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Materials: J. & P. Coats Knit-Cro-Sheen, or Clark's O.N.T. Cronita, 1 ball each of color 9 Yellow and 106 Sport Green and 2 balls of 130 Seal Brown. Milward's steel crochet hook No. 8.

With Brown, ch 92, turn. 1st row: D c in 4th ch from hook, and in every ch to end (90 d c). 2nd and subsequent rows: 1 s c in every d c of previous row, ch 3, turn. Work 1 row of d c, and 1 row of s c alternately, turning with ch 1 at end of d c row, and ch 3 at end of s c row, until work measures 4¼ inches, ending with a d c row, ch 1, turn.

To Shape Neckline. 1 s c in each of 34 d c, 1 sl st in each of next 4 d c, ch 1, turn. 2nd row: Sl st in each of next 4 sl sts, 1 s c in each of next 4 s c, 1 d c in each of next 28 s c, 2 d c in each of last 2 s c, ch 1, turn. 3rd row: 1 s c in each of 30 d c, 1 sl st, ch 1, turn. 4th row: 1 s c in each of next 2 s c, 1 d c in each of next 27 s c, 2 d c in each of last 2 s c, ch 1, turn. 5th row: 1 s c in each of 29 d c, 1 sl st, ch 1, turn. 6th row: Sl st in each of 2 sts, ch 2, 1 d c in same s c as ch-2 was made, 1 d c in each s c to end of row, ch 1, turn. 7th row: 1 s c in each d c, decreasing 1 st at neck edge. (To decrease, work last 2 s c together.) Ch 3, turn. 8th row: 1 d c in each s c to end of row, ch 1, turn. Repeat last 2 rows 3 more times. 15th row: 1 s c in each d c, 1 decrease at neck edge, ch 3, turn. 16th row: 1 d c in each s c, 2 d c in last s c, ch 1, turn. 17th row: Same as 15th row. 18th row: 1 d c in each s c, ch 1, turn. 19th row: Same as 15th row. 20th row: 1 d c in each s c, 2 d c in last s c, ch 1, turn. 21st row: 1 s c in each s c, ch 3, turn. 22nd row: Same as 20th row. 23rd row: Same as 21st row. 24th row: 1 d c in each s c, ch 1, turn. 25th row: 1 s c in each s c making 1 decrease at neck edge, ch 3, turn. 26th row: 1 d c in each s c, 2 d c in last s c, ch 1, turn. 27th to 38th rows incl: Repeat 21st and 26th rows alternately, then work 1 row of s c, ch 6, turn. Make 2 tr tr in each s c across. Break off and work Cross Stitch ends of scarf as follows: 1st row of Cross Stitch: Attach Yellow, ch 3, turn. D c in next tr tr, ch 5, 1 d c on top of d c just made, ch 1 and make a cross st as follows: * Thread over hook twice, insert hook in next st and draw thread through as for a tr (4 loops on hook), thread over, and draw through 2 loops, thread over, skip 1 st, insert hook in next st, draw thread through (5 loops on hook), thread over and draw off 2 loops at a time 4 times, ch 2, 1 d c in the center point of the cross, thus completing the cross. Ch 1, and repeat from * across, ending row with a complete cross. Break off. 2nd row of Cross Stitch: Attach Green, ch 3, skip the 2 ch sts of the first cross, 1 d c in next d c of same cross, ch 5, 1 d c on top of d c just made, ch 1, * thread over hook twice, insert hook in leg of next cross st and draw thread through as for a tr (4 loops on hook), thread over, and draw through 2 loops, thread over, insert hook in next leg of same cross st, draw thread through (5 loops on hook), thread over and draw off 2 loops at a time 4 times, ch 2, 1 d c in center point of the cross, ch 1 and repeat from * across, ending with a complete cross. Break off. 3rd row of Cross Stitch: Attach Brown and work as for 2nd row. 4th row: Attach Yellow and work as for 2nd row. 5th to 24th rows incl: Work as for 2nd row repeating the colors in the following order: Sport Green, Seal Brown and Yellow.

Work other side of collar to correspond.

To straighten out the irregularities at neck edge on collar, work a row of s c with Brown.