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This free pattern originally published by Coats & Clark in Afghans and Matching Pillows, Book 505, in 1954.

Join these simple striped afghan stitch squares to form this bold, interesting pattern, or, if you prefer arrange your own design.

Each block measures 3 inches square.
Afghan measures 45 x 63 inches;
Pillow 18 inches square.

CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 4 Ply, Art. E. 232: 18 skeins (1 oz. "Tangle-Proof" Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 360 Wood Bown; 16 skeins of No. 686 Paddy Green and 13 skeins of No. 251 Charlime for Afghan; 6 skeins of Wood Brown, 4 skeins of Paddy Green and 3 skeins of Charlime for Pillow.

Clark's O.N.T. Plastic Crochet Hook No. 5.

A Pillow 18 inches square.

GAUGE: 5 sts make 1 inch; 3 rows make 1 inch.

BLOCK (Make 315) . . . Starting at bottom with Paddy Green, ch 15.

1st row: Insert hook in 2nd ch from hook and draw up a loop, retaining all loops on hook, draw up a loop in each ch across (15 loops on hook), yarn over and draw through 1 loop, * yarn over and draw through 2 loops. Repeat from * across. The loop which remains on the hook always counts as the first loop of the next row.

2nd row: Insert hook in 2nd vertical bar and draw loop through. Retaining all loops on hook, draw up a loop in each vertical bar across to within last vertical bar, draw up a loop in last vertical bar and the stitch directly behind it (this gives a firm edge to this side). Complete as for first row.

3rd row: Repeat 2nd row. Break off.

4th, 5th, and 6th rows: Attach Wood Brown to first vertical bar and repeat 2nd row. Break off at end of 6th row.

7th, 8th, and 9th rows: Attach Charlime and repeat 2nd row. At end of 9th row, sl st in each vertical bar across. Break off.

Sew blocks together to form a chevron, see illustration, making 15 rows of 21 motifs.

BORDER . . . 1st rnd: Attach Wood Brown to any corner, sc closely around, making 3 sc in each corner. Join.

2nd, 3rd, and 4th rnds: Sc in each sc around, making 3 sc in center sc at each corner. Join. Break off at end of 4th rnd. Block to measurements.

PILLOW--Side (Make 2) . . . Make 6 rows of 6 motifs and complete as for Afghan. Sew pieces together around 3 sides, insert pillow and sew remaining side.

Other great patterns from Afghans and Matching Pillows, Book 505:

Crochet Patterns

Blue Diamond Afghan
Candy Cane Afghan
Checkmate Afghan
Chevron Afghan
Honeycomb Afghan
Jacob's Ladder Afghan
Lazy Daisy Afghan
Lollipop Afghan
Maltese Cross Afghan
Mardi Gras Afghan
Navajo Afghan
Patchwork Afghan
Peacock Afghan
Pennsylvania Dutch Afghan
Polka Dot Afghan
Shaded Stripes Afghan

Knitting Patterns

Lagoon Afghan
Pineapple Afghan
Satin Stripe Afghan