Mardi Gras Afghan Pattern

Each motif measures 4¾ inches square. Afghan measures 48 x 67 inches.

CHADWICK'S RED HEART SOCK & SWEATER YARN, 3 Ply, Shrink-and-Stretch Resist Finish, Art. E.255: 15 skeins (1 oz. "Tangle-Proof" Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 1 White; 9 skeins of No. 789 Bittersweet and 5 skeins of No. 686 Paddy Green, or

CHADWICK'S RED HEART ORLON "FASHION YARN," 3 Ply, Art. E.265: 16 skeins (1 oz. "Tangle-Proof" Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 1 White; 10 skeins of No. 789 Bittersweet, and

CHADWICK'S RED HEART ORLON "FASHION-GLO," 3 Ply, Art. E.265-M: 6 skeins (1 oz. "Tangle-Proof" Pull-Out Skeins) of No. M.676 Emerald.

Clark's O.N.T. Plastic Crochet Hook No. 3.

NOTE: Always work over unused color in order to conceal it.

MOTIF (Make 140) … Starting at center with Paddy Green, ch 4. 1st rnd: Make 23 dc in 4th ch from hook. Join to top of ch-4. 2nd rnd: Ch 5, d tr in same place as sl st, ch 5, sl st in same place (corner), * sc in next dc, skip next dc, 5 dc in next dc, skip next dc, sc in next dc; in next dc make sl st, ch 5, d tr, ch 5 and sl st (another corner). Repeat from * around. Join and break off. 3rd rnd: Attach White to any d tr, sc in same place (corner); * in next sc make tr and 4 dc, sc in back loop of center dc of next group, in next sc make 4 dc and tr, sc in next d tr (corner). Repeat from * around. Join. Drop White. 4th rnd: Draw a loop of Bittersweet through loop on hook and, work­ing over White, ch 3, make 4 dc in same place as sl st holding back on hook the last loop of last dc; drop Bittersweet and draw White through 2 loops on hook, thus changing color (always change color in this man­ner) (corner); * working over unused color, make dc in each st across to within sc of next corner changing color on last dc, 5 dc in corner sc, changing color on last dc. Repeat from * around, changing color on last dc, join to top of ch-3. 5th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next dc, * 5 dc in center dc of corner, dc in next 3 dc changing color on last dc, dc in each dc to within last White dc changing color on last dc, dc in last White dc and next 2 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with Bitter­sweet dc in last White dc. Join to top of ch-3. 6th rnd: Ch 3, dc in next 3 dc, * 5 dc in center dc of corner, dc in next 6 dc changing color on last dc, dc in each dc to within last White dc changing color on last dc; dc in next 6 dc. Repeat from * around, ending with 2 Bittersweet dc. Join and break off.
   Make 10 rows of 14 motifs. Sew motifs neatly together with matching colors.

BORDER … 1st rnd: Attach White to center dc at any corner, 3 sc in same place, sc closely around keep­ing work flat and making 3 sc in center dc at each corner. Join. 2nd rnd: Sl st to center sc at corner, ch 3, insert hook in same place as sl st, draw loop through to height of ch-3, (yarn over and insert hook in same place, draw loop through) twice; yarn over and draw through all loops on hook, ch 1 to fasten (puff st made); in same place make dc and puff st, * dc in next sc, puff st in next sc. Repeat from * around, making puff st, dc and puff st in center sc at corners. Join. 3rd rnd: Sl st to center dc at corner, ch 3, in corner dc make puff st, dc and puff st; * dc over next puff st, puff st over next dc. Repeat from * around. Join and break off. 4th rnd: Attach Bittersweet and work a row of sc around, making 3 sc at corners. Join and break off. Block to measurements.