Concord Afghan Pattern

AFGHAN ST PANEL (MAKE 3)—Using 9-in. hook, with L, ch 51, work in Afghan-st for 304 rows. Finish off with a row of sl sts, fasten off.

Embroider each Panel in cross-st embroidery following chart beginning on 4th row from lower edge, work 2 full repeats of chart and 88 rows only of 3rd repeat.

Wind yarn 39 times around 2-in. cardboard (winding over a 9-in. tie thread), tie firmly at one end, cut at opposite end (use tie thread to sew pom-pons in place). Trim to shape as shown. Make 39 pom-pons with color D; 42 each with F and K; 30 each with H and J; 9 with G. Sew pom-pons in place as shown on chart.

PATTERN PANEL (MAKE 2)—With L, ch 22, work 1 row in Afghan-st.

Insert hook under next vertical bar and draw up a loop (plain Afghan-st), work Purled Afghan-st as follows: * keeping yarn in front of work, insert hook under next vertical bar, Keeping yarn under hook, bring yarn to back of work, yo and thru 1 loop on hook (Purled Afghan-st made), keeping yarn in back, insert hook under next vertical bar and draw up a loop (plain Afghan-st made); rpt from * across (22 loops on hook); work off loops as for Afghan-st.

* Work a Purled Afghan-st in next bar, a plain Afghan-st in next bar; rpt from * to last bar, draw up a loop thru last bar (22 loops on hook); work off loops as for Afghan-st.

Rpt rows 2 and 3 alternately until 304 rows from beginning. Finish off with a row of sl sts, fasten off.

Using 5½-in. crochet hook, with L, make a loop on hook, from wrong side, working along long side of Panel, work a Puff-st in end st of first row as follows: yo, draw up a loop in end st, yo, draw thru 2 loops on hook, * yo, draw up a loop in same st, yo, thru 2 loops; rpt from * once, yo, thru all 4 loops on hook, keep Puff-st to right side, ch 1 (Puff-st made), † draw up a loop in end st of each of next 2 rows, yo, thru 3 loops on hook (dec.-st made), work a Puff-st in next row; rpt from † across, fasten off.

(right side)—Turn, with D, work 1 sc in each st across (304 sc), fasten off.

With H, rpt row 2.

With B, rpt row 2.

From wrong side, with L, * work a Puff-st in first sc, a dec.-st in next 2 sc; rpt from * across, fasten off.

Work same Border on opposite side of Panel.

Arrange Panels in place as shown in illustration. From wrong side, with L, sew Panels together.

EDGING ALONG SIDES OF AFGHAN—From right side, with L, work 1 sc in end st of each row, fasten off. Rpt row 5 of Border.

Wind color L around a 4½-in. cardboard, cut at one end. Tie a 3-strand fringe in every other st along top and bottom of Afghan.