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Size 52" x 75"

Materials Required--
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DAWN" KNITTING WORSTED, ARTICLE W11
13--1 1/4 oz. Skeins Black.
9--1 1/4 oz. Skeins Scarlet.
11--1 1/4 Skeins Cardinal.
22--1 1/4 Skeins Maroon.
Each square measures about 7 inches. 70 squares (7 x 10) are required for Afghan illustrated.
Bone Crochet Hook No. 5 or No. 6.

With Black, ch 3 and work 7 sc in first st of ch, join in ch.

The chain at beginning of row counts as 1 sc.

2nd Row. Ch 4, sc in same space (corner), 1 sc in next sc, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc in next sc (2nd corner), 1 sc in next sc, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc in next sc (3rd corner), 1 sc in next sc, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc in next sc (4th corner), 1 sc in last st, join in 1st corner loop.

3rd Row. Ch 4, sc in same space, * 1 sc in each sc at side, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc in corner, repeat from * twice, 1 sc in last sc on last side, sl st in corner loop to join.

Repeat 3rd row having 2 more sts at sides each row until there are 11 sts between corners, break yarn.

Attach Scarlet in corner loop, ch 4, sc in same space, * 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, yarn over 4 times, pick up entire center sc on 3rd row of Black and work off all loops on needle 2 at a time, this is referred to as a treble treble, (tr tr), skip the sc in back of tr tr and work 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, 1 sc in corner, ch 3, 1 sc in corner and repeat from * all around, join in corner with a sl st.

Next Row. Ch 4, sc in corner, * 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, work a tr tr over 3rd st in 4th row of Black, skip the sc in back of the tr tr, sc in next sc, work a tr tr over 5th sc in 4th row of Black, skip the sc in back of tr tr, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, 1 sc in corner, ch 3, 1 sc in corner, repeat from * all around, join in corner loop, break yarn.

Attach Cardinal in corner loop, ch 4, sc in same space, * 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, work a tr tr over 3rd st in 5th row of Black, skip the sc in back of tr tr, 1 sc in each of the next 3 sts, 1 tr tr over 7th sc in 5th row of Black, skip the sc in back of the tr tr, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, 1 sc in corner, ch 3, 1 sc in corner, repeat from * all around, join in corner loop.

Next Row. Ch 4, sc in same space, * 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, work a tr tr over 3rd st in 6th row of Black, skip the sc in back of the tr tr, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sts, 1 tr tr over 9th sc in 6th row of Black, skip the sc in back of the tr tr, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, 1 sc in corner, ch 3, 1 sc in corner, ch 3, repeat from * all around, join in corner loop, break yarn.

Attach Maroon in corner loop, ch 4, sc in same space, * 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, work a tr tr over 3rd st in 7th row of Black, skip the sc in back of tr tr, 1 sc in each of the next 7 sts, 1 tr tr over 11 sc in 7th row of Black, skip the sc in back of the tr tr, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, sc in corner, ch 3, sc in corner, repeat from * all around, join in corner loop.

Next Row. Ch 4, sc in same space, * 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, 1 sc over 2nd st in 7th row of Black, skip the sc in back of the tr tr, 1 sc in each of the next 9 sts, 1 tr tr over the 13th st in 7th row of Black, skip the sc in back of the tr tr, 1 sc in each of the next 6 sc, sc in corner, ch 3, sc in corner, repeat from * all around, join in corner loop.

Next Row. Work 1 sc in each sc and 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc in each corner, break yarn.

Work 69 more motifs.

Sew or crochet the motifs together matching sts and having 10 rows of 7 motifs.

EDGE. Attach Maroon in corner and work a row of sc all around Afghan, working 3 sc in center st of each corner, and 2 sc in each corner loop of motif at joinings.

2nd & 3rd Rows. 1 sc in each sc, 3 sc in center st of each corner.

4th Row. Slip st to center st of corner, * ch 4, 2 tr c in same space, skip 3 sc, sc in next sc, repeat from * all around.