_Afghan_ “DAISY GARDEN”
[Illustration: Afghan and rug]
=MATERIALS=—Jack Frost Knitting Worsted (4-fold Germantown) in 4-oz.
sks:—9-sks. Garnet and 4-sks. Variegated Rose. Crochet hook size 0.
CRAZY DAISY WINDER.
Size—50” x 65”.
=BLOCK=—=Flower=—Following instructions on page 2, Illustration C,
wind Variegated twice around each spoke of Winder, cut end about 14”
long and weave center as in Ill. E, making a 12-petal flower with 2
loops in each petal. Make 7 flowers. Each flower will have at least 2
(opposite) petals in darkest shade and at least one of the 7 flowers
will have a dark center.
=Edge=—With this dark-centered flower wrong-side-up, make 1 sc in
Garnet thru both lps of one dark petal, (ch 3, sc thru both lps of
next petal) 11 times, ch 3, sl st in 1st sc. Cut 6” long and pull
thru lp tight. This is the center of Block. Continue with Garnet,
using Daisies wrong-side-up. Make 1 sc in 3d petal to right of a dark
petal on a 2d Daisy, (ch 3, sc in next petal) twice, ch 1, sl st in
1st sp to left of end of row on 1st Daisy, ch 1, 1 sc back in next
(dark) petal on 2d Daisy, ch 1, sl st in next sp (to right of end of
row) on 1st Daisy, ch 1, 1 sc back in next petal on 2d Daisy, * ch 3,
sc in next petal, ch 3, sc in 2d petal to right of a dark petal on
another Daisy, ch 1, swing hook around to right, skipping last 3-ch
and make sl st in next previous 3-ch, (ch 1, sc back in next petal on
last Daisy, ch 1, sl st in next sp on 1st Daisy) twice, ch 1, sc back
in next petal on last Daisy. Repeat from * 4 times, joining 4 more
Daisies in turn to each other and to center 1st Daisy. (Ch 1, sl st
in next sp on 2d Daisy, ch 1, sl st back in next petal on 7th Daisy)
twice to complete circle. ** (Ch 3, sc in next petal around Daisy)
6 times, ch 1, sl st in 3-ch between Daisies, ch 1, sc in next free
petal. Repeat from ** 4 times. *** (Ch 3, sc in next petal) 6 times.
Cut 6” long.
Make a 2d Block to *** (Ch 3, sc in next petal) twice, ch 1, sl st
in corresponding sp on 2d Daisy on 1st Block. ch 1, sc back in next
petal, ch 1, sl st in next sp on same Daisy on 1st Block, ch 1, sc
back in next petal, (ch 3, sc in next petal) twice and cut. Make and
join 8 more Blocks into a straight band.
=Fill-in Daisies=—Following directions for Variegated Daisies, make
14 Daisies in Garnet. With Garnet and holding all work wrong-side-up,
make sc in one petal, (ch 3, sc in next petal) 4 times. Now join
remaining 8 petals with 1-chs to 4 Daisies around an opening on one
side of Band, fastening to two 3-ch sps on each Daisy. Fill in the 9
openings on each side of Band in same way.
=Border=—With right-side-up, sc in Garnet in center sc at one end, **
3 sc in next sp, sc in sc, * 3 sc in next sp, hdc in next sc, dc in
next sp, (tr in next sc, dtr down in bottom of angle, tr in next sc)
holding back the last lp of each st on hook, yarn over and pull thru
all 4 lps at once (a Cluster made), dc in next sp, hdc in next sc, **
(3 sc in next sp, sc in sc) 3 times. Repeat from * to **. Repeat from
** to ** around Band, working around ends as at start of row, sl st
in 1st sc. =ROW 2=—Ch 1, turn, 2 sc in sl st for a widening, 1 sc in
back lp of each st around with 3 widenings around each end. Join to
1st sc. =ROW 3=—Ch 1, turn, 1 sc in back lp of each sc around, with
6 widenings around each end. Join and cut. Thread each 6-ch end to a
needle and fasten securely on back.
Make 7 Bands and sew together exactly matching patterns, going thru 1
lp of each sc.
=Edge=—In Garnet, with wrong-side-up, make a row of sc in back lps,
widening 3 times around each point. =ROW 2=—Ch 1, turn and in back
lps, sc in 4 sc, (ch 3, sc in next 4 sc) repeated around, skipping 2
sc in angle between points. Join and fasten off.
Stretch and pin afghan right-side-down on a large, padded table or
board, or on quilting or curtain frames. Steam and press dry thru a
cloth (see Blocking Instruction on page 31).