Knitted Patio Stripe Afghan

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Size 50" x 72"

Materials Required--
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY "DAWN" KNITTING WORSTED, ARTICLE W11
36--1 1/4 oz. Skeins Flame.
10--1 1/4 oz. Skeins Amber.
1 Pair Bone or Plastic Knitting Needles No. 4 or No. 5.
1 Bone or Plastic Crochet Hook No. 4.

Center Stripe--With Flame, cast on 67 sts and K 1 row.

1st Row of Pattern--Purl across row. Purl every uneven row.

2nd Row. P 2, * o. (Over: yarn over needle.) K 4, sl 1 st, n. (Narrow: K 2 together.) Pass sl st over last st, K 4, o, P 2, repeat from * to end of row.

4th Row. P 2, * K 1, o, K 3, sl 1, n, pass sl st over, K 3, o, K 1, P 2, repeat from * to end of row.

6th Row. P 2, * K 2, o, K 2, sl 1, n, pass sl st over, K 2, o, K 2, P 2, repeat from * to end of row.

8th Row. P 2, * K 3, o, K 1, sl 1, n, pass sl st over, K 1, o, K 3, P 2, repeat from * to end of row.

Repeat from the 1st row of pattern until stripe measures about 70 inches (or length desired) ending with the 1st row of pattern. K 1 row and bind off in knitting.

3 Pattern Stripe--With Flame, cast on 41 sts and repeat pattern. Work 2 stripes.

2 Pattern Stripe--With Flame, cast on 28 sts and repeat pattern. Work 2 stripes.

1 Pattern Stripe--With Amber, cast on 15 sts, repeat pattern. Work 4 stripes.

Press each piece and block ends carefully making scallops uniform.

With wrong side of work toward you, sew Amber stripe to 3 pattern stripe picking up back loop of sts only. Sew the 2 pattern stripe to opposite side of Amber stripe. Sew Amber stripe to opposite side of 2 pattern stripe. Sew 5 pattern stripe to opposite side of Amber stripe. The 5 pattern stripe is the center of Afghan. Sew other stripes to correspond.

Crocheted Border. With Flame, picking up the entire purl st, work a row of sc all around, working 5 sc on side of each scallop, 3 sc in center st at point of each scallop and skip 2 sts between each scallop.

2nd Row. Attach Amber, * work 1 sc in each of the 5 sc on side of scallop, 3 sc in center sc at point of scallop, 1 sc in each of the next 5 sc on opposite side of scallop, skip 2 sts between scallops, repeat from * across top and lower edge working 1 sc in each sc on long sides, break Amber.

3rd Row. Pick up Flame, sc in 1st st, skip 1 sc, * 4 dc in next sc, Skip 1 sc in next sc, skip 1 sc, 5 dc in next sc, (point) skip 1 sc, sc in next sc, skip 1 sc, 4 dc in next sc, skip 2 sc, sc in next sc, skip 1 sc of next scallop, repeat from * across top and lower edge and work 1 sc in each sc on sides of Afghan.