Columbia Minerva Afghans Volume 722
Crochet Patterns
Motif: Starting at center with Color 1 (darkest color), ch 4.
Row 1-With Color 1 work 1 D.C. in 4th Ch from hook, * Ch 1, 2 D.C. in same Ch, repeat from * once more, Ch 1, slip St. to 3rd Ch at start. Break yarn and fasten. (More)
No. 722-13B--Floral Pattern Afghan
Motif: With Color 1 (Darkest Color) Ch 4, join in ring with a slip St, Ch 2, work 7 H.D.C. in ring, join with a slip St to 2nd Ch at start (8 Sts.). Break yarn and fasten. (More)
No. 722-13C--Square Pattern Afghan
Motif: With Color 1 (darkest color), Ch 3, join in a ring with a slip St.
Row 1--With Color 1 *Ch 6, 1 S.C. in ring, repeat from * 3 times more, break yarn and fasten. (More)
Afghan Stitch: Ch desired length (number of Chs required for each Panel is indicated in instructions below).
Row 1--Draw up a loop in each Ch, leaving loops on hook, then take loops off as follows: Y.O. hook and through 1 loop, Y.O. hook and through 2 loops, repeat from * to end of row, ending with 1 loop on hook. (More)
Motif: With Color 1 Ch 5 loosely, join in ring with a slip St.
Row 1--Ch 3, 1 D.C. in ring (draw up D.C. Sts. to 3/4 inch), *Ch 2, 2 D.C. in ring, repeat from * 4 times more (6 groups of 2 D.C.), Ch 2, join to 3rd Ch at start with a slip St. Draw up a long loop and slip ball through, tighten loop. Drop yarn but do not break. (More)
Pattern Stitch: (Multiple of 17 Ch. plus 16 Ch.)
Row 1--1 S.C. in 2nd Ch from hook, 1 S.C. in each of next 6 Ch, *3 S.C. in next Ch, 1 S.C. in each of 7 Ch, skip 2 Ch, 1 S.C. in each of next 7 Ch, repeat from * across, Ch 1, turn. (More)
Square: With Main Color, Ch. 26.
Row 1--Draw up a loop in each St. of Ch., leaving all loops on hook. Take off loops as follows: Y.O. hook, draw through 1 loop, *Y.O. hook, draw through 2 loops, repeat from * across row. (More)
First Strip: With Dark Color Ch. 13 to measure 7 inches.
Row 1--With Dark Color draw up a loop in each Ch., leaving loops on hook (13 loops). Take off loops as follows: Y.O. hook and draw through 1 loop, *Y.O. hook and draw through 2 loops, repeat from * across row. (More)
Chain desired length.
Row 1--With Color 1, 1 S.C. in 2nd Ch from hook, 1 D.C. in next Ch., 1 Tr.C. in next Ch., *1 S.C. in next Ch., 1 D.C. in next Ch., 1 Tr.C in next Ch., repeat from * to end of row, drop yarn but do not break. (More)
One Square:
Row 1--With Light Color Ch 18. Work 1 S.C. in 2nd Ch. from hook, then 1 S.C. in each Ch. across, turn. Drop strand but do not break. Draw Dark Color through loop on hook, Ch 1.
Row 2--With Dark Color work 1 S.C. in each St. across, Ch 1, turn. (More)
First Motif: (Dark Color Centers).
With Dark Color Ch. 5, slip St. to first Ch. to form ring.
Row 1--Ch 4, *1 D.C. in ring, Ch 1, repeat from * 10 times more, slip St. to 3rd Ch. at start, break yarn and draw Light Color through loop on hook. (More)
Pattern Stitch: (Multiple of 2 Ch.)
Row 1--1 S.C. in 2nd Ch from hook, *draw up a 1/2 inch loop, Y.O. and draw up a 1/2 inch loop in same Ch., Y.O. hook and through the 3 loops, skip 1 Ch, 1 S.C. in next Ch, repeat from * across row, Ch 2, turn. (More)
Chain desired length.
Row 1--1 S.C. in second Ch from hook, *skip 3 Ch, 9 D.C. in next Ch, skip 3 Ch, 1 S.C. in next Ch, repeat from * across row, turn. (More)
Knitting Patterns
To Make A Small Square: With Color 1 cast on 2 Sts.
Row 1--K 1, increase 1 St. in next St.
Row 2--P, increasing 1 St. in last St.
Row 3--K, increasing 1 St. in last St. (More)
Square: With Main Color cast on 26 Sts. Work in Stockinette St. for 34 rows, bind off.
To Embroider Squares: Starting at lower part of Poodle on 4th row of Square instead of 2nd row as indicated on Chart, embroider as for Crocheted Afghan. (More)
Pattern Stitch: (36 Sts.)
Row 1--K 1, K 2 together, K 6, Y.O., K 1, Y.O., K 6, K 2 together 2 times, K 6, Y.O. K 1, Y.O., K 6, K 2 together, K 1. (More)
Pattern Stitch: (20 Sts.)
Row 1--(Right side of work) K 2, P 2, Y.O., K 4, K 2 together in back of Sts., K 2 together in front of Sts., K 4, Y.O., P 2, K 2.
Row 2--And all even rows--P 2, K 2, P 12, K 2, P 2. (More)

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Columbia-Minerva Afghans
Volume 722
Columbia-Minerva Corporation
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