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There are slight variations to materials and instructions between versions of the same pattern in different publications. Materials and colors for versions are below.

Star #17, Afghan Book

Raised flowers in natural shaded colors give a realistic touch to this lovely afghan.

43 x 63

Materials Required—
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DAWN" KNITTING WORSTED or "DAWN" GERMANTOWN WOOL
6 2-oz. Skeins Shaded Old Roses or any other flower shade desired.
10 2-oz. Skeins No. 1224 Leaf Green.
19 2-oz. Skeins Black.
Bone Crochet Hook No. 3 or 4.

70 Motifs are required for the 7 x 10 Afghan illustrated.

Star #45, Treasure Chest of Crochet

Materials Required – AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DAWN" KNITTING WORSTED, ARTICLE W11
10-1¼ oz. Skeins Wild Rose or any other flower shade desired.
17-1¼ oz. Skeins Green.
31-1¼ oz. Skeins Black. Bone
Crochet Hook No. 3 or No. 4.

70 Motifs are required for the 7 x 10 Afghan illustrated.

Star #82, Beautiful, Beautiful Afghans and Star #112, New and Old Afghans

Size 53 inches x 76 inches

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DAWN" KNITTING WORSTED, Article N 11 or W 15 or W 41 or W 42
13 ozs. Shaded Pinks or any other flower shade desired
13 ozs. Golf Green
38 ozs. Baby Blue
26 ozs. Black
3 ozs. Pink
Plastic crochet hook No. 5 or G

Each motif measures about 7½ inches. 70 motifs 7 x 10 are required for Afghan.

Star #202, Afghans Crocheted & Knitted

Size:
49 x 73 inches "Mohspun"
46 x 69 inches Knitting Worsted

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY DAWN "MOHSPUN"
10 - 2 ounce skeins Bitter Gold
3 - 2 ounce skeins Wild Cherry and Black
2 - 2 ounce skeins Winter Grass
or
"DAWN" KNITTING WORSTED
9 - 4 ounce skeins Antique Gold
6 - 4 ounce skeins Black
3 - 4 ounce skeins Bittersweet & Lt. Olive Green

Plastic Crochet Hook Size H OR ANY SIZE HOOK WHICH WILL RESULT IN MOTIF GAUGE BELOW
½ yd. Lining material and shredded foam rubber for pillow.

GAUGE:
"MOHSPUN" - Each motif measures 7½ inches
KNITTING WORSTED - Each motif measures 8 inches

PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS

With Flower shade, ch 4, join to form a ring, ch 3, 3 d c in ring, sl loop off hook, insert in 3rd st of ch 3 and pull loop through, * ch 3, 4 d c in ring, sl loop off hook, insert in first d c and pull loop through, (popcorn st), repeat from * twice, ch 3, join in first popcorn st.
2nd Row—In next loop, work 1 s c, 4 d c, 1 s c, repeat from beginning 3 times.
3rd Row—Ch 4, working in back of petals over the 1st row, s c in lower center edge of petal, ch 4, s c between the petals, repeat from the beginning all around (8 loops).
4th Row—Over each loop, work 1 s c, 5 d c, 1 s c, cut yarn.
5th Row—Attach Pink and work 1 s c in each st of each petal, cut yarn.
6th Row—Attach Green in s c of 3rd row in back of petal, * ch 7, s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s d c in each of the next 2 sts (s d c: yarn over hook, insert in st, pull through, yarn over and work off all loops at one time), 1 d c in each of the next 3 sts, s c in next s c in 3rd row between petals, repeat from * all around.
7th Row—Work 5 s c on side of next leaf, 3 s c in point of leaf, 5 s c down other side of leaf and repeat on all leaves, cut yarn.
8th Row—Attach Baby Blue in point of leaf, 3 s c in same space, * 1 s d c in each of the next 2 s c, d c in next s c, yarn over twice, insert in last s c on side of leaf, work off 2 loops, yarn over, insert in 1st st on next leaf and work off all loops 2 at a time, skip 2 s c, d c in next s c, 1 s d c in each of the next 2 s c, 3 s c in next s c, repeat from * all around.
9th Row—Ch 1, * 1 s c in each of the next 3 s c, 1 s d c in each of the next 2 sts, 1 d c in each of the next 3 sts, 1 s d c in each of the next 2 sts, repeat from * all around.
10th Row—Ch 4, 2 tr c in same space, ch 1, 3 tr c in same space, * ch 1, a 4 d c popcorn st with ch 1 between in each of the next 3 d c, ch 1, s c in 1st s c, sl st in next s c, s c in next s c, ch 1, 1 popcorn st with ch 1 between in each of the next 3 d c, ch 1, in center s c work 3 tr c, ch 1, 3 tr c, repeat from * all around and join in 1st shell.
11th Row—Work a row of s c all around working 1 s c in each st and working 2 s c, ch 2, 2 s c in each corner, cut Blue. Attach Black and work 1 s c in each s c, working 3 s c in each corner.
Next Row—1 s c in each s c, cut Black.
Sew motifs together and work the following border: With Black starting at corner, ch 4, d c in same space, * ch 1, d c in same space, repeat from * twice, ** skip 2 s c, d c in next s c, * ch 1, d c in same space, repeat from * twice and repeat from ** to corner s c, work a 5 d c shell in corner and continue all around.

PILLOW: Work 6 motifs. Sew 2 x 3 motifs tog. Finish with edge same as afghan. Make pillow same as Flower Garden Pillow.

PATTERN INSTRUCTIONS VARIATION

With Flower shade, ch 4, join to form a ring, ch 3, 3 d c into ring, sl st off hook, insert in 3rd st of ch 4 and pull loop through, * ch 3, 4 d c into ring, sl loop off hook, insert in first d c and pull loop through, (popcorn st) repeat from * twice, ch 3, join in first popcorn st.

2nd Row. Into next loop work 1 s c, 4 d c, 1 s c, repeat from beginning 3 times.

3rd Row. Ch 4, working in back of petals over the 1st row, s c in lower center edge of petal, ch 4, s c between the petals, repeat from the beginning all around, (8 loops).

4th Row. Over each loop, work 1 s c, 5 d c, 1 s c, break yarn.

5th Row. Attach Green in s c of 3rd row in back of petals, * ch 7, s c in 2nd st from hook, 1 s d c in each of the next 2 sts, 1 d c in each of the next 3 sts, s c in next s c in 3rd row between petals, repeat from * all around.

6th Row. Work 5 s c on side of next leaf, 3 s c in point of leaf, 5 s c down other side of leaf and repeat on all leaves, break yarn.

7th Row. Attach Black in point of leaf, 3 s c in same space, * 1 s d c in each of the next 2 s c, (s d c: yarn over, insert in st, pull through and work off all loops at one time) d c in next s c, yarn over twice, insert in last s c on side of leaf, work off 2 loops, yarn over, insert in 1st st on next leaf and work off all loops 2 at a time, skip 2 s c, d c in next s c, 1 s d c in each of the next 2 s c, 3 s c in next s c, repeat from * all around.

8th Row. Ch 1, * 1 s c in each of the 3 s c, 1 s d c in each of the next 2 sts, 1 d c in each of the next 3 sts, 1 s d c in each of the next 2 sts, repeat from * all around.

9th Row. Ch 4, 2 tr c in same space, ch 1, 3 tr c in same space, * ch 1, a 4 d c popcorn st with ch 1 between in each of the next 3 d c, ch 1, s c in 1st s c, sl st in next s c, s c in next s c, ch 1, 1 popcorn st with ch 1 between in each of the next 3 d c, ch 1, in center s c work 3 tr c, ch 1, 3 tr c, repeat from * all around and join in 1st shell.

10th Row. Work a row of s c all around working 1 s c in each st and working 2 s c, ch 2, 2 s c in each corner. Sew Motifs together and work the following border: Starting at corner, ch 4, d c in center s c, * ch 1, d c in same space, repeat from * 3 times, ** skip 2 s c, d c in next s c, * ch 1, d c in same space, repeat from * twice and repeat from ** to corner s c, work a 5 d c shell in corner and continue all around.