Part 6

=1st row:= Start in 2nd stitch from needle and pick up 5 loops, 1 in each stitch on the chain. Put yarn over hook, pull through all on needle at once and make 1 chain. 2nd stitch: * Take up 1 loop in space below the 1 chain, pick up another loop in the back of last loop of preceding stitch and 1 loop in same place as preceding stitch, then pick up 2 more loops, 1 in each of the next 2 stitches on the chain (6 loops on needle). Put yarn over hook, pull through all on needle at once, make 1 chain and repeat from *, ending row with a double crochet, turn.

=2nd row:= Make a chain of 2 stitches; take up 1 loop in the chain, 1 loop in the double crochet and 2 loops, 1 in each stitch on star below. Put yarn over hook, pull through and make 1 chain. Always have 4 loops to the 1st star. Make 2nd row same as 1st row, taking up in the double stitch. Repeat 2nd row for the work. 2 rows make 1 rib.

* Make 2 ribs in white, 1 rib in pink, 1 in white, 1 in pink and repeat from *.

=Border:= 1st row in white: Work the double crochet all around, making 5 stitches for each rib on the sides. Put 5 stitches in 1 place in the corners.

=2nd row, in white:= Make 1 chain and 1 treble crochet (see first stitches) in every other stitch on preceding row, taking up in the double stitch. Increase a little in the corners. This row is for the ribbon.

=3rd row, in white:= Make a chain of 2 stitches and 1 single crochet in every space on preceding row.

=4th row, in pink:= Make shells of 6 double crochet in every 4th space on preceding row and make 2 single crochet in center space between the shells.

=5th row, in white:= Make a chain of 2 stitches and 1 single crochet in every stitch on the shell, taking up in double stitch. Make a slip stitch between the shells.

Pull ribbon through loosely and fasten in a few places.

Slumber Robe

For detail see Robe Stitch, page 36

Size 54×64 inches

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT four-fold Germantown—60 skeins 6 shades of one color 20 skeins of lightest shade and 8 skeins of each of the other shades BLYDA Rope Silk according to pattern 1 Celluloid Crochet Hook, No. 100

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INSTRUCTIONS

(_Written for six shades in brown._)

This slumber robe is made of 5 panels—3 shaded and 2 plain ones. The plain panels are make in the lightest shade of brown and decorated with a simple cross stitch pattern in the medium shade of brown rope silk.

Start with the lightest shade and make a chain of 48 stitches for the plain panel.

Take up with the hook 1 loop in each stitch on the chain, 48 stitches in all on needle; then put yarn over hook and pull through 1 loop at a time.

=2nd row:= Take up in the loops from row below and pull through same as on 1st row. Repeat 2nd row for the length of 60 inches. Make another panel like this one.

Work the shaded panel lengthwise. Begin with the darkest shade and make 1 row of single crochet along the side of one of the light panels, turn.

=2nd row:= Work this row same as preceding row in the single crochet, taking up in the double stitch; make 1 chain, turn.

=3rd row:= Make 1 single crochet; put yarn over hook and take up 1 loop below in 1st stitch on the light panel. Put yarn over and pull through 2 loops. Yarn over hook and take up another loop in same place as 1st loop; then yarn over, pull through 2 loops, yarn over and pull through 3 loops. Skip 1 stitch on row below for this Robe stitch and make 3 single crochet, 1 in each stitch.

Repeat 1 robe stitch and 3 single crochet to end of row; make 1 chain, turn.

=4th row:= The single crochet; make 1 chain, turn.

=5th row:= Make 3 single crochet; then repeat 3rd row, alternating the robe stitches and making them in the single crochet, below, on 3rd row from top (take up from right to left in the single crochet). Repeat 4th and 5th rows for the whole panel.

Begin with next shade lighter on 7th row. Repeat with 4 rows for each shade until you come to the lightest shade, which will be the middle of the panel, then reverse the shades. Work the last row of panel in the single crochet.

Make another shaded panel like this one on other side of plain panel, and let the row with the robe stitches be the last row on that panel; then sew same panel together with 2nd plain one. Start 3rd shaded panel same as before on other side of the 2nd plain panel.

For border all around afghan, make 4 rows of shells and for each row change for the next darker shade.

=1st row:= Begin with shade next to the lightest and make shells of 6 double crochet, with 1 single crochet between.

Work the 6 double crochet all in one place over one row below, and make the single crochet 4 stitches from the shell in the double stitch on top of row below.

=2nd row:= Work on same side of afghan, make the shell in the single crochet on row below, and work the single crochet on top of the shell on row below.

=3rd row:= Same as 2nd.

=4th row:= Make 7 double crochet in the shells.

Finish off the shells all around with 1 row in the darkest shade: Take up 1 short loop on each side of a double crochet, yarn over and pull through at once. Make a chain of 2 stitches and repeat taking up in same place as last loop and on other side of the double crochet.

Make a cross stitch pattern in medium shade of brown rope silk on the plain panel.

Little Daisy Afghan

For details see Old Afghan Stitch, page 27

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT four-fold Germantown 10 skeins white 10 skeins colored BLYDA Rope Silk—½ dozen skeins yellow 1 Celluloid Crochet Hook, No. 100

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INSTRUCTIONS

(_Written for pink, white and yellow._)

This afghan is made in strips of pink and white blocks, with a little daisy embroidered on the pink blocks.

Begin with the white yarn and make a chain of 25 stitches.

=1st row:= Take up 1 loop in each stitch on the chain (25 loops in all on needle), put yarn over hook and pull through 1 loop at a time.

=2nd row:= Pick up the loops in the loops on 1st row; put yarn over hook and pull through 3 loops, 1 at a time. * Make a chain of 2 stitches; yarn over and pull through 2 loops, 1 at a time, and repeat from * until you have 5 knots. Put yarn over hook and pull through 3 loops, 1 at a time, in center of row. Make the 5 knots and finish the row.

=3rd row:= Plain, same as 1st row. Make every other row plain. Repeat 2nd row between the plain rows, with the exception of making 2 knots less in center for each row, until there is 1 knot on each side of row. The next plain row will be the center row in the block.

Reverse the pattern. Make the last row plain. Start next block in pink.

=1st row:= Plain.

=2nd row:= Same as 1st row with exception of taking up the loops in back of the loops in preceding row. (This row is the purled Afghan Stitch.)

=3rd row:= Repeat 2nd row in 1st block.

Make this block like 1st block.

Repeat with 1 block in white and 1 block in pink, until you have 32 inches or the length desired, always making the row between the blocks (the purled afghan row) in pink.

Start 2nd strip in pink and 3rd strip in white and repeat the pattern.

Work border all around afghan.

=1st row, in white:= Make 1 single crochet, a chain of 3 stitches and 3 double crochet all in 1 stitch on the edge. Repeat this in every 4th stitch all around.

=2nd row, in pink=, on wrong side of afghan: Make 1 single crochet, a chain of 3 stitches and 3 double crochet in space between the double crochet and the chain of 3 stitches in preceding row and repeat.

=3rd row, in white=, on right side of afghan: * Make 1 single crochet in space between the double crochet and the chain of 3 stitches in preceding row; 1 chain and 1 double crochet in the single crochet below; make 1 chain and repeat from *.

=4th row, in white=, on same side: Make a shell of 6 double crochet in a space below; make 1 single crochet in 2nd and 1 in 3rd space from shell. Make next shell in 2nd space from the single crochet and repeat all around.

=Last row, in pink:= * Take up 1 loop on each side of a double crochet in the shell; yarn over, pull through the loops, make a chain of 3 stitches and repeat from *, making the 1st loop for the next stitch in same place as preceding stitch.

Make a little daisy in white in center of each pink block: Start in center of block and make a loop stitch, 1 inch in length. Repeat until you have 12 stitches around. Use the rope silk and make a long stitch (⅝ of an inch) between each loop. Make a few French knots in center.

Infant’s Rose Bud Blanket

Size 32×40 inches

For details see First Stitches, pages 10–11 and Cross Stitch, page 17.

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT four-fold Germantown 14 skeins white 2 skeins pink 1 skein green 1 Amber Crochet Hook, No. 4

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INSTRUCTIONS

This pretty blanket is crocheted with white yarn. The little rose buds in pink and green are worked at the same time as the background and the scallop all around is finished off with a pink edge.

Make a chain a little over 36 inches in length.

=1st row:= Make the single crochet for the length of 36 inches, then make 1 chain, turn.

Always make 1 chain and turn at end of every row.

=2nd row:= Repeat the single crochet, taking up in double stitch on preceding row.

=3rd row:= Same as 2nd row.

=4th row:= Make 12 single crochet. * Start with the green yarn and make a chain of 7 stitches (use the white and green together in the first stitch of the chain). Make 1 single crochet in the next stitch on preceding row. Take the white yarn along and work over it. Repeat a chain of 7 stitches and 1 single crochet twice in same place as preceding stitch. Use the white yarn, when pulling through the loops of the last single crochet, then break off the green yarn. Make 16 single crochet, starting in next stitch on preceding row and repeat from * to end of row.

These green loops will make the leaves for the flowers. The yarn ends are to be fastened afterwards.

=5th row:= Repeat the single crochet, with exception of making 1 chain instead of a single crochet in center of every group of the green loops.

=6th row:= Make 10 single crochet. * Turn the green loops down toward you, put the hook through first green loop and make 1 single crochet over it, taking up in next stitch on preceding row. Make 3 single crochet, 2nd one through space in back of the green loops. Make 1 single crochet over the 3rd green loop (same as 1st green loop), then make 12 single crochet and repeat from * to end of row.

=7th row:= Plain, or 1 single crochet in every stitch on preceding row.

=8th row:= Make 12 single crochet. * Start with the pink yarn and use it with the white, when pulling through the loops of the last single crochet. Make 4 double crochet through the 2nd green loop, taking up in next stitch on preceding row. Remove the hook and put it through top of first double crochet and through loop from last double crochet, then pull through with the white yarn. Break off the pink yarn. Make 16 single crochet, starting in first stitch from the bud and repeat from * to end of row.

Make 7 rows plain.

=Start the flowers: 1st row:= Make 4 single crochet, then begin with the green same as before.

Start the rows of the flowers with 12 and 4 single crochet, alternately.

Make 13 rows of flowers for width of blanket, then crochet 4 rows plain (width 28 inches).

=Border= in white: =1st row:= Crochet 1 row in the single crochet all around the blanket, making 1 stitch for every row on the sides except in a few places, where you skip one row.

=2nd row:= Make 1 double crochet on preceding row, then make another double crochet across first one, taking up in next stitch to the right. Make one cross in the next 2 stitches and repeat to end of row, making the crosses a little closer in the corners.

=3rd row:= Same as 2nd row with exception of making the cross in space on each side of cross on preceding row.

=4th row:= Make a chain of 2 stitches and 1 single crochet in every space on preceding row.

=5th row:= * Make 1 single crochet in a space on preceding row and another single crochet in next space. Make a shell of 9 treble crochet in 2nd space from preceding stitch, skip 1 space and repeat from * to end of row.

=Last row in pink:= Make a loop on the hook, then pick up 2 loops, 1 in each stitch on the scallop; put yarn over hook and pull through, make a chain of 2 stitches, and repeat, taking up 1st loop in same place as preceding stitch and the other loop in next stitch on the scallop. Take up in every stitch on the scallops and skip the single crochet.

Indian Couch Blanket

Size 54×72 inches

For detail see Indian Afghan Stitch, page 33

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT four-fold Germantown 32 skeins red, 11 skeins gray 5 skeins blue, 16 skeins black 2 Celluloid Crochet Hooks, Nos. 100 and 102

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INSTRUCTIONS

This artistic blanket is made up of panels, closely resembling Indian work in design and colors.

Commence on the panel with design and use No. 100 hook. Start with the black yarn and make a chain of 36 stitches. Work =1st row= in the single crochet (35 stitches) on the 1st row. Leave 3 stitches at end of row. Put the ends of the colored yarn together and work them in with the 3 last stitches, turn. Work the threads in as you go along and change them according to the following pattern. On 1st colored row, take up in the double stitch on row below, then take up in the back of the stitches for every row. Work the whole panel forward and back in the single crochet.

=1st row in the colors:= Make 1 chain, then 3 single crochet in black and take up the loop for the 4th stitch. Pull through 4th stitch with the gray. Make 7 single crochet in gray and take up the loop for the 8th stitch. Pull through with the blue, make 2 single crochet, take up the loop for the 3rd stitch and pull through with black. Make 1 single crochet in black, take up 2nd loop and pull through with red. Take up 1 loop with red and pull through with black. This 1 red is the center stitch, then reverse. Now on 1st row you have 4 single crochet in black, 8 in gray, 3 in blue, 2 in black, 1 in red for center. Then 2 in black, 3 in blue, 8 in gray and 4 in black.

=2nd row:= 4 black, 7 gray, 3 blue, 2 black, 3 red for center.

=3rd row:= 4 black, 6 gray, 3 blue, 2 black, 5 red for center.

=4th row:= 4 black, 5 gray, 3 blue, 2 black, 7 red for center.

=5th row:= 4 black, 4 gray, 3 blue, 2 black, 9 red for center.

=6th row:= 4 black, 3 gray, 3 blue, 2 black, 11 red for center.

=7th row:= 4 black, 2 gray, 3 blue, 2 black, 6 red, 1 black for center.

=8th row:= 4 black, 1 gray, 3 blue, 2 black, 6 red, 3 black for center.

=9th row:= 4 black, 3 blue, 2 black, 6 red, 2 black, 1 gray for center.

=10th row:= 4 black, 2 blue, 2 black, 6 red, 2 black, 3 gray for center.

=11th row:= 4 black, 1 blue, 2 black, 6 red, 2 black, 2 gray, 1 red for center.

=12th row:= 6 black, 6 red, 2 black, 2 gray, 3 red for center.

=13th row:= 5 black, 6 red, 2 black, 2 gray, 5 red for center.

=14th row:= 4 black, 6 red, 2 black, 2 gray, 7 red for center.

This last row is the center row. Now you have made half of the pattern. Make the other half to correspond.

Repeat pattern for the length desired.

Work the plain panel in red with No. 102 hook. Make a chain of 33 stitches.

Take up 1 loop in each stitch on the chain, 33 loops in all on hook, put yarn over hook and pull through 1 loop at a time.

=2nd row:= Pick up the loops in the spaces between the loops on row below. Pull through same as on 1st row, taking the 2 first and the 2 last loops together as 1.

=3rd row:= Take up the loops same as on 2nd row in every space and then take up the last loop in the chain on edge. Pull through 1 loop at a time on this row.

Repeat these 2 last rows (2nd and 3rd) for the same length as 1st panel. Work 1 row in single crochet with gray yarn all around red panel. Work 1 stitch for each row down below and make every other stitch deep. Make another row all around, same as this, in black and let the deep stitches come between the deep gray stitches.

On panel with design, work 1 row on each side in black with the single crochet. Work a little tight and make 1 stitch for each row down below. Then work one row all around panel in gray, same as on red panel, and put the deep stitches between the ribs. Outside this make another row all around in black with the single crochet and take up in the double stitch.

Join the panels: Place the edges of 2 panels together and work as on 1; use black yarn and work with 2 threads of the yarn. Make a loop on the hook and * put through a double stitch on the edge of each panel. Yarn over hook, pull through all on needle at once and make 1 chain. Repeat from * in every stitch on both edges.

Work scallops in red all around blanket: * Make a shell of 7 double crochet in 1 single crochet on edge (draw up the loop long in the double crochet). Then make 1 single crochet in 4th and 1 in 5th stitch from shell and repeat from * making the shell in the 4th stitch, all around. Make the shells in the corners larger.

Last row in black: Make 1 chain and 1 single crochet in each stitch on the shell with exception of, making no chain between 2nd and 3rd stitch on each side of shell.

Pointed Couch Blanket

Size 2×2½ yards

For detail see Rib Stitch, page 17

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT four-fold Germantown 4 Shades in Old Rose 4 Shades in Green In Old Rose—4 skeins of lightest shade, 12 skeins next shade 9 skeins of darkest, 11 skeins next to darkest In Green—4 skeins of lightest shade, 8 skeins of each of the other shades 1 Amber Crochet Hook No. 5

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INSTRUCTIONS

This blanket in the pointed stitch, is worked in stripes, in various shades of old rose and green. A fringe is put on both ends, and the sides are finished with a scallop.

Begin with the darkest shade in Old Rose and make a chain about 3½ yards long.

=1st row:= * Make 20 single crochet on the chain, 1 in each stitch; then make 3 single crochet in next stitch on the chain and repeat from *. This will make 1 point; repeat until you have 16 points for width of blanket. End row with the 20 single crochet, make 1 chain, turn.

=2nd row:= Make 2 single crochet in 1st stitch of preceding row (always taking up in back of the stitches). Now make 8 single crochet, * skip 2 stitches on preceding row, make 10 single crochet, then 3 single crochet in next stitch, make 10 single crochet and repeat from *, ending row with 2 single crochet in the last stitch; make 1 chain, turn.

Repeat 2nd row for the work. 2 rows make 1 rib. Make 1 rib in each shade. The lightest shade will make the center rib in every stripe. Make 1 stripe in Old Rose and 1 in green and repeat this for the length of 2½ yards or length desired. Work 1 row in the cross stitch on each side of blanket, using shade next to the darkest in Old Rose, and making 1 cross for each rib.

=Cross stitch:= Make 1 double crochet between 2 ribs, 1 chain, then make another double crochet across 1st one to right side of 1st rib.

=Next row:= Make shells of 6 double crochet in every 4th cross and make 1 chain, 1 single crochet and 1 chain between the shells in center cross, using shade next to the lightest, in Old Rose.

=Last row:= Make a loop on the hook; * take up 1 loop in 2nd and 1 loop in 3rd stitch on the shell, yarn over hook, pull through all on needle and make a chain of 3 stitches. Repeat this in the same and next stitch on the shell, making 4 stitches on the shell. Make 1 chain and 1 single crochet in 1st space, 1 chain and 1 single crochet in the next space, 1 chain and repeat from * to end of row. Use the darkest shade in Old Rose.

=Fringe:= Use the 2 medium shades in Old Rose and cut the ends for fringe 11 inches long. Take 2 ends of the yarn, double them and put the loops through a chenille needle. Put the needle down through double stitch on edge. Remove the needle, pull the ends through the loops and tighten.

Repeat, making 10 bunches of the yarn on each side of point, alternating the shades for every side.

Trim the ends of fringe.

The Fleur-de-lis Couch Afghan

Size 2½×2¼ yards

For details see Old Afghan Stitch, page 27, and Rib Stitch, page 17

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT eight-fold Germantown 6 shades brown 7 skeins light shade 14 skeins of each of the next 4 shades 18 skeins darkest shade 7 skeins black SUNLIGHT four-fold Germantown 28 skeins dark brown 2 skeins brown, light shade for cross stitch 1 Amber Crochet Hook, No. 4 1 Amber Crochet Hook, No. 6

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INSTRUCTIONS