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

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MATERIAL-1 skein white, 1 skein color Woolco Germantown Zephyr. No. 4 Woolco hook.

With color chain 29. Join, chain 1.

1ST ROUND-1 single crochet in each stitch. Join, chain 3.

2D ROUND-*Skip 1 stitch, 1 double crochet in next stitch, chain 1*. Join, chain 1, turn.

3D ROUND-1 single crochet in each stitch. Join, turn, chain 1.

4TH ROUND-*1 single crochet in each of the next 3 stitches, 1 double crochet around single crochet in 3d round, skip 1 stitch*. Repeat.

5TH AND 6TH ROUNDS-Join white, same as 3d and 4th rounds. Repeat 3d to 6th rounds until there are 3 color and 2 white stripes.

13TH ROUND-With white make 1 double crochet in each stitch. Finish with a picot of 1 single crochet, 3 chain, 1 single crochet in every other stitch. Fasten off.

Fasten white yarn in foundation chain in the 9th stitch from seam. Make 10 single crochet, turn, chain 1, make 1 single crochet in each stitch, taking both loops. Make 9 rows. Then make a stitch in each row on side, across the back, and down the other side. There will be 45 stitches. Work even for 7 rows. Join with a slip stitch.

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