COLOR KEY
QUANTITY MATERIALS
Color Key Ounces Bear Brand Deluxe Fleisher’s Superior
Needed Knitting Worsted Knitting Worsted
A 27 Russet Brown 380 Russet Brown 480
B 9 Russet Brown 381 Russet Brown 481
C 12 Russet Brown 383 Russet Brown 483
D 12 Russet Brown 384 Russet Brown 484
E 13 Russet Brown 40 Russet Brown 140
“Boye” 9-inch Crochet Hook, Size F.
“Boye” 5½-inch Crochet Hook, Size 3 (F).
GAUGE: Afghan-St—
9 sts = 2 inches
4 rows = 1 inch
Shaded Pattern—
4 sts = 1 inch
4 rows = 1 inch
AFGHAN-ST PANEL (MAKE 5)—Using 9-in. crochet hook, with A, ch 20 and
work in Afghan-st (page 23) for 5 rows. † Row 6 (Bead-st Pattern)—Draw
up a loop as before thru each bar (20 loops on hook), work off first 10
loops on hook as for Afghan-st then ch 4, yo and thru both ch loop and
next loop on hook (Bead-st made), work off remaining loops as for
Afghan-st. Row 7—Draw up a loop thru each bar of previous row, keeping
Bead-st to front (right side) of work (20 loops on hook), work off first
9 loops, * ch 4, yo and thru both ch loop and next loop on hook (Bead-st
made), yo, draw thru 2 loops on hook *; rpt between *’s once, work off
remaining loops on hook. Row 8—Draw up a loop thru each bar of previous
row, keeping Bead-st to front (right side) of work (20 loops on hook),
work off first 8 loops; rpt between *’s of row 7 three times, work off
remaining loops. Row 9—Draw up a loop thru each bar (20 loops), work off
7 loops; rpt between *’s of row 7 four times, work off remaining loops.
Row 10—Draw up a loop thru each bar (20 loops), work off 6 loops; rpt
between *’s of row 7 five times, work off remaining loops; Then rpt rows
9, 8, 7, 6. Work 7 rows in Afghan-st. Rpt from † for pattern 15 times
ending last rpt with only 5 rows in Afghan-st (16 Diamond Patterns),
finish off with a row of sl sts. Fasten off.
SHADED PATTERN—Work all rows from right side—With E, make a loop on
5½-in. hook, working along long side of Panel, work 1 SC in end st of
each of first 3 rows, * work a tr under bar of 4th st in next row, skip
row in back of tr, sc in each of next 3 rows; rpt from * across, fasten
off. Row 2—Hereafter always work in back loop of sts—With E, sc in each
of first 4 sts, * work a tr in 3rd st of next Afghan-st row, hereafter
always skip st back of tr, sc in each of next 3 sts; rpt from * across,
end with 2 sc, fasten off. Row 3—With E, sc in each of first 5 sts, *
work a tr in 2nd st of next Afghan-st row, sc in each of next 3 sts; rpt
from * across, end with 1 sc, fasten off. Row 4—With D, sc in each of
first 2 sts, * work a tr in first st of next Afghan-st row, sc in each
of next 3 sts; rpt from * across, end with 4 sc, fasten off. Row 5—With
D, sc in each of first 3 sts, work a tr in free loop above first tr of
row 1, sc in each of next 3 sts, * a tr in free loop above next tr, sc
in each of next 3 sts; rpt from * across, fasten off. Row 6—With D, sc
in each of first 4 sts, * a tr in free loop above next tr of row 2, sc
in each of next 3 sts; rpt from * across, end with 2 sc, fasten off. Row
7—With C, sc in first st, a tr in free loop of 2nd st of row 3, sc in
each of 3 sts; continue in pattern across, end with 1 sc, fasten off.
Row 8—With C, sc in each of first 2 sts, a tr in free loop above next tr
of row 4 below, sc in each of 3 sts; continue in pattern across, end
with 4 sc, fasten off. Row 9—With C, sc in each of first 3 sts, a tr in
free loop above next tr of row 5 below, sc in each of 3 sts; continue in
pattern across, fasten off. Row 10—With B, sc in each of first 4 sts, a
tr in free loop above next tr of row 6 below, sc in each of next 3 sts;
continue in pattern across, fasten off. Row 11—With B, sc in first st, a
tr in free loop of 2nd st of row 7, sc in each of 3 sts; continue in
pattern across, fasten off. Work same Shaded Pattern on opposite side of
Panel to correspond.
FINISHING—Lay 2 strips together with Shaded Pattern sloping in same
direction on both strips as shown. From right side, sew strips together.
Join all strips in same way.
BORDER—Work all rnds from right side, with E, work 1 sc in each st along
long sides and about 1 sc in each row along short sides and 3 sc in each
corner, join (with sl st) in first sc, fasten off. Rnd 2—With E, work 3
dc in any corner st, * ch 1, skip next 3 sts, 3 dc in next st; rpt from
* to next corner, ch 1, 3 dc in corner st; continue in same way around,
join in first dc, fasten off. Rnd 3—With D, work 3 dc in center dc of
corner 3-dc group, * ch 1, 3 dc in next ch-1 sp; rpt from * to next
corner, ch 1, 3 dc in center dc of corner group; continue in same way
around, join, fasten off. Rnd 4—With C, rpt rnd 3. Rnd 5—With B, work [2
dc, ch 1, 2 dc] in center dc of a corner group, * ch 1, [2 dc, ch 1, 2
dc] in next ch-1 sp; rpt from * to next corner, ch 1, [2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc]
in corner dc; continue in same way around, join, fasten off. Rnd 6—With
A, work [2 sc, ch 1, 2 sc] in ch-1 sp of any corner Shell, sc in next
ch-1 sp (between Shells), [2 sc, ch 1, 2 sc] in ch-1 sp of next Shell;
continue in same way around, join, fasten off.
[Illustration: PINE TREE AFGHAN]