EDGING: With purple yarn and 3-inch crochet loom and working on one side of loom, make a strip of approximately 200 lps, or enough to go around pillow. Finish short loops by pulling 2 lps through 2 lps, and sew to pillow.

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Designs by BARBARA O’BRIEN

TOM Afghan Tie

Materials required: SUSAN BATES® or MARCIA LYNN® Crochet Hook D or 3 Lightweight sport yarn— 2 oz. Main Color 1 oz. each Colors A & B ½ yd. lightweight lining material if desired.

GAUGE: Each motif measures 3 in. square 6 sc = 1 inch 6 rows = 1 inch

MOTIF

With first color, chain 5, join with slip stitch to form ring.

ROUND 1: Ch 3 (to count as 1 dc throughout), work 2 dc in ring, ch 2 (for corner space), * work 3 dc in ring (shell made), ch 2, repeat from * twice, join in top of ch 3. Fasten off.