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Candy Cane Afghan Pattern
A pink-and-white motif afghan with candy-cane color changes, joined in alternating motif rows to about 40 x 60 inches.
Materials
- Clark's O.N.T. Plastic Crochet Hook · No. 5
Pattern instructions
Motif
MOTIF (Make 160)... Starting at center with Pink, ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring.
Ch 3, dc in ring, holding back on hook the last loop of next dc, make a dc in ring, drop Pink, draw a loop of White through 2 loops on hook, thus changing color—always change color in this manner—working over unused color make 3 dc in ring, drop White, pick up Pink, working over unused color make 3 dc in ring. Continue in pattern until 3 groups of each color (18 dc) have been completed, ending with a White dc. Join to top of ch-3.
With Pink, sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in same place (1 dc increased), 2 dc in each of next 2 dc, * change color, 2 dc in each of next 3 dc. Repeat from * around. Join.
With Pink, sl st in next dc, ch 3, dc in same place, * dc in next 4 dc, 2 dc in next dc, change color, 2 dc in next dc. Repeat from * around. Join and break off.
Joining
With wrong side facing, sew motifs together, joining half a White section and half a Pink section to corresponding sections on next motif. Join all motifs in this manner, making 6 rows of 15 motifs and 5 rows of 14 motifs and following diagram. Block to measurements.
