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Size—About 56 x 70 inches

This Afghan can be made in any combination of five harmonizing shades or in Hit and Miss manner, using any colors desired. The soft rose shades listed below are used in the model illustrated. The fringe may be omitted.

MATERIALS REQUIRED:

MINERVA MILADY KNITTING YARN (4 ounce skeins)
3 Skeins—Bisque Beige No. 342
3 Skeins—Rose No. 370
5 Skeins—Alpine Rose No. 381
8 Skeins—Strawberry No. 383
2 Skeins—Fern Green No. 386
The Fringe requires 3 additional Skeins of Strawberry No. 383.
—OR—
MINERVA AFGHAN GERMANTOWN (2 ounce skeins)
6 Skeins—Parchment No. 635 Color 1
6 Skeins—Regency Pink No. 648 Color 2
10 Skeins—Victoria Rose No. 649 Color 3
16 Skeins—Royal Wine No. 651 Color 4
4 Skeins—Sea Blue No. 675 Color 5
The Fringe requires 5 additional Skeins of Royal Wine No. 651.

ATHENA NONINFLAMMABLE CROCHET HOOK—Size 4—6 inch

GAUGE: 9 Sts. to 2 inches.
(Finished Square measures about 7 inches).

1  TAPESTRY NEEDLE

This Afghan contains 80 Squares, joined together 8 Squares wide and 10 Squares long.

TO MAKE A SQUARE:

With Color 1, Ch. 5, join in ring.
ROW 1—Ch. 3, 20 D.C. in ring, Slip St. in 3rd Ch. of the Ch. 3 at start, draw Color 2 yarn through Ch. on hook, break Color 1 Strand.
ROW 2—Ch. 3, * 1 D.C. in back loop of each of 5 D.C. of previous row, Ch. 2, 1 D.C. in same St. as last D.C. (corner), repeat from * 3 times more, ending (after Ch. 2 of 4th corner), Slip St. in 3rd Ch. of Ch. 3 at start.
ROW 3—Ch. 3, 1 D.C. around first D.C. of previous row (inserting hook under the D.C.), then 1 D.C. around the Ch. 3 of previous row (crossing the 2 D.C.), * 1 D.C. in each of the next 2 D.C., 1 D.C. around 5th D.C. of previous row, 1 D.C. around 4th D.C. of previous row (crossing the 2 D.C.), 2 D.C. in corner space, Ch. 2, 2 D.C. in same space, 1 D.C. around 2nd D.C. of previous row, 1 D.C. around first D.C. after corner of previous row (crossing the 2 D.C.), repeat from * around, ending (after Ch. 2 of 4th corner) 1 D.C. in same space, Slip St. in 3rd Ch. of Ch. 3 at start, draw Color 3 yarn through Ch. on hook, break Color 2 strand.
ROW 4—Ch. 3, * cross 2 D.C. over same 2 crossed D.C. Sts. of previous row by working first D.C. around top D.C. and the 2nd D.C. around lower D. C., then 1 D.C. in each of the next 2 D.C., now cross 2 D.C. in same manner as before, 1 D.C. in each of the next 2 D.C., 2 D.C. in corner space, Ch. 2, 2 D.C. in same space, 1 D.C. in each of the next 2 D.C., repeat from * around, ending 2 D.C. in same space, 1 D.C. in next D.C., join to Ch. 3 at start of row in same manner as before.
ROW 5—Ch. 3, * cross 2 D.C. in same manner as before. 1 D.C. in each of the next 2 D.C., cross 2 D.C., 1 D.C. in each of the next 2 D.C., cross 2 D.C., 2 D.C. in corner space, Ch. 2, 2 D.C. in same space, cross 2 D.C., 1 D.C. in each of the next 2 D.C., repeat from * around, ending row, 2 D.C. in same space, cross 2 D.C., 1 D.C. in next D.C., join to Ch. 3 at start, draw Color 4 Yarn through Ch. on hook, break Color 3 strand.
ROW 6—Work in same manner as Row 5, working 2 D.C., Ch. 2, 2 D.C., in each corner.
ROW 7—Work in same manner as Row 6, having 1 Group of 2 crossed Sts. before and after the 2 D.C. in each corner, break yarn.
ROW 8—With Color 1, work 1 row S.C. in back loop of each St., working 2 S.C. in each Ch. at corners.
ROW 9—With Color 5 work same as Row 8, working 2 S.C. in each of 2 Sts. at corners.
ROW 10—With Color 4 work same as Row 9.
With Color 5 and Tapestry Needle, work small Spider in center of each square.
Sew Squares together as illustrated.

FRINGE:

With Color 4, fold 2 strands, 8 inches long and loop through every other St. around entire afghan.