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Approximate Size: 51" x 62"

MATERIALS REQUIRED:

Columbia-Minerva Knitting Worsted (4 oz skein)-5 skeins each of Dark and Light Colors
OR
Columbia-Minerva Nantuk 4 ply Knitting Yarn (Knitting Worsted size-2 or 4 oz skein)-20 ounces each of Dark and Light Colors

KEY TO COLORS ILLUSTRATED:

1 "Boye" Crochet Hook "H" (Size 6) and 1 "Hiawatha" blunt end tapestry needle

Gauge: 1 pat to 1 inch; square measures 5 ¼ inches

ONE SQUARE: Ch 20. (ch should measure 5 inches). Row 1-1 dc in 4th ch from hook, skip 3 ch, * 1 sc in next ch, ch 3, 1 dc in same ch, skip 3 ch, repeat from * 2 times more, 1 sc in last ch, ch 3, turn. Row 2-1 dc in last sc of previous row, * 1 sc in next sc, ch 3, 1 dc in same st, repeat from * 2 times more, ending 1 sc in turning ch, ch 3, turn. Repeat Row 2 nine times more (11 rows). Piece should now measure 4 ½ inches square. Do not break yarn. Ch 5, 1 dc in same st, ch 2, working down side, space evenly (1 dc, ch 2) 4 times, 1 dc in corner, ch 2, 1 dc in same st, continue around square in this manner, break yarn and fasten.

AFGHAN: Make 50 Light Color and 49 Dark Color squares.

TO JOIN: Sew squares tog on wrong side, alternating colors and having 9 in width and 11 in length. Place 1 Light Color square at each end of first and last rows.

BORDER: Attach Dark Color at one corner. Work 3 rows of sc around entire Afghan, working 3 sc in each corner to keep border flat. Break yarn and fasten.

Other great patterns from Afghans by Columbia Minerva, Volume 742:

Crochet Patterns

Rose Afghan
Crocheted Striped Afghan
Flower and Fruit Afghan
Crocheted Ripple Afghan
Patchwork Afghan
Daisy Afghan
Two Tone Block Afghan
Black Afghan with Roses
Loop Stitch Motif Afghan

Knitting Patterns

Plaid Afghan
Feather and Fan Afghan
Rosebud Afghan
Red and White Striped Afghan
Blue and White Afghan
Leaf Pattern Afghan
Garter Stitch Afghan
Knitted Striped Afghan