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Size—About 54 x 66 inches

This colorful old favorite will always be popular. The hexagon shaped motifs are very easy to crochet, and an endless variety of color combinations can be made. It can be finished with a Border of two rows of Double Crochet instead of the fringe, if preferred.

MATERIALS REQUIRED:

MINERVA MILADY KNITTING YARN (4 ounce skeins)
5 Skeins—Brown or any Dark Color
5 Skeins—Bisque Beige
12 Skeins—Assorted Colors
—OR—
MINERVA AFGHAN GERMANTOWN (2 ounce skeins)
9 Skeins—Brown or any Dark Color
8 Skeins—Parchment
21 Skeins—Assorted Colors

ATHENA NONINFLAMMABLE CROCHET HOOK— Size 3—6 inch

GAUGE: 5 Sts. to 1 inch

TO MAKE WHOLE BLOCK ORPIN WHEEL:

With any color Ch. 4, join in a ring.
ROW 1—Ch. 3, 17 D.C. in ring. Now insert hook in 3rd St. of the Ch. 3 at start, draw yarn through, then change color as follows:
ROW 2—Draw new color through the 2 loops on hook, Ch. 3, 1 D.C. in same St. at start of the Ch. 3 for this row, 1 D.C. in next St., 2 D.C. in next St., Ch 1, * 2 D.C. in next St., 1 D.C. in next St., 2 D.C. in next St., Ch. 1, repeat from * 4 more times around row, join same as last row.
ROW 3—Change color same as Row 2, then Ch. 3, 1 D.C. in same St. at start of Ch. 3, 1 D.C. in each of the next 3 Sts., 2 D.C. in next St., Ch. 1, * skip the Ch. 1 of previous row, 2 D.C. in next St., 1 D.C. in each of the next 3 Sts., 2 D.C. in next St., Ch. 1, repeat from * 4 more times around row.
Now continue in this manner working 2 more D.C. Sts. in each of the 6 sections of pattern on each row: on the 5th and 6th Rows Ch. 2 between sections, and on the 7th and 8th rows Ch. 3 between sections. On the last 2 rows of each Pin Wheel use the shades you wish to pre­dominate in your Afghan, working the 7th Row with the lighter of the 2 shades, the 8th Row with the darker shade.

HALF BLOCK:

Ch. 3, join in a ring.
ROW 1—Ch. 3, work 8 D.C. in ring.
ROW 2—Change color by drawing new color through last 2 loops of last D.C., Ch. 3, turn, 1 D.C. in last D.C. of previous row, 1 D.C. in next St., 2 D.C. in next St., * Ch. 1, 2 D.C. in next St., 1 D.C. in next St., 2 D.C. in next St., repeat from *.
ROW 3—Change color as before, turn, and work in same manner as whole blocks having last 2 Rows to correspond with colors used on Whole Blocks.

Make 100 Whole Blocks and 10 Half Blocks and sew together on wrong side as illustrated: 10 Whole Blocks and 1 Half Block in each of the 10 lengthwise rows.

FRINGE:

Cut 8 inch strands of Brown and Beige (or Parchment), fold and loop 1 Strand (alternating colors) through each St. all around Afghan.