Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-05-28

This afghan Is very pretty and dura-
BILE, and very rapidly made. 1t has
seven principal stripes, alternately wood
color In three shades, and scarlet In
three shades, the central stripe being the
widest. These stripes are separated by
black stripes about one and one-fourth
inches wide, with dashes Of yellow
through the centres, and similar black
stripes are on the edges Of the body OF
the afghan, which Is crocheted length
wise, back and forth. There Is no
widening or narrowing, except the
widening at the corners In the border.
Ii should be perfectly fat when done.
There Is no fringe on 1t. The lightest
red shade should be deep pink, and the
darkest not very dark maroon, and the
three shades Of wood color should CORE
spond with them. The yellow should be
bright canary color. 1t Is made OF
eight-fold Germantown wool, and re-
Quires six two-ounce punches Of each
red shade, three punches Of each shade
OF wood color, eight lunches Of black
and two punches Of yellow. II more
wood color than red Is preferred, the
colors may be exchanged or olive may
be substituted for the wood color IL de-
sired. 1t Is firmer and more satisfactory
II not crocheted very loosely.
DIRECTIONS FOR AFGHAN.
Make a chain OF us stitches with the
black wool, being careful not to make II
too tight. Turn. First Tow skip two
stitches and make one double crochet
I'd. c. thread over once) In each chain
stitch to the end. There will then be
225 d. c. on the foundation, counting the
two chain stitches at the end as one d. C.
Turn. Right side. Tie the end OF the
yellow wool on the black and croche,
three stitches In single crochet with the
black wool, (letting the yellow thread
lie on the edge Of the work. taking W
the back thread of the foundation stitch
and making one stitch In each one OF the
foundation. Then take up the yellow
thread for the fourth stitch and crochet
three stitches of yellow. Then make
three stitches of black again and so al
ternate all the length OF the afghan
Fasten yellow thread and break of
Turn. Wrong side. Crochet back II
double crochet with the black wool, TAX
ing up the side Of the chain on TIT
foundation that Is nearest. (T'hii
throws a rib on the right side every time
across, aud Is much prettier than i
would be IL the same side OF the chair
were taken up every time across.
This completes the narrow stripe. Righ
side. Break of the black wool and join
on the darkest shade Of wood color
| Crochet two rows Of the darkest, theI
two medium, then two lightest OF thu
wood color. This completes the stripe
Of wood color. Join on the black WOO
and repeat the first, second and THIRD
rows. Then join ON the darkest shade
of red and crochet three rows, then three
medium, then three lightest red. Thi
completes the red stripe. Repeat from
first row. The last shade Is the middle
Of the central (fourth) stripe. Croche
three rows OF the medium red. thre'
rows OF the darkest red, then make :
black stripe and continue, reversing th'
order OF the shades, until there are eigh
black, four wood color and three rec
stripes; the central stripe being thu
widest. Then make one row of d. c
with black wool across each end OF TIT
afghan, making two d. {. entirely Owe
each Il. c. on the edge and one d. c. or
the end of the single crochet Of the ''yel
low and black" row.
BORDER.
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