Tally-Ho Afghan

3 dc in ring) 3 times; ch 1 insert As fast as the yarn accumulated, it

Crochet this beautiful afghan from
Afghans Book No 239, originally
published by the Spool Cotton Co. in
1941.
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hook in 3 rd ch of ch-3, drop Grey
attach Wine and make a sl st.
2nd Rnd: With Wine make sc in
same place as sl st, sc in next 2 dc,
(5 sc in next sp—corner—sc in next
3 dc) 3 times; 5 sc in last sp. Join
and break off.
3rd Rnd: Attach Grey, ch 3, * dc
in each sc to center sc of corner,
leaving the last 2 loop of last dc on
hook, drop Grey, attach Wine and
draw through 2 loops on hook, 5
Wine dc in corner sc, leaving last 2
loops of last dc on hook, change to
Grey. Repeat from * around, ending
with 2 Grey dc. Join.
4th Rnd: Ch 3, * dc in each Grey
dc, change to Wine as before and
make dc in same place as last dc, dc
in next 2 dc, change to Grey. Re-
peat from * around. Join and break
off.
Make 11 rows of 16 Blocks and
sew them neatly together on wrong
side.
Border:
1st Rnd: Attach Wine to one cor-
ner, * 3 sc in corner, sc in each dc,
to next corner. Repeat from *
around. Join.
was crocheted into small squares—
the colors tastefully combined from
whatever yarn was available at the
time. When sufficient squares were
completed, they were sewed to-
gether to make a colorful blanket
useful for many purposes— as a
bedspread, for a shawl, as a leg and
lap covering, for sleighing, for
“bundling,” as a throw over a rock-
ing chair, and a colorful decoration
around the house.
Since grandmother played
the major role in its making, the
robe was affectionately called the
“Granny”.
Because granny’s robe
originally was made of many col-
ors, it resembled a particular type of
colorful rug brought from Afghani-
stan to this country by the gallant
sailing ships of colonial times. So
the nickname, “Afghan”, cam into
popular use!
Today, “Afghan” is used to
describe various kinds of robes and
blankets which are crocheted or
knitted of soft wool yarns in the
beautiful shades suggested by style
and made available by modern
thread and yarn manufacturers.

2nd to 5th Rnds Incl.: Sc in each

Materials: Red Heart Knitting
Worsted, 30 balls (1 oz balls) each
of Pearl Grey and Wine
Rose……..Clark’s O.N.T. Plastic
Crochet Hook No. 5
Gauge: Each block measures 4
inches square.
Block: Starting at center with
Grey, ch 3, join with sl st to form
ring.
1st Rnd: Ch 3, 2 dc in ring, (ch 1,
sc making 3 sc in center sc of each
corner and working 4th rnd in Grey.
Join. Break off at of 5th round.
The Origin Of The Afghan
The thrifty womenfolk of
our early American days carefully
saved odds and ends of yarn, left-
over colors, ravellings from sweat-
ers and socks — all to be made into
a robe for the family’s general use.

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