MATERIALS: 4- 8 oz skeins Red Heart 4 ply yarn in Buff, 3-100yd skeins Lion Brand Thick & Quick Chenille yarn in Chocolate, 1 skein Antique White Chenille yarn and a small amount of Wine and Forest Green Chenille yarn, H and K hooks and needle to take 4 ply yarn.
GAUGE: 4 ply sc\dc sts 4 sts = 1”, 4 rows sc\dc st pattern = 1”; Chenille 3 sc = 1”, 2 rows sc = 1”
FINISHED SIZE: 41” (paw to paw) X 60”
BODY:
ROW 1: With H hook and Buff yarn ch-31, sc 2nd ch from hook, (dc next ch, sc next ch) across to last ch, dc last ch, ch-1, turn. (30 sts)
ROW 2: (Sc, dc) next 2 sts, (sc next dc, dc next sc) across to last 2 sts, (sc, dc) last 2 sts, ch-1, turn. (34 sts)
ROW 3: (Sc next dc, dc next sc) across, ch-1, turn.
ROW 4-24: Rep row 2-3 alternating. At the end of row 24 (78 sts)
ROW 25-68: Rep row 3.
ROW 69: Sc next dc, dc dec next 2 sts, sk next st, (sc next dc, dc next st) across, ch-1, turn. (76 sts)
ROW 70-72: Rep row 69. (74 sts)(72 sts)(70 sts)
ROW 73-74: Rep row 3.
ROW 75-78: Rep row 69. (68 sts)(66 sts)(64 sts)(62 sts)
ROW 79-84: Rep row 3.
ROW 85: (Sc, dc) next 2 sts, (sc next dc, dc next sc) across, ch-1, turn. (64 sts)
ROW 86-103: Rep row 85. At the end of row 103 (100 sts)
ROW 104-109: Rep row 3.
ROW 110-111: Rep row 85. (102 sts)(104 sts)
ROW 112-115: Rep row 3.
ROW 116-117: Rep row 85. (106 sts)(108 sts)