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36 x 45

MATERIALS REQUIRED—American Thread Company "Dawn" Germantown Wool.

11 1-oz. Balls—Lt. Blue.

8 1-oz. Balls—White.

Bone Crochet Hook No. 3.

With Lt. Blue make a ch about 50 inches long, work 1st d c in 4th st from hook, 1 d c in each st until work measures 45 inches (cut off remaining chs) ch 3, turn.

2nd Row—Yarn over, insert in next d c and pull up the length of a d c, *yarn over, insert in same space and pull up the same length, repeat from * yarn over and pull through all loops but 1, yarn over and work off 2 loops, d c in next d c, repeat from be­ginning, across row.

These 2 rows are repeated for entire Afghan in the following color scheme. 5 rows Lt. Blue, 3 rows White, 3 rows Lt. Blue, 3 rows White, 9 rows Lt. Blue, 3 rows White, 3 rows Lt. Blue, 3 rows White, 5 rows Lt. Blue. This is the center stripe, work other half to correspond.

EDGE. With Blue, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, skip the length of a d c and work 1 s c, continue shells all around.

This Afghan will be equally attractive made with "Dawn" Knitting Worsted.