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CROCHETED
BLACK AND WHITE WITH COLOR

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "AUNT LYDIA'S" HEAVY RUG YARN, Article 235
LARGE RUG—23 x 48 inches without fringe.
5 skeins Black.
4 skeins each Dk. Green and White.
SMALL RUG—17 x 27 inches without fringe.
3 skeins Black.
2 skeins each Dk. Green and White.
Aluminum crochet hook size H.

For Large Rug:
With Black, ch 92, s c in 2nd st from hook, * ch 1, skip 1 st of ch, s c in next st, repeat from * across row to within last 2 sts of ch, ch 1, skip 1 st, insert hook in last st, pull loop through, drop Black, pull Green through both loops on hook, ch 1, turn.

2nd Row: S c in ch 1 space, * ch 1, s c in next ch 1 space, repeat from * across row, ch 1, insert hook in last st, pull loop through, drop Green, pull White through both loops on hook, ch 1, turn.

3rd Row: S c in ch 1 space, * ch 1, s c in next ch 1 space, repeat from * across row, ch 1, insert hook in last st, pull loop through, drop White, pull Black through both loops on hook, ch 1, turn.

4th Row: S c in ch 1 space, * ch 1, s c in next ch 1 space, repeat from * across row, ch 1, insert hook in last st, pull loop through, drop Black, pull Green through both loops on hook, ch 1, turn. Repeat 2nd, 3rd and 4th rows, until rug measures 40 inches, end­ing with the Black row, cut yarn.

FRINGE: Wind Black over a 7 inch cardboard, cut one end. Using 2 strands, double in half and loop through every other st across each short end.

Next Row: * Take 2 strands of 1 group of fringe and 2 strands of next group of fringe, knot together ½ inch from preceding row of knots, repeat from * across row. Repeat last row once.

SMALL RUG: With Black, ch 67 and work in same manner as large rug until work measures 27 inches ending with the Black row.