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Apple Mile-a-Minute Afghan & PillowDesign by Rosemarie Bitticks

DIRECTIONSIntermediate

SIZEAfghan: 45 x 62 inchesPillow: 20 inches square

MATERIALS• Worstedweightyarn(31⁄2 oz

perskein)*:22ozcountryred#914,16ozpaddygreen#686,4ozmidbrown#339

• Worstedweightyarn(7ozperskein)*:34ozcornmeal#320

• SizeG/6crochethookorsizeneeded to obtain gauge

• 20-inchsquarepillowform• Yarnneedle*Red Heart Classic and Super Saver yarns were used in the sample project.

GAUGE4 sc = 1 inch; 4 sc rows = 1 inchCheck gauge to save time.

PATTERN NOTESWeaveinlooseendsasworkpro-

gresses.Slsttojoineachrndintopofbegst.

AfghAn

PANEL Make 7

AppleMake 15

Row 1:Withcountryred,ch6,scin 2nd ch from hook, sc in each rem ch across,turn.(5sc)

Row 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first sc, sc in each sc across to last sc, 2 sc in last sc, turn.(7sc)

Row 3:RepRow2.(9sc)Row 4: Ch 1, sc in each sc across,

turn.Rows5&6:RepRows3and4.

(11sc)Row 7:RepRow3.(13sc)Rows 8–11: Rep Row 4.Row 12: Ch 1, sc dec over next 2

sc, sc in each sc across to last 2 sc, sc decovernext2sc,turn.(11sc)

Row 13: Rep Row 12, do not turn. (9sc)

Rnd 14: Ch 1, sc in side edge of eachrowtofoundationch,3scincor-nerch,scineachofnext3chs,3scinnext ch, sc in side edge of each row up opposite side, working across sts of Row13,3scinfirstsc,2scinnextsc,sc in each of next 2 sc, sl st in next sc (centertopofapple),scineachofnext2sc,2scinnextsc,3scinnextsc,joininbegsc,fastenoff.(49sc;1slst)

Joining applesWorking inback lps only,whip-

stitchbottom7 sts ofapple to thecenter7stsontopofanotherapple.Rep until a total of 15 apples are joinedforpanel.

BorderRnd 1 (RS): Attach cornmeal in

center corner st at bottom right edge ofapple,ch3,2dcinsamest,[work15dcevenlyspupsideedgeofapple,ch 2] 14 times, work 14 dc across edge of15thapple,work3dcincornerst,working in back lps across top of 15th appleonly,dcinnext10sts,3dcinnext st, work 14 dc across opposite sideedgeof15thapple,[ch2,work15dcacrossnextapple]14times,3dcincenter corner st of first apple, dc in eachstacrossbottomofapple,joinintopofbegch-3.

Rnd 2:Ch3,3dcinnextdc,work-ing around entire outer edge, dc in eachdc,2dcineachch-2spand3dcineachcentercornerdc,joinintopofbegch-3,fastenoff.

Rnd 3: Attachpaddygreenincen-ter corner dc at right bottom edge, ch 5(countsasfirstdc,ch2),dcinsamestasbegch-5,*[ch2,sknextst,dcinnext st] rep across edge making ad-justmentsasneededtoworkincentercornerst,[dc,ch2,dc]incentercor-nerst,[ch2,sknextst,dcinnextst]rep across top to center corner st **, [dc,ch2,dc]incentercornerst,repfrom * around, ending last rep at **, joinin3rdchofbegch-5.

Rnd 4: Attach cornmeal in center bottomcornerch-2sp,ch3,2dcinsame ch-2 sp, dc in each dc and dc in each ch-1 sp around the entire outer

edge,working3dcineachcornerch-2sp,joinintopofbegch-3,fastenoff.

StemMake 15

Row 1:Withmidbrown,ch6,scin2nd ch from hook, sc in each rem ch across,leavingalengthofyarn,fas-tenoff.(5sc)

Sewastemtocentertopofeachapple,curvingslightlytotheright.

LeafMake 15

Rnd 1:Withpaddygreen,ch5,scin 2nd ch from hook, sc in each of next 2chs,3scinlastch,workingonop-posite side of foundation ch, sc in next 3chs,joininbegsc.(9sc)

Rnd 2: Ch 1, sc in same sc as beg ch-1, hdc in next sc, sc in next sc, 2 sc innextsc,[sc,ch2,sc]innextsc,2scin next sc, sc in next sc, hdc in next sc, scinnextsc,joininbegsc,leavingalengthofyarn,fastenoff.

Sewaleaftoeachapple,curvingslightlytotheleftandoverthebot-tom edge of stem.

ASSEMBLYWithRSofpanelstog,workingin

backlpsonlyandbegatbottomedgeof panels, whipstitch panels tog. Rep untilallpanelsarejoinedtog.

EDGINGRnd 1:Attach cornmeal in any

centercornerst,ch3,2dcinsamest,dcineachstandateachseamjoiningaroundentireouteredge,working3dcineachcornerdc,joinintopofbegch-3,fastenoff.

Pillow

PANELMake 6

AppleMake 3

Rows 1–13:RepRows1–13ofap-ple for afghan.

Rnd 14: Rep Rnd 14 of apple for afghan.

Joining applesRepthesameasforapplejoining

ofafghan,joiningatotalof3applesfor each panel.

Border Rnds 1–4: Rep Rnds 1–4 in same

manner as for border of afghan,

From Crochet World magazine, February 2002, Vol. 25, No. 1, Pages 38–39 & 45, Copyright © 2002 Crochet World magazine

Looking for an apple a day?

Search no more! Crochet this charming apple-flavored

afghan and matching pillow.

From Crochet World magazine, February 2002, Vol. 25, No. 1, Pages 38–39 & 45, Copyright © 2002 Crochet World magazine

workingaroundonly3applesforeachpanel instead of 15 apples.

StemsMake 3

Rep the same as stem of afghan.

LeafMake 3

Rep the same as leaf of afghan.

ASSEMBLYRepthesameasassemblyofpan-

els for afghan.

EDGINGRep the same as afghan edging.

JOININGHoldingWSoffrontandbacktog

and working through both thickness-es, attach cornmeal in center corner st, ch 1, 2 sc in same st as beg ch-1, sc evenlysparoundentireouteredge,working 2 sc in each corner, insert pil-low form before working across last edge,joininbegsc,fastenoff.✄

From Crochet World magazine, February 2002, Vol. 25, No. 1, Pages 38–39 & 45, Copyright © 2002 Crochet World magazine

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