Flower Garden Afghan Pattern

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Flower Garden Afghan Pattern

MATERIALS:

CHADWICK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 4 Ply, Art. E.232: 34 skeins (1 oz. "Tangle-Proof" Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 491 Pearl Grey; 10 skeins of No. 230 Yellow and 12 skeins of assorted colors.

Clark's O.N.T. Plastic Crochet Hook No. 5.

GAUGE: Each motif measures 3 ¼ inches square.

MOTIF (Make 266) . . . Starting at center with Yellow, ch 4. 1st rnd: 15 dc in 4th ch from hook. Join with sl st to top of ch-3. 2nd rnd: Attach desired color to same place as sl st, ch 3, holding back on hook the last loop of each dc, make 2 dc in same place, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made), * ch 3, skip next dc, 3-dc cluster in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join to tip of first cluster. Break off. 3rd rnd: Attach Grey to any sp, ch 3, 4 dc in same sp, 5 dc in each remaining sp around. Join. 4th rnd: Ch 5, dc in same place as sl st, * ch 1, skip next dc, half dc in next dc, (ch 1, skip next dc, sc in next dc) twice; ch 1, skip next dc, half dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc, in next dc make dc, ch 3 and dc. Repeat from * around. Join and break off. Sew motifs neatly together on wrong side, having 14 rows of 19 motifs.

BORDER . . . 1st rnd: Attach Yellow to any corner, ch 3, 4 dc in same corner, dc closely around, making 5 dc in each corner. Join and break off. 2nd rnd: Attach Grey to same place as sl st, ch 3, dc in each dc around, making 5 dc in center dc of each 5-dc group. Join and break off. Block to measurements.