Patterns Written in US Terms

MATERIALS:
1 skein Lion Brand Homespun yarn in the following colors: Sunshine State, Black, Country, Candy Apple, 2 skeins Corinthian and 3 skeins Williamsburg and H hook or hook to obtain gauge.
GAUGE: 1 square = 2”
FINISHED SIZE:  36” X 52”

BASIC BLOCK:
With H hook and yarn, ch-4, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, (3 sc, ch-2) 4 times in ring, sl st top beg sc, DO NOT TURN.
RND 2: Ch-3 (1st dc), dc in next 2 sts, *(dc, ch-2, dc) in corner, dc next 3 sts, rep from * 3 times, (dc, ch-2, dc) last corner, sl st top beg ch-3, fasten off.  One block made.

JOINING RND: as in rnd 2, ch-3 (1st dc), dc next 2 sts, (dc, ch-1,) next corner, ch-1 in corresponding corner of block 2, dc in same corner on block 1, dc next 3 sts, (dc, ch-1) next corner, ch-1, in next corresponding corner of block 2, dc in same corner block 1, *dc next 3 sts, (dc, ch-2, dc) next corner, rep from * twice, sl st top beg ch-3, fasten off.

TWO COLOR BLOCK:
With H hook and color A, ch-4, sl st to form a ring.
RND 1: Ch-1, *3 sc, ch-2, 3 sc ch-1* join in color B and continuing to work color A in back of sts, ch-1, rep between *'s, pick up color A, ch-1, sl st top beg sc.
RND 2: Working color A and carrying color B behind worked sts: Ch-3 (1st dc), dc next 2 sts, (dc, ch-2, dc) next corner, dc next 3 sts, (dc, ch-1) next corner, pick up color B, (ch-1, dc )same corner, now working color A behind sts as you work dc next 3 sts, (dc, ch-2, dc) next corner, dc next 3 sts, (dc, ch-1) next corner, pick up A, (ch-1, dc) as corner, sl st top beg ch-3, fasten off.
Join as for basic block only continuing two-color block as established. Work afghan according to graph.

FINISHING:
 RND 1:  With Williamsburg yarn, join in and st on outer edge of afghan, ch-1, even work sc around afghan and working (2 sc, ch-2, 2 sc) in each corner, sl st top beg sc, ch-3, turn.
RND 2:  Dc ea st around working (2 dc, ch-2, 2 dc) in each corner, sl st top beg ch-3, fasten off.

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