row, fasten off Black, ch-1, turn. (8 sts)
ROW 5-12: Rep row 2-3. (10 sts)(12 sts)(14 sts)(16 sts)(18 sts)(20 sts)(22 sts)(24 sts)
RND 13: Hdc next 12 sts, (hdc, ch-2, hdc) in ch-2 sp, hdc next 11, rep bet () in last st, turn so you are working across the ends of rows, *hdc next row, 2 hdc next row * across to corner, rep bet (), turn, hdc ea st across, working () in bottom of ch-2 sp, rep bet ** ending with Hdc, ch-2, sl st top beg hdc, fasten off.
TRIANGLE (MAKE 8):
ROW 1: With Gray and H hook ch-3, hdc in 3rd ch from hook, join Black, fasten off Gray, ch-1, turn. (1 st)
ROW 2: 2 hdc only st, join Gray, fasten off Black, ch-1, turn. (2 sts)
ROW 3: 2 hdc ea st across, join Black, fasten off Gray, ch-1, turn. (4 sts)
ROW 4: 2 hdc next st, hdc ea st across to last st, 2 hdc last st, join Gray, fasten off Black, ch-1, turn. (6 sts)
ROW 5: 2 hdc next st, hdc ea st across to last st, 2 hdc last st, join Black, fasten off Gray, ch-1, turn. (8 sts)
ROW 6-8: Rep row 4-5. (10 sts)(12 sts)(14 sts)