Regimental Afghan Pattern #678

Approximately 52 x 72 Inches

MATERIALS: Chadwick’s Red Heart Afghan Wool, 36 skeins (1 oz. skeins) of Antique Blue and 16 skeins of Ruby.
Milward's Phantom Knitting Pins, 1 pair No. 4 (3½ mm. size).
Milward's Steel Crochet Hook No. 1/0.

Gauge: 5 sts make 1 inch; 10 rows make 1 inch. Strips are made individually and then sewed together. Pattern is a multiple of 4 sts, plus 3.

TWO-COLOR STRIPS (Make 3) … Starting at one end, with Antique Blue cast on 63 sts. Fasten off. 1st row: Attach Ruby and p across. Drop Ruby. 2nd row: Attach Blue, k 1, sl 1 as if to p, * k 3, sl 1 as if to p. Repeat from * across, ending with sl 1, k 1. 3rd row: K 1, * place yarn in front of work and sl 1 as if to p, place yarn at back of work and k 3. Repeat from * across, ending with k 1. Drop Blue. 4th row: Pick up Ruby, * k 3, sl 1 as if to p. Repeat from * across, ending with k 3. 5th row: K 3, * place yarn in front of work and sl 1 as if to p, place yarn at back of work and k 3. Repeat from * across. The 2nd to 5th rows incl. constitute the pattern. Work in pattern until piece measures 70 inches. Bind off with Blue. This completes 1 strip.

SOLID STRIPS (Make 2) … Entire strip is worked in Antique Blue. Starting at one end, cast on 39 sts and work in pattern for 70 inches. Bind off.
   Place solid strips between colored strips and sew together with over-and-over stitches on wrong side.

BORDER … 1st rnd: Attach Blue and work a rnd of s c closely together, making 3 s c at corners. Join. 2nd rnd: Insert hook in next s c, yarn over and draw loop through, * yarn over, insert hook in next s c, yarn over and draw loop through, yarn over and draw through all loops on hook. Insert hook in same place as last loop was drawn through. Repeat from * around, making 3 sts at corners. 3rd and 4th rnds: S c in each st around, making 3 s c at corners. Fasten off. 5th rnd: Attach Ruby and repeat 4th rnd. Fasten off. 6th rnd: Attach Blue and repeat 2nd rnd. Fasten off.