As simple as a Pierrot – and as smart. Scramble your own color scheme. It’s fun!
60 x 78
Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DAWN" GERMANTOWN WOOL or "DAWN" KNITTING WORSTED
40 1-oz. Balls No. 1753 Dk. Nile.
11 1-oz. Balls No. 1731 Lt. Scarlet.
11 1-oz. Balls No. 1709 Amber.
11 1-oz. Balls No. 1717 Lilac.
Bone Crochet Hook No. 3 or 4.
Work 230 triangles in Green, 79 in Lt. Scarlet, 75 in Amber and 76 in Lilac.
Triangle—Ch 4, 2 d c in 1 st of ch, ch 3, turn.
2nd Row—D c in same st, 1 d c in next st, 2 d c in 4th st of ch, ch 3, turn.
3rd Row—D c in same st, 1 d c in next d c, puff st in next d c (puff st, yarn over needle insert in next st, pull loop through, * yarn over needle insert in same st, pull loop through, repeat from *, yarn over and pull through all loops on needle but one, yarn over and pull through 2 loops) 1 d c in next d c, 2 d c in 3rd st of ch, ch 3, turn.
4th Row—D c in same st, 1 d c in next d c, 1 puff st in next d c, puff st over puff st, puff st in next d c, 1 d c in next d c, 2 d c in 3rd st of ch, ch 3, turn.
5th Row—D c in same st, d c in next d c, 1 puff st in each of the next 5 sts, d c in next d c, 2 d c in 3rd st of ch, ch 3, turn.
6th Row—D c in same st, d c in next d c, 1 puff st in each of the next 7 sts, 1 d c in next d c, 2 d c in 3rd st of ch, ch 3, turn.
7th Row—Same as 6th row having 1 puff st in each of the center 9 sts, ch 3, turn.
8th Row—D c in same st, 1 d c in each of the next 13 sts, 2 d c in 3rd st of ch. Break Yarn.
Arrange Triangles as illustrated in chart and sew them together.
BORDER. With Green work a row of s c around entire Afghan working a d c in center st between scallops on long sides.
Next Row—Work a puff st in each st.
Next Row—Work 1 d c between each puff st decreasing 1 st between scallops at long sides and increasing 1 st at each corner.
Next Row—1 puff st in each d c decreasing 1 st between scallops of long sides.
Next Row—* Ch 3, skip 1 puff st, puff st in next puff st, ch 3, skip 1 puff st, s c in next puff st, repeat from * all around.
