The New Slumber Robe

Size 2½×2 yards

For details see Popcorn Stitch page 30 and Rib Stitch page 17

MATERIALS

SUNLIGHT eight-fold Germantown

4 shades green:

11 skeins light shade

46 skeins next shade

14 skeins next shade darker

20 skeins darkest shade

2 shades dark blue:

11 skeins lighter shade

7 skeins darker shade

20 skeins brown

6 skeins black

1 Amber Crochet Hook, No. 5

1 Amber Crochet Hook, No. 6

INSTRUCTIONS

This Slumber Robe is made up of panels, worked in various shades of different colors. Five panels are green and blue, shaded, and 4 panels are medium green, with the pattern in brown. A scallop finishes off the edge. Use No. 6 hook for the green and blue panel. This panel is worked lengthwise. Start with the lightest shade in green and make a chain 2½ yards in length.

1st row: Make 1 single crochet in 2nd stitch from hook. * Take up 1 loop in next stitch on the chain and from this loop make a chain of 3 stitches; put yarn over hook and pull through both loops on needle, make 1 single crochet in next stitch on the chain and repeat from * to end of row.

This row is the center row of panel.

2nd row: Start with 2 single crochet on this row (that will alternate the knots) and work same as on 1st row, taking up in the double stitch.

Make 2 rows in the lightest shade, 2 rows in the next shade, 2 rows in the 3rd shade and 2 rows in the darkest shade.

Next row: Make 1 knot in the darkest green and knot in the lightest blue, changing the yarn when pulling through in the single crochet.

Make 1 row in the lightest blue and 1 row in the darkest blue.

This will finish one side of the panel. Now start in center with the lightest shade and make 1 row, taking up on the other side of the chain. Reverse the shades.

Make 5 panels.

For the panel with pattern use No. 5 hook. This panel is worked cross wise in the single crochet, with the next lightest shade in green and the brown. Start with the green and make a chain of 27 stitches.

1st row: Make 9 single crochet; take up the loop for the 10th stitch and pull through with the brown; then take up the loop for the next stitch and pull through with the green. This makes 1 brown stitch. Now make 2 single crochet work in the brown yarn, take up the loop for the 3rd stitch and pull through with the brown. This makes 3 green stitches. Repeat, making 3 brown and 9 green single crochet (26). This will finish 1st row; make 1 chain, turn.

Take up in the back of the stitches, work the yarn in as you go along and change the colors according to the following pattern:

(Green is abbreviated, gr., and brown, br.)

1st row: (already made).

1st row: 10 gr. 1 br. 3 gr. 3 br. 9 gr.

2nd row: 8 gr. 3 br. 3 gr. 2 br. 10 gr.

3rd row: 6 gr. 1 br. 3 gr. 3 br. 3 gr. 3 br. 7 gr.

4th row: 6 gr. 3 br. 3 gr. 4 br. 2 gr. 2 br. 6 gr.

5th row: 6 gr. 3 br. 1 gr. 5 br. 3 gr. 2 br. 6 gr.

6th row: 6 gr. 2 br. 2 gr. 3 br. 1 gr. 6 br. 6 gr.

7th row: 6 gr. 6 br. 2 gr. 3 br. 1 gr. 2 br. 6 gr.

8th row: 6 gr. 5 br. 3 gr. 3 br. 1 gr. 2 br. 6 gr.

999th row: 6 gr. 2 br. 2 gr. 3 br. 3 gr. 4 br. 6 gr.

10th row: 6 gr. 3 br. 3 gr. 4 br. 2 gr. 2 br. 6 gr.

11th row: 6 gr. 2 br. 2 gr. 5 br. 3 gr. 2 br. 6 gr.

12th row: 6 gr. 1 br. 3 gr. 3 br. 1 gr. 2 br. 2 gr. 2 br. 6 gr.

13th row: 6 gr. 2 br. 2 gr. 2 br. 2 gr. 2 br. 10 gr.

14th row: 10 gr. 2 br. 2 gr. 2 br. 2 gr. 2 br. 6 gr.

15th row: 6 gr. 2 br. 2 gr. 3 br. 1 gr. 2 br. 2 gr. 1 br. 7 gr.

16th row: 6 gr. 2 br. 2 gr. 5 br. 3 gr. 2 br. 6 gr.

17th row: 6 gr. 3 br. 3 gr. 4 br. 2 gr. 2 br. 6 gr.

18th row: 6 gr. 2 br. 2 gr. 3 br. 3 gr. 3 br. 7 gr.

19th row: 8 gr. 3 br. 3 gr. 2 br. 2 gr. 2 br. 6 gr.

20th row: 6 gr. 2 br. 2 gr. 1 br. 3 gr. 3 br. 9 gr.

21st row: 6 gr. 1 br. 3 gr. 3 br. 5 gr. 2 br. 6 gr.

22nd row: 6 gr. 2 br. 4 gr. 3 br. 3 gr. 2 br. 6 gr.

23rd row: 6 gr. 2 br. 4 gr. 3 br. 3 gr. 2 br. 6 gr.

24th row: 6 gr. 1 br. 3 gr. 3 br. 5 gr. 1 br. 7 gr.

This is the pattern; next row the same as 1st row.

Repeat until you have the length of 2½ yards.

Make 4 panels.

Either side of this panel can be used for right side.

Join the panels in black on right side; place both panels together having the panel with the pattern toward you. Make 1 row in the single crochet, taking up the stitches on and between the ribs on the green edge and through double stitch on the blue edge.

Border: 1st row in black; fasten the yarn ends on the green and blue panels. Make 1 row all around in the single crochet, taking up in the double stitch (work a little tight). Make 3 stitches for every 2 rows on the ends of the green and blue panels (32 stitches across).

2nd row in the brown: Make a loop on the hook; * put yarn over hook and take up 1 loop on 1st row (always taking up in double stitch), take up another loop in the next stitch, put yarn over hook, pull through all on needle and make 1 chain. Repeat from * taking up in every stitch on the sides of afghan and skipping 1 stitch between every other cluster on ends of afghan.

3rd row in the next lightest shade of green: Make a shell of 6 double crochet in every 4th space on preceding row and a single crochet in space between the shells.

Last row in the darkest shade of green: Make a chain of 2 stitches and a single crochet in every stitch on the shell, taking up in the double stitch.

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