This free pattern originally published by The American Thread Company as New and Old Afghans, Star Book No. 112.
Approximate Size: 52 inches x 66 inches
Materials Required: AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DAWN" KNITTING WORSTED or "DAWN" NYLON of Knitting Worsted Size
36 ozs. Kelly Green.
13 ozs. Dk. Green.
5 ozs. White.
6 ozs. Sea Green.
1 pr. knitting needles No. 7
Plastic crochet hook No. 5 or G.
With Kelly Green cast on 41 sts and work in pattern as follows:
Row 1. K 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, * p 2, k 2, p 2, k 2, p 2, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, repeat from * across row.
Row 2. P 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, * k 2, p 2, k 2, p 2, k 2, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, repeat from * across row.
Row 3. P 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 3, k 2, p 2, k 2, p 3, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 3, k 2, p 2, k 2, p 3, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1.
Row 4. K 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 3, p 2, k 2, p 2, k 3, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 3, p 2, k 2, p 2, k 3, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1.
Row 5. Same as Row 1.
Row 6. Same as Row 2.
Row 7. Same as Row 3.
Row 8. Same as Row 4.
Row 9. Same as Row 1.
Row 10. Same as Row 2.
Rows 11, 14, 15, 18, 19. P 7, * k 2, p 2, k 2, p 2, k 2, p 7, repeat from * across row.
Rows 12, 13, 16, 17 and 20. K 7, * p 2, k 2, p 2, k 2, p 2, k 7, repeat from * across row. Repeat last 20 rows until strip measures 60 inches from beginning. Bind off.
BORDER: Attach White in comer of long side of strip, ch 3, 2 d c in same space, * skip ¾" space, s c in side of strip, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, repeat from * across side, cut yarn, turn.
Row 2. Attach Sea Green in next ch 2 loop, s c in same space, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, * s c in ch 2 loop of next shell, ch 2, 2 d c in same space, repeat from * across row, turn, cut yarn.
Row 3. Attach Dk. Green and work same as Row 2, ch 1, turn.
Row 4. * 1 s c in each ch 2 loop and 1 s c in each d c of shell, repeat from * across row. Cut yarn. Finish opposite side of strip in same manner. Work 4 more strips in same manner and sew them together. Working across short side, attach Dk. Green in first st, ch 4, skip 1 st, d c in next st, * ch 1, skip 1 st, d c in next st, repeat from * across row, cut yarn. Finish opposite side in same manner.
FRINGE: Using Dk. Green, cut strands 12" long. Using 3 strands, double in half and loop through each ch 1 mesh on each short side.
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