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This free pattern originally published in the Woolco Knitting & Crocheting Manual, in 1916.

MATERIAL-4 skeins of color Woolco Germantown Zephyr. No. 3 ½ Woolco hook. 1 pair soles No. 4. 1 ½ yards ribbon.

Chain 17.

1ST AND 2D ROWS-Plain afghan stitch.

3D, 4TH AND 5TH ROWS-Reversed afghan stitch. Pick up 8 stitches, increase 1 stitch by taking a stitch between the 2 perpendicular loops, take up a loop, then increase 1, then pick up 8 loops. There will now be 19 loops on needle.

6TH AND 7TH ROWS-Plain afghan stitch. Increase in every other row.

Continue making 2 rows plain afghan stitch and 3 rows of reversed afghan stitch until there are 35 rows.

Then pick up 17 stitches, work 52 rows even, same as front.

Join to front.

Make 1 row of single crochet, 1 stitch in each row around top.

Then 1 row of 1 double crochet and 1 chain in every other stitch.

Work 2 rows of crazy stitch around top.

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