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Approximate Size 50 inches by 74 inches

MATERIALS - BEAR BRAND TWIN-PAK DELUXE KNITTING WORSTED, 64 ozs., Oyster No. 81 (L).

or FLEISHER'S TWIN-PAK SUPERIOR KNITTING WORSTED, 64 ozs., Oyster No. 181 (L).

"Boye" 9-inch Crochet Hook, Size F.
"Boye" 5½-inch Crochet Hook, Size 3 (F).

GAUGE: Afghan St—9 sts = 2 inches; 9 rows = 2 inches

COLOR KEY FOR EMBROIDERY

AFGHAN ST PANEL (MAKE 3)—Using 9-in. hook, with L, ch 51, work in Afghan-st for 304 rows. Finish off with a row of sl sts, fasten off.

EMBROIDERY—Embroider each Panel in cross-st embroidery following chart beginning on 4th row from lower edge, work 2 full repeats of chart and 88 rows only of 3rd re­peat.

POM-PONS—Wind yarn 39 times around ½-in. cardboard (winding over a 9-in. tie thread), tie firmly at one end, cut at opposite end (use tie thread to sew pom-pons in place). Trim to shape as shown. Make 39 pom-pons with color D; 42 each with F and K; 30 each with H and J; 9 with G. Sew pom-pons in place as shown on chart.

PATTERN PANEL (MAKE 2)—With L, ch 22, work 1 row in Afghan-st. Row 2—Insert hook under next vertical bar and draw up a loop (plain Afghan-st), work Purled Afghan-st as follows: * keeping yarn in front of work, insert hook under next vertical bar, keeping yarn under hook, bring yarn to back of work, yo and thru 1 loop on hook (Purled Afghan-st made), keeping yarn in back, insert hook under next vertical bar and draw up a loop (plain Afghan-st made); rpt from * across (22 loops on hook); work off loops as for Afghan-st. Row 3—* Work a Purled Afghan-st in next bar, a plain Afghan-st in next bar; rpt from * to last bar, draw up a loop thru last bar (22 loops on hook); work off loops as for Afghan-st. Rpt rows 2 and 3 alter­nately until 304 rows from beginning. Finish off with a row of sl sts, fasten off.

BORDER FOR PATTERN PANEL—Using 5½-in. crochet hook, with L, make a loop on hook, from wrong side, working along long side of Panel, work a Puff-st in end st of first row as follows: yo, draw up a loop in end st, yo, draw thru 2 loops on hook, * yo, draw up a loop in same st, yo, thru 2 loops: rpt from * once, yo, thru all 4 loops on hook, keep Puff-st to right side, ch 1 (Puff-st made), † draw up a loop in end st of each of next 2 rows, yo, thru 3 loops on hook (dec.-st made), work a Puff-st in next row; rpt from † across, fasten off. Row 2 (right side)—Turn, with D, work 1 sc in each st across (304 sc), fasten off. Row 3—With H, rpt row 2. Row 4—With B, rpt row 2. Row 5—From wrong side, with L, * work a Puff-st in first sc, a dec.-st in next 2 sc; rpt from * across, fasten off. Work same Border on op­posite side of Panel. Arrange Panels in place as shown in illustration. From wrong side, with L, sew Panels to­gether.

EDGING ALONG SIDES OF AFGHAN—From right side, with L, work 1 sc in end st of each row, fasten off. Rpt row 5 of Border.

FRINGE—Wind color L around a 4½-in. cardboard, cut at one end. Tie a 3-strand fringe in every other st along top and bottom of Afghan.