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12 x 18 inches

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"AUNT LYDIA'S" HEAVY RUG YARN
7—70 yd. skeins White
2—70 yd. skeins Watermelon
1—70 yd. skein Buttercup will make 4 mats.
1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 9 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW

GAUGE: 4 sts = 1 inch.

PATTERN: 1st ROW: K 1, * P 1, K 1, repeat from * across row. 2nd and 3rd ROWS: P 1, * K 1, P 1, repeat from * across row. 4th ROW: Repeat 1st row. These 4 rows form pattern.

With Watermelon cast on 47 sts. 1st ROW: K across row, drop Watermelon. 2nd and 3rd ROWS: With Buttercup K across each row, cut Buttercup. 4th and 5th ROWS: With Watermelon K across each row, drop Watermelon. 6th ROW: With White K across. 7th, 8th and 9th ROWS: Work 1st, 2nd and 3rd row of pattern, drop White. NEXT 6 ROWS: Repeat from the 4th to the 9th rows. NEXT 2 ROWS: With Water­melon K across each row. NEXT 4 ROWS: Repeat from the 2nd to the 5th row, cut Watermelon. NEXT ROW: With White K across row. Work in pattern until mat measures 14½ inches from beg ending with 3rd row of pattern, drop White. NEXT 3 ROWS: With Watermelon K across each row. NEXT 4 ROWS: Repeat 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th rows. NEXT ROW: With White K across row. NEXT 3 ROWS: Repeat the 1st, 2nd and 3rd rows of pattern, drop White. NEXT 2 ROWS: With Watermelon K across each row, drop Watermelon. NEXT 6 ROWS: Repeat the last 6 rows. NEXT 2 ROWS: With Buttercup K across each row. NEXT 2 ROWS: With Watermelon K across each row. Bind off.