25 inches x 38 inches
Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "AUNT LYDIA'S" STAR SPUN. Article 235
8 skeins #1 Gold (White with Gold Metallic) and
"AUNT LYDIA'S" HEAVY RUG YARN, Article 235
3 skeins each Black and Turquoise or colors of your choice.
Aluminum crochet hook size G.
With Gold, ch 45, d c in 4th st from hook, 1 d c in each of the next 40 sts of ch, 5 d c in next st, ch 3, turn.
2nd Row. 5 d c in next d c, 1 d c in each of the next 45 sts, ch 3, turn.
3rd Row. 1 d c in each of the next 46 d c, 5 d c in next d c, 1 d c in each of the next 3 sts, cut yarn, do not turn.
4th Row. Attach Turquoise in 1st st at opposite side, s c in same space, 1 s c in each of the next 47 d c, 3 s c in next d c, 1 s c in each of the next 6 d c, cut yarn, do not turn.
5th Row. Attach Black in 1st s c, ch 3, 1 d c in each of the next 48 s c, 5 d c in next s c, 1 d c in each of the next 7 s c, cut yarn, do not turn.
6th Row. Attach Turquoise in 1st st, s c in same space, 1 s c in each of the next 50 d c, 3 s c in next d c, 1 s c in each of the next 9 d c, cut yarn, do not turn.
7th Row. Attach Gold in 1st s c, ch 3 and working in d c, work 1 d c in each st and 5 d c in center st at increasing point, ch 3, turn.
8th Row. Working in d c, work 1 d c in each d c and 5 d c in center st at increasing point, ch 3, turn.
9th Row. Work in same manner as last row but do not ch 3 at end of row, cut yarn, do not turn.
10th Round. Attach Multi-color and work 1 s c in each puff st on sides, increasing in every 3rd st around each end, do not join this or the following 6 rounds.
11th Round. 1 s c in each s c on sides increasing in every 3rd s c around each end.
12th Round. 1 s c in each s c.
Work 4 more rounds increasing a sufficient number of times at each end to keep work flat, sl st in next 2 s c, cut yarn.
17th Round. Attach Red and work 1 puff st in each s c, join, cut yarn.
Next Round. Attach Multi-color and work 7 rounds in s c working even on sides and increasing around each end as necessary to keep work flat, sl st in next 2 s c to even round, cut yarn.
Next 2 Rounds. Attach Red and work same as 8th and 9th rounds, join, cut yarn.
Next Round. Attach Multi-color and work 1 s c in each puff st, then work 6 more rounds of s c increasing a sufficient number of times at each end to keep work flat, cut yarn.
FRINGE: With Multi-color and Red, cut strands 7 inches long. * Take 2 strands of Red, double them in half and loop through st, draw ends through loop tightly. Using 1 strand of Multi-color, double in half and knot through next St. Repeat from * all around. Trim fringe evenly.
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