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Siesta

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This pattern was originally printed in Afghan Book No. 289, by The Spool Cotton Company, copyright 1952. It uses the Red Heart Yarn of that time.

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Size based on the original yarns: 47 x 62 inches

MATERIALS:CHADWICK’S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 4 Ply, Art. E.232: 16 skeins (1 oz. “Tangle-Proof” Pull-Out Skeins) of No. 686 Paddy Green; 14 skeins of No. 676 Emerald Green and 9 skeins of No. 647 Surf Green.Clark’s O.N.T. Plastic Crochet Hook No. 6.

GAUGE: Each motif measures 5 inches square.

MOTIF (Make 108) … Starting at center with Paddy Green, ch 2. 

1st rnd: In 2nd ch from hook make (sc, ch 1) 8 times. Join with sl st to first sc.

 2nd rnd: Sl st in next sp, ch 3, * in next sp make (dc, ch 1) twice; half dc in next sp, ch 1. Repeat from * around. Join to 2nd ch of ch-3. Break off. 

3rd rnd: Attach Emerald Green to same place as sl st, ch 4, * in next sp make (dc, ch 1) twice; half dc in next sp, ch 1, in next sp make dc, ch 1 and dc; tr in next half dc. Repeat from * around, ending with dc, ch 1 and dc in last sp. Join to top of ch-4. Break off.

 4th rnd: Attach Surf Green to same place as sl st, sc in same place, * ch 1, in next sp between dc’s make (dc, ch 1) twice and dc (3-dc shell made); half dc in next half dc, in next sp between dc’s make (dc, ch 1) 3 times; sc in next tr. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.

 5th rnd: Attach Emerald Green to any half dc, sc in same place, * ch 1, sc in first sp of shell, ch 1, sc in next sp of shell, ch 1, in next sc make (dc, ch 1) 4 times (4-dc shell made); skip next sp, sc in first sp of next shell, ch 1, sc in next sp of shell, ch 1, sc in next half dc. Repeat from * around. Join and break off. 

6th rnd: Attach Paddy Green to first sp of any shell, sc in same place, * ch 1, (sc in next sp, ch 1) twice; in next sc make half dc, ch 1 and dc; skip next sc, in next sc make tr, ch 1, tr, ch 3, tr, ch 1 and tr; skip next sc, in next sc make dc, ch 1 and half dc; ch 1, sc in first sp of shell. Repeat from * around. Join and break off. Sew squares together neatly on wrong side, making 9 rows of 12 motifs.

BORDER … 1st rnd: Attach Paddy Green to any corner sp, 7 Sc in same sp, sc closely around, making 7 sc in each corner sp. Join and break off.

 2nd rnd: Attach Surf Green to first sc, ch 3, dc in back loop of each sc around, making 5 dc in center sc of each corner. Join and break off. 

3rd rnd: Attach Emerald Green to same place as sl st, ch 3, dc in back loop of each dc around, making 5 dc in center dc of each corner. Join and break off. 

4th rnd: Attach Paddy Green to same place as sl st, sc in same place, sc in back loop of each dc around. Join and break off. Block to measurements.

Treasury Square

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Base Ring: Using A, ch4, join with slip st

Round 1: Ch1, [1sc in ring, ch10] 8 times, slip st to 1st sc. Fasten off A

Round 2: Join B at top of any ch-10 sp, ch3 (count as 1dc), 2dc into same sp, * [3dc, ch2, 3dc] into next sp for corner, 3dc into next sp; rep from * twice more, [3dc, ch2, 3dc] into next sp, slip st to top of ch-3. Fasten off B.

Round 3: Join C in ch-2 of any corner, ch3, 2dc into same ch-2 sp, [1dc into each of next 9 dc, 3dc into next ch-2 sp] 3 times, 1dc into each of next 9 dc, slip st to top of ch-3.

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Begonia Square

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Despite containing bobble stitches, this is a fairly basic square. It is only 2 rounds

Special Abbreviation:

Bobble = work 5tr until 1 loop of each remains on hook, yo and draw through all 6 loops on hook

Base Ring: Using A, ch4, join with slip st

Round 1: Using A, ch4, work 4tr until loop of each remains on hook, yo and draw through all 5 loops on hook (counts as 1st bobble), ch4, * [bobble, ch4 into ring] 7 times, slip st to top of 1st bobble. Fasten off A

Round 2: Join B to a ch-4 sp, ch3 (count as 1dc), 3dc into same sp, * 4dc into next sp, ch6, 4dc into next sp; rep from * twice more, 4dc into next sp, ch6, slip st to top of ch-3.

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Spanish Square

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Base Ring: Ch8, join with slip st

Round 1: Ch1, 16sc into ring, slip st to 1st sc, (16 sts)

Round 2: Ch1, 1sc into same place as ch-1, [ch7, skip 3 sts, 1sc into next st] 3 times, ch7, skip 3 sts, slip st to 1st sc.

Round 3: Slip st into next dc and next ch sp, ch3 (count as 1dc), 1dc into same sp, * [ch3, 2dc] into same sp, ch3, dc2tog inserting hook into same sp for 1st leg and into next sp for 2nd leg, ch3, 2dc into same sp; rep from * 3 more times, omitting 2dc at end of last rep, slip st to top of ch-3

Round 4: Slip st into next dc and next ch sp, ch3 (counts as 1dc), 1dc into same sp, * [ch3, 2dc] into same sp, ch3, skip 2 dc, 1dc into each of next 3 ch, 1dc into next dc2tog, 1dc into each of next 3 ch, ch3, skip 2 dc, 2dc into next sp; rep from * 3 more times, omitting 2dc at end of last rep, slip st to top of ch-3

Round 5: Slip st into next dc and neck sh sp, ch3, 2dc into same sp, * [ch3, 3dc] into same sp, skip [2dc, ch3, 1dc], 1 dc into each of next 5 dc, ch6, skip [1dc,ch3,2dc], 3dc into next ch-3 sp; rep from * 3 more times, omitting 3dc at end of last rep, slip st to top of ch-3.

Round 6: Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 1dc inot each of next 2 dc, * [3dc, ch5, 3dc] into next ch-3 sp, 1dc into each of next 3 dc, ch6, skip [1dc and ch-6], 1dc into each of next 3 dc; rep from * 3 more times, omitting 3dc at end of last rep, slip st to top of ch-3.

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Frozen Star

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Special Abbreviation:

Cluster: dtr4tog

Base Ring: Ch12, join with slip st

Round1: Ch1, 24sc into ring, slip st to 1st sc. (24 sts)

Round 2: Ch6, dtr3tog over next 3 sts (counts as dtr4tog), [ch7, dtr4tog over same st as last leg of previous cluster and next 3 sts] 7 times, ch7, slip st to top of 1st cluster

Round 3: Ch1, 1sc inot same place as ch-1, * [ch3, skip 1 ch, 1sc into next ch] 3 times, ch3, ship 1 ch, 1sc into top of next cluster; rep from * 7 more times, omitting sc at end of last rep, slip st to 1st sc.

Round 4: Slip st to center of next ch-3 sp, ch1, 1sc into same sp, * ch3, 1dc into next sp; rep from * to end, omitting sc at end of last rep, slip st to 1st sc.

Round 5: As round 4

Round 6: Slip st to cent of next ch-3 sp, ch1, 1sc into same sp, * [ch3, 1sc into next sp] 4 times, ch3, ship next sp, [tr3tog, ch5, dtr4tog, ch4, slip st to top of last cluster, ch5, tr3tog] into next sp, ch3, skip next sp, 1sc into next sp; rep from * 3 more times, omitting sc at end of last rep, slip st to 1st sc

Fasten Off

Prairie Motif

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This is a 2 colored square

Special Abbreviation:

Popcorn = 4dc into next ch sp, drop loop from hook, insert hook under 2 loops at top of 1st of the 4dc and through dropped loop, draw loop through dc

Base Ring: Using A, ch12, join with slip st

Round 1: Ch5 (count as 1tr, ch1), [1tr in ring, ch1] 15 times, slip st to 4th of ch-5. (16 ch sps)

Round 2 : Ch4, 3dc into 1st ch sp, drop loop from hook, insert hook in 4th of ch-4 and through dropped loop, draw loop through ch (counts as 1st popcorn), ch2, [popcorn, ch2] 15 times, slip st to top of ch-4

Fasten Off Color A

Round 3: Join B in any ch-2 space, ch3 (counts as 1dc), 3dc into same sp, ch-2, 4dc into same sp (corner), * [ch3 , 1sc into next ch-2 sp] 3 times, ch3, [4dc, ch2, 4dc] into next ch-2 sp for corner; rep from * twice more, [ch3, 1sc into next ch-2 sp] 3 times, ch3, slip st to top of ch-3

Round 4: Slip st to 1st ch-2 sp, ch3 (counts as 1dc), [3dc, ch2,4dc] into same sp, *ch1, skip next ch-3, [4dc into next ch-3 sp, ch1] twice, [4dc, ch2, 4dc] into corner sp; rep from * twice more, ch1, skip next ch-3 sp, [4dc into next ch-3 sp, ch1] twice, slip st to top of ch-3.

Fasten Off Color B

Round 5: Join A in a corner ch-2 sp, ch3 (count as 1dc), [3dc,ch2,4dc] into same sp, *[4dc into next ch-1 sp] 3 times, [4dc,ch2,4dc] into corner sp; rep from * twice more, [4dc into next ch-1 sp] 3 times, slip st to top if ch-3

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Doily Square

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Special Abbreviations:

Tr2tog: 2tr into ring until 1 loop of each remains on hook, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook

Bobble: work 3dc into sp until 1 loop of each remains on hook, yo and draw through all 4 loops on hook.

Base Ring: Ch10 join with slip st

Round 1: Ch4, 1tr into ring, ch2, [tr2tog, ch2] 11 times into ring, slip st to 1st tr

Round 2: Slip st into next ch-2 s[, ch3, into same ch-2 sp as slip st, work 2dc until 1 loop of each remains on hook, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook (1st bobble made), ch3, [1 bobble into next ch-2 sp, ch3] 11 times, slip st to top of 1st bobble.

Round 3: Ch5 (count as 1hdc and ch3), skip 1st ch-3 sp, [1 bobble, ch2, 1 bobble, ch4, 1 bobble, ch2, 1 bobble] into next ch-3 sp, ch3, * skip next ch-3 sp, 1hdc into top of next bobble, ch3, skip next ch-3 sp, [1 bobble, ch2, 1 bobble, ch4, 1 bobble, ch2, 1 bobble] into next ch-3 sp, ch3; rep from * twice more, slip st to 2nd of ch-5

Round 4: Ch1, 1sc into same place as last slip st, * 3sc into next ch-3 sp, 1sc into next bobble, 2sc into next ch-2 sp, 1sc into next bobble, 5sc into next ch-4 sp, 1sc into next bobble, 2sc into next ch-2 sp, 1sc into next bobble, 3sc into next ch-3 sp, 1sc into next hdc; rep from * 3 more times skipping 1 sc at end of last rep, slip st to 1st sc

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Floral Lace

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Special Abbreviation:

Dc2tog = 1dc into next dc until 2 loops remain on hook, skip 2dc, 1 dc into next dc until 3 loops remain on hook, yo and draw through all 3 loops on hook

Base Ring: Ch10, join with slip st

Round 1: Ch3 (counts as 1dc), 31dc into ring, slip st to top of ch-3

Round 2: [Ch7, skip 3 dc, slip st into next dc] 7 times, ch3, 1tr into same st as last slip st of previous round.

Round 3: Ch3 (count as 1dc), 6dc into top of tr, [7dc into 4th ch of next ch-7 sp] 7 times, slip st top of ch-3

Round 4: Slip st into next dc, ch6 (count as 1dc and ch3), *skip 1 dc, [1tr, ch5, 1tr] into next dc, ch3, skip 1 dc, dc2tog, ch3, skip 1 dc, 1sc into next dc, ch3, skip 1 dc, dc2tog, ch3; rep from * 3 more times skipping 1 dc2tog and ch3 at end of last rep, skip 1 dc, 1dc into next dc, slip st to 3rd of ch-6

Round 5: Ch1, 1sc into same place as last slip st, * 3sc into next ch-3 sp, 1sc into next tr, 6sc into ch-5 sp, 1sc into next tr, 3sc into next ch-3, 1 sc into top of next dc2tog, 3sc into next ch-3 sp, 1sc into to next sc, 3sc into next ch-3 sp, 1sc into top of next dc2tog; rep from * 3 more times skipping 1 sc at end of last rep, slip st to 1st sc

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Arcade Diamond

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Base Ring: Ch6, join with slip st

Round 1: Ch3 (count as 1dc), 15dc into ring, slip st to 3rd of ch-3 (16dc)

Round 2: Ch5 (count as 1dc, ch2), * 1dc into next dc, ch2; rep from * 14 more times, slip st to 3rd of ch-5

Round 3: Slip st into 1st sp, ch3 (count as 1dc). [1dc. ch3, 2dc] into same sp, * [ch2, 1sc into next sp] 3 times, ch2 , [2dc, ch3, 2dc] into next sp; rep from * twice more, [ch2, 1sc into next sp] 3 times, ch2, slip to top of ch-3

Round 4: Slip st into next ch-3 sp, ch3 (count as 1 dc), [2dc, ch3, 3dc] into same sp, * [ch2, 1sc into next ch-2 sp] 4times, ch2, [3dc, ch3, 3dc] into next ch-3 sp; rep from * twice more, [ch2, 1sc into next ch-2 sp] 4 times, ch2, slip st to top of ch-3.

Round 5: Slip st into next ch-3 sp, ch3 (count as 1dc), [2dc, ch2, 3dc] into same sp, * [ch1, 2dc into ch-2 sp] 5 times, ch1, [3dc, ch2, 3dc] into next ch-3 sp; rep from * twice more, [ch1, 2dc into ch-2 sp] 5 times, ch1, slip st to top of ch-3.

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Italian Square

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This is another square that has the puff stitch to it, Having made this one before, to me at least, it looks best being made in a solid color

Special Abbreviations: [yo, insert hook into sp, yo and draw loop through] 4 times, yo and draw through all loops on hook.

Base Ring: Ch4, join with slip st

Round 1: Ch3 (count as 1dc), 11dc into ring, slip st to top of ch-3, {12 sts}

Round 2: Ch3, work hdc3tog into same place as ch-3 ( counts as puff st), *[ch1, work puff st into next st]twice, ch5**, puff st into next st; rep from * twice more and from * to ** again, slip to to top of 1st puff st

Round 3: Slip st into the next sp, ch3, work hdc3tog into same sp (counts as puff st), *ch1, puff st into next sp, ch2, 5dc into next ch-5 sp, ch2**, hdc4tog into the next sp; rep from * twice more and from * to ** again, slip st to top of the 1st puff st

Round 4: Slip st into next sp, ch3, work hdc3tog into same sp (counts as puff st), *ch3, skip ch-2, [1dc into next dc, ch1] twice, work [1dc, ch1, 1dc, ch1, 1dc] into next dc, [ch1, 1dc into next dc] twice, ch3, skip ch-2**, work puff st into next sp; rep from * twice more and from * to ** afain, slip st to top of 1st puff st

Round 5: Ch1, 1sc into each chand each st all around, but working 3sc to 2nd.center dc of each corner group at each corner, ending slip st to 1st sc

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