Embroidered Afghan Pattern

MATERIAL-2 boxes of dark and 1 box of light Woolco Germantown Zephyr. No. 8 Woolco hook, 10 inches long. Embroidery Chart.

With light yarn chain 36, work even in afghan stitch until strip is 2 ½ yards long.

With dark yarn chain 36.

1ST AND 2D ROWS-Single crochet.

3D ROW-*3 single crochet, make a puff stitch thus; wrap, put hook around the 4th stitch in 1st row, pull yarn through, wrap, take off 2 loops, wrap, put hook around the same stitch, pull yarn through, wrap, take off 2 loops, wrap, take off 3 loops. * Repeat between stars, end row with 3 single crochet.

Repeat 2d and 3d rows until stripe is as long as light one.

Make 3 stripes of dark, 2 light. Place wrong sides together, join with single crochet, using light yarn.

Embroider cross stitch design on light stripes. See chart.

BORDER-With dark *in 6th row make 3 double crochet each 1 ¼ inches long. Work back in the 4th row 3 double crochet each 1 ¼ inches long. * Across the top and bottom work in every 6th and 4th stitches.

2D ROW-With light *make 3 double crochet between the 3d and 4th stitches, 3 double crochet around the 3 just made. Wrap twice around hook, put hook in 2d space in 1st row of border, †wrap, take off 2 loops†. Repeat between †'s twice. Chain 3, fasten with a slip stitch in last stitch. * Repeat between stars around afghan.