Green Piece

Let's remind ourselves to Keep It Green with this alternating zig and zag effect. Since you work one panel at a time, if you get bored with it, quit and call it a scarf!

GREEN PIECE AFGHAN

Materials: Red Heart Super Saver 7.0 oz. skeins(#4 worsted weight) in the following colors:

3 skeins each of Frosty Green and Hunter Green

Hook Sizes: J/5.5mm and K/6mm

Yarn needle

Gauge: 3 sc to 1 inch

Size: 45” x 52”

First Strip:

Row 1: With K hook and Hunter Green, ch 22. Switch to J hook, 2 sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in each of next 20 ch, ch 1, turn.

Row 2: Skip first sc, 1 sc in each of next 20, 2 sc in next st, ch 1, turn.

Row 3: 2 sc in first sc, 1 sc in each of next 20, ch 1, turn.

Repeat Rows 2 & 3 for pat, always having 22 sc on each row and working until 8 rows of Hunter have been completed, draw Frosty Green through last 2 loops of Hunter Green, sc on 8th row, ch 1, turn.

Alternate 8 rows of Frosty Green and Hunter Green until the 8^th Hunter Green stripe has been completed. Fasten off.

Make 4 more strips.

2nd Strip:

Row 1: With K hook and Frosty Green, ch 23, switch to J hook, sc in 3rd ch from hook, sc in each of next 19 ch, 2 sc in last ch, ch 2, turn.

Row 2: 2 sc in first sc, sc in each of next 20 sc, ch 1, turn.

Row 3: Skip first sc, sc in each of next 20, 2 sc in last sc, ch 2, turn.

Repeat Rows 2 & 3 for pattern, working until 8 rows of Frosty Green have been completed, drawing Hunter Green through last 2 loops of last sc on 8th row, ch 2, turn.

Alternating 8 rows of Hunter Green and Frosty Green, work until 8th Frosty Green stripe has been completed. Fasten off. Make 3 more strips.

With a "first" strip at each side, sew strips tog, alternating as shown. With Hunter Green on right side crochet 1 row of sc on each side edge.

Fringe: Cut 80 strands of Dark and 40 Light each 13 inches long. Fold 5 Light in half and draw through each joining between points then knot 1 Dark fringe at each side of Light fringe as shown. Fringe other side the same.