24 x 36 Inches
MATERIALS: Clark's O.N.T. Cotton Rug Yarn, 13 balls of Green and 11 balls of White … Clark's O.N.T. Rug Hook, Size G.
Starting at narrow end with Green, make a chain 30 inches long (3 ch sts to 1 inch). 1st row: Sc in 2nd ch from hook and in each ch across until there are 61 sc on row. Cut off remaining chain. Drop Green. Attach White. 2nd row: Sc in each sc across. Ch 1, turn. 3rd row: Sc in each sc across. Drop White. 4th row: Pick up Green, sc in next 5 sc, * insert hook at base of next st 3 rows down and draw loop through to height of row in work, (yarn over hook, insert hook in same place and draw loop through to same height as last loop) 3 times; yarn over and draw through all loops on hook (group st made), skip the sc under group st, sc in next 9 sc. Repeat from * across, ending with sc in last 5 sc. Ch 1, turn. 5th row: Sc in each st across (61 sts). Drop Green. 6th row: Pick up White, sc in next 4 sc, * make a group st over next st 3 rows down, skip the sc under group st, sc in next sc, make a group st over next st 3 rows down, skip the sc under group st, sc in next 7 sc. Repeat from * across, ending with 4 sc. Ch 1, turn. 7th row: Sc in each st across. Drop White. 8th row: Pick up Green, sc in next 3 sc, * make a group st over next st 3 rows down, skip the sc under group st, (sc in next sc, group st over next st 3 rows down, skip the sc under group st) twice; sc in next 5 sc. Repeat from * across, ending with 3 sc. Ch 1, turn. 9th row: Sc in each st across. Drop Green.
Note: Work 2 rows of each color throughout.
10th row: Sc in next 2 sc, * group st over next sc 3 rows down, skip the sc under the group st, (sc in next sc, group st over next sc 3 rows down, skip the sc under the group st) 3 times; sc in next 3 sc. Repeat from * across, ending with 2 sc. Ch 1, turn. 11th and all odd rows: Sc in each st across. Ch 1, turn. 12th row: * Sc in next sc, group st over next sc 3 rows down, skip the sc under the group st. Repeat from * across, ending with an sc. Ch 1, turn. 14th row: * Make a group st over next sc 3 rows down, skip the sc under the group st, sc in next sc. Repeat from * across. Ch 1, turn. 16th to 24th rows incl: Repeat back 12th to 4th rows incl. Repeat 5th to 24th rows incl until piece measures 36 inches, ending to correspond with beginning. Break off.
FRINGE … Cut 10 strands of Green, each 10 inches long. Double these strands to form a loop. Draw this loop through first sc on one short side, draw loose ends through and pull up tightly. Make a fringe in every 3rd sc on each short side.