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Size Approximately 45" x 60".

MATERIALS: COLORS:

4 - Chocolate - Color A
4 - Flame - Color B
4 - Spring - Color C
4 - Daffodil - Color D
1 Aluminum Crochet Hook size "J"
1 Tapestry Needle

GAUGE:
In DC, 3 st = 1" Pattern "V" st - 1 row = ½".

"V" Pattern Stitch Sample:

"V" stitch is (DC ch 1 DC) in one st.
Chain 14 st - DC in 3rd ch from hook, DC in 11 chains (1 2) st ch 2 turn.
DC in 2nd st, ch 1, DC in same st, *skip 1 st, (DC, ch 1, DC) in next st.
Repeat from * across, end with DC in last st, ch 2 turn.
*(DC, ch 1, DC) in loop of previous "V", repeat from * across.

AFGHAN:
* in color A - working solid stripe chain 121 st.
Row 1: sc in second ch from hook, sc in each ch (120 st) ch 2 turn.
Row 2: Taking front loop, DC in each st, ch 1, turn.
Rows 3 and 4: c across through whole st, ch 1, turn.
Row 5; sc across through whole st, ch 2, turn.
Row 6: Taking front loop only, DC across. Fasten and break thread. (The free loops of Rows 2 and 6 are on the right side of afghan.)

COLORED STRIPES:
Always start on the right side:
Row 1: Join color B in first st, ch 2, * skip 1 st, (DC, ch 1, DC) in next st, repeat from * across ending with DC in last st, ch 2, turn.
Row 2: *(DC, ch 1, DC) in first ch 1 sp, repeat from * around ending with 1 DC, ch 2, turn.
Row 3: Same as Row 1.
Row 4: Same as Row 2, fasten and break thread, turn.
Row 5: Join color C in first st (top of last DC) ch 2. Work same as Row 2.
Row 6: Same as Row 3.
Row 7: Same as Row 4.
Row 8: Same as Row 2.
Row 9: Join color D, working same as Row 5.
Row 10: Same as Row 3.
Row 11: Same as Row 4.
Row 12: Same as Row 2. Fasten and break thread.

**In color A, working solid stripe.
Row 1: Working on right side join in last DC st, ch 2, DC in each DC st across, ch 1, turn.
Row 2: sc taking front loop of each st, ch 1, turn.
Rows 3, 4 and 5: sc across through whole st (both loops) ch 1, turn.
Row 6: sc across through whole stitch (both loops) ch 2, turn.
Row 7: DC, taking back loop of each st. Fasten and break thread.

COLORED STRIPES:
Joining at other end with color D in first DC, repeat V pattern for stripes as in first group of colored stripe rows. Repeat the sequence of solid and colored striped rows as shown on afghan chart of stripe colors.

NOTE:
The V STITCH PATTERNS of colored stripes are worked the same way. The three center solid color A stripes are worked the same way. The instructions for the beginning stripe of color A are above. The last long stripe of color A is worked as follows. After last row of color B of PATTERN STITCH, fasten thread and break.
Row 1: Tie on color A, on right side, ch 2, DC in each DC st across (120 st) sc, turn.
Row 2: sc across taking front loop of each previous st, ch 1, turn.
Row 3: sc across taking both loops of previous st, ch 1, turn.
Row 4: Same as Row 3, ch 2, turn.
Row 5: DC in each st across, ch 1, turn.
Row 6: sc in each st across taking front loop. Fasten and break thread.

BORDER FOR SHORT SIDES:
With right side of afghan facing you:
Row 1: Join color A to first color A st, ch 2, DC across taking 8 st in every brown stripe and 16 in every colored group of stripes (104 st) ch 1, turn.
Row 2: sc across taking front loop of each previous st, ch 1, turn.
Row 3: sc across, taking both loops of previous st, ch 1, turn.
Row 4: sc across, taking both loops of previous st, ch 2, turn.
Row 5: DC across.
Row 6: sc across taking front loop of previous st - fasten and break thread. Repeat this stripe of color A on opposite short side.

WEAVING:
Using 4 threads of each color and large tapestry needle:
Measure threads for length of each long color A stripe, and according to follow­ing chart, weave in and out of every other sc stitch in center rows of each stripe. There are four rows of weaving in each of the three inside color A stripes. Measure length of threads from corner to corner and weave loosely around entire four sides of color A of border. On the four outside edges there are three rows of weaving - color B nearest the edge - color C in the center and color D on the inside. Fasten all threads by weaving on the wrong side of afghan. Chart for weaving for 3 inside color A stripes: