Part 2

CHADWICK’S RED HEART BABY WOOL, 3 Ply, Shrink-and-Stretch Resist Finish, Art. E.275: 20 skeins (¾ oz. “Tangle-Proof” Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 1 White; 3 skeins each of No. 679 Nile Green, No. 802 Baby Blue and 2 skeins each of No. 723 Baby Pink and No. 261 Maize; or CHADWICK’S RED HEART NYLON, 3 Ply, Shrink-and-Moth Proof, Art. E.260: 15 skeins (1 oz. “Tangle-Proof” Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 1 White and 2 skeins each of No. 679 Nile Green, No. 802 Baby Blue, No. 723 Baby Pink and No. 261 Maize. Clark’s O.N.T. Plastic Crochet Hook No. 5.

Use yarn double throughout.

GAUGE: Each motif measures 3½ inches square.

COLOR MOTIF ... Starting at center with Nile Green, ch 2. 1st rnd: 8 sc in 2nd ch from hook, drop loop from hook. Hereafter work in back loop only. 2nd rnd: Leaving Green loop free, attach White to first sc, sc in same place, * 3 sc in next sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around, ending with 3 sc in last Green sc, drop White. 3rd rnd: Pick up Green loop and, leaving White loop free, sc in each sc around, making 3 sc in center sc of each 3-sc group, drop Green. 4th rnd: Pick up White and repeat last rnd. 5th, 6th and 7th rnds: Work as for last rnd, alternating colors, ending with a Green rnd. Join and break off. Make 17 more Green Motifs, 17 Blue and 12 each of Pink and Maize (59 color motifs).

WHITE MOTIF (Make 58) ... Work as for Color Motif, using White only.

Sew motifs together neatly on wrong side, joining colors as follows:

FIRST ROW ... Sew together (1 Green, 1 White, 1 Blue, 1 White) 3 times and 1 Green Motif (13 Motifs on row).

SECOND ROW ... Sew together (1 White, 1 Pink, 1 White, 1 Maize) 3 times and 1 White Motif. Sew First and Second Rows together.

THIRD ROW ... Sew together (1 Blue, 1 White, 1 Green, 1 White) 3 times and 1 Blue Motif. Sew Third Row to Second Row.

FOURTH ROW ... Sew together (1 White, 1 Maize, 1 White, 1 Pink) 3 times and 1 White Motif. Sew Fourth Row to Third Row.

Repeat first 4 rows once more, then First Row once again, joining as before.

BORDER ... 1st rnd: Attach White to back loop of any sc on long side, sc closely around, making 3 sc in center sc of each 3-sc group at corners. Join. 2nd rnd: Sc in back loop of each sc around. Join and break off. Block to measurements.

_Highland Home_ C-126

Size approximately 50 x 64 inches, including fringe

_Flower Garden_ C-127

Size approximately 48 x 64 inches

_Flower Garden_ C-127

Illustrated on page 14

MATERIALS:

CHADWICK’S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 4 Ply, Art. E.232: 34 skeins (1 oz. “Tangle-Proof” Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 491 Pearl Grey: 10 skeins of No. 230 Yellow and 12 skeins of assorted colors. Clark’s O.N.T. Plastic Crochet Hook No. 5.

GAUGE: Each motif measures 3¼ inches square.

MOTIF (Make 266) ... Starting at center with Yellow, ch 4. 1st rnd: 15 dc in 4th ch from hook. Join with sl st to top of ch-3. 2nd rnd: Attach desired color to same place as sl st, ch 3, holding back on hook the last loop of each dc, make 2 dc in same place, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (cluster made), * ch 3, skip next dc, 3-dc cluster in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join to tip of first cluster. Break off. 3rd rnd: Attach Grey to any sp, ch 3, 4 dc in same sp, 5 dc in each remaining sp around. Join. 4th rnd: Ch 5, dc in same place as sl st, * ch 1, skip next dc, half dc in next dc, (ch 1, skip next dc, sc in next dc) twice; ch 1, skip next dc, half dc in next dc, ch 1, skip next dc, in next dc make dc, ch 3 and dc. Repeat from * around. Join and break off. Sew motifs neatly together on wrong side, having 14 rows of 19 motifs.

BORDER ... 1st rnd: Attach Yellow to any corner, ch 3, 4 dc in same corner, dc closely around, making 5 dc in each corner. Join and break off. 2nd rnd: Attach Grey to same place as sl st, ch 3, dc in each dc around, making 5 dc in center dc of each 5-dc group. Join and break off. Block to measurements.

_Colonial Charm_ C-118

Illustrated on Back Cover Afghan measures approximately 44 x 64 inches

MATERIALS:

CHADWICK’S RED HEART SOCK AND SWEATER YARN, 3 Ply, Shrink-and-Stretch Resist Finish, Art. E.255: 9 skeins (1 oz. “Tangle-Proof” Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 12 Black, 7 skeins of No. 686 Paddy Green: 5 skeins of No. 230 Yellow and 7 skeins of assorted colors. Clark’s O.N.T. Plastic Crochet Hook No. 4.

GAUGE: Each motif measures 4 inches from point to point.

FIRST MOTIF ... Starting at center with Black, ch 5. Join with sl st to form ring. 1st rnd: 12 sc in ring. Join and break off. 2nd rnd: Attach Yellow to first sc, ch 3, dc in same sc, 2 dc in each sc around. Join and break off. 3rd rnd: Attach Black to same place as sl st, sc in same place, sc in back loop of each dc around. Join and break off. 4th rnd: Attach any color of assorted colors to first sc, sc in same place, * sl st in next sc, ch 3, (yarn over, insert hook in same sc, draw loop through) 3 times; yarn over and draw through all loops on hook (puff st made), ch 3, sl st in same sc, sc in next sc. Repeat from * around. Join and break off. 5th rnd: Attach Black to ch-3 preceding any puff st, sc in same place, * ch 3, sc in next ch 3, ch 1, dc in next sc, ch 1, sc in next ch 3. Repeat from * around. Join and break off. 6th rnd: Attach Paddy Green to any dc, sc in same place, * ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 3, in next dc make dc, ch 3 and dc; ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 3, sc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.

SECOND MOTIF ... Work as for First Motif until 5 rnds have been completed. 6th rnd: Attach Paddy Green to any dc, sc in same place, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 3, dc in next dc, ch 1, sl st in corresponding loop on First Motif, ch 1, dc in same dc on Second Motif, ch 3, sc in next ch-3 loop, ch 1, sl st in corresponding loop on First Motif, ch 1, sc in next dc on Second Motif, ch 1, sl st in next loop on First Motif, ch 1, sc in next ch-3 loop on Second Motif, ch 3, dc in next dc and join next corner loop as before. Complete rnd (no more joinings).

Make 13 rows of 16 Motifs, joining adjacent sides as shown on chart as Second Motif was joined to First Motif (where 3 corners meet, join 3rd corner to joining of previous 2 corners).

EDGING ... 1st rnd: Attach Paddy Green to corner sp of any side motif, ch 3, in same sp make dc, ch 3 and 2 dc; * 3 dc in each of next 4 sps, holding back on hook the last loop of each dc make a dc in next 2 joined loops, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (joint-dc made), 3 dc in each of next 4 sps, in next sp make 2 dc, ch 2 and 2 dc. Repeat from * around, making joint-dc over each joining and 2 dc, ch 3 and 2 dc in each corner loop. Join and break off. 2nd rnd: Attach Yellow to same place as sl st, sc in back loop of next dc, sc in next 3 ch, * sc in back loop of each dc to within 1 dc of next joint-dc, holding back on hook the last loop of each sc make sc in next dc, skip next joint-dc, sc in next dc, thread over and draw through all loops on hook (1 sc decreased). Repeat from * around, decreasing 1 sc over each joint-dc and making sc in each ch of ch-3. Join and break off. 3rd rnd: Attach Black to same place as sl st, sc in same place, sc in back loop of next 2 sc, 3 sc in back loop of next sc, sc in back loop of each sc around, decreasing 1 sc over previous decreases as before and making 3 sc in center sc of each point. Join and break off. 4th rnd: Attach Yellow and repeat last rnd. 5th rnd: Attach Green to same place as sl st, ch 3, dc in back loop of each sc around, making 3 dc in center sc of each point and decreasing 1 dc over previous decreases as before. Join and break off. Block to measurements.

Abbreviations

ch chain sc single crochet half dc half double crochet dc double crochet tr treble d tr double treble sl st slip stitch sp space sts stitches rnd round incl inclusive inc increase dec decrease k knit p purl sl slip tog together p.s.s.o. pass slipped stitch over knit stitch

* (asterisk) ... Repeat the instructions following the asterisk as many times as specified.

Repeat instructions in parentheses as many times as specified. For example: “(Ch 5, sc in next sc) 5 times” means to make all that is in parentheses 5 times in all.

Transcriber’s Notes

—Silently corrected a few typos.

—Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.

—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.