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Size 62 inches x 62 inches without Fringe

Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DAWN" BRAEBURN SPORT YARN, Article W 74
or
"DAWN" ANTI-SHRINK, ANTI-MATTING SOCK YARN, Article W 9
or
"DAWN" SOCK & SWEATER YARN, Article W 64
or
"DAWN" PERMANENT "CRIMP SET" NYLON, Article N 6
32 ozs. Scarlet or Red for Afghan.
6 ozs. Sand for Afghan.
and
"STAR" RAYON CROCHET, Article 700
13 balls Buttercup for Afghan.
2  balls Black for Afghan.
5 balls Red for Afghan.
Plastic crochet hook No. 4 or F

With Scarlet ch 4, join to form a ring, ch 3 (counts as 1 d c in each row) and work 11 d c in ring, join in 3rd st of ch.
2nd Row—Ch 3, 1 d c in next d c, * 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in next d c (corner), 1 d c in each of the next 2 d c, repeat from * twice, 2 d c. ch 2, 2 d c in next d c, join in 3rd st of ch.
3rd Row—Ch 3, 1 d c in each d c, 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in each ch 2 loop at each corner, join in 3rd st of ch. Repeat last row 3 times, cut yarn (22 d c on each side).
7th Row—Attach Buttercup, ch 1 and work 1 s c in each d c, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in each ch 2 loop at each corner, join in ch 1.
8th Row—Ch 1, work 1 s c in each s c, 1 s c, ch 3, 1 s c in each ch 3 loop at each corner, cut yarn.
9th Row—Attach Scarlet, work same as 3rd row, cut yarn.
10th and 11th Rows—Attach Buttercup, work same as 7th and 8th rows, cut yarn.
12th Row—Attach Scarlet, work 1 d c in each s c, 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in each ch 3 loop at each corner.
13th to 16th Rows—Work same as 3rd row, cut yarn (54 d c on each side).
17th Row—Attach Buttercup, work same as 7th row, cut yarn.
18th Row—Attach Black, work same as 8th row, cut yarn.
19th to 23rd Rows—Attach Scarlet, work same as 12th to 16th rows, cut yarn.
24th and 25th Rows—Attach Buttercup, work same as 7th and 8th rows, cut yarn.
26th Row—Attach Sand, ch 3 (counts as part of 1st cluster st), d c in same space, * ch 1, skip 1 st, 2 d c cluster st in next st (2 d c cluster st: 2 d c in same space keeping last loop of each d c on hook, yarn over and pull through all loops at one time), repeat from * all around working 2 cluster sts with ch 2 between in each ch 3 loop at each corner, join in 3rd st of ch, cut yarn (43 cluster sts on each side).
27th Row—Attach Red, work same as 7th row, working 1 s c in each cluster st and 1 s c in each ch 1.
28th Row—Ch 3, 1 d c in each s c, working 2 d c, ch 2, 2 d c in each ch 3 loop at each corner, join.
29th Row—Work same as 7th row, cut yarn.
30th Row—Attach Sand, work same as 26th row, cut yarn.
31st Row—Attach Buttercup, work same as 27th row.
32nd Row—Work same as 8th row, cut yarn.
33rd to 37th Rows—Attach Scarlet, work same as 12th to 16th rows, cut yarn.
38th Row—Attach Buttercup, work same as 7th row, cut yarn.
39th Row—Attach Black, work same as 8th row, cut yarn.
40th Row—Attach Scarlet, work same as 26th row, cut yarn.
41st, 42nd and 43rd Rows—Attach Buttercup, work same as 27th, 28th and 29tn rows, cut yarn.
44th Row—Attach Scarlet, work same as 26th row, cut yarn.
45th Row—Attach Black, work same as 27th row, cut yarn.
46th Row—Attach Buttercup, work same as 8th row, cut yarn.
Repeat the 19th to 46th rows twice, cut yarn,
103rd Row—Attach Scarlet, work same as 28th row.
104th to 118th Rows—Work same as 3rd row, cut yarn.
119th to 127th Rows—Attach Buttercup and work same as 24th to 32nd rows, cut yarn.
128th Row—Attach Scarlet and work 1 s c in each s c, working 3 s c in ch 3 loop at each corner, join, cut yarn.
FRINGE: Wind Scarlet over a 7 inch cardboard, cut loops at one end. Using 2 strands, double in half and knot fringe in every other st across each side and one in each of the 3 sts at each corner around entire afghan. Trim evenly.

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