Rooster Round-Up by Coats & Clark

Rooster Round-Up

Crochet
January 1970
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
4 stitches and 3 rows = 1 inch
5.5 mm (I)
4500 - 4550 yards (4115 - 4161 m)
48 1/2 x 72"
US
English

Afghan is crocheted in strips. Designs are embroidered on before seaming the strips together, then a border is added.

MATERIALS

Coats & Clark’s Red Heart Knitting Worsted 4 Ply (“Tangle Proof” Pull-Out Skeins):

52 ounces of No. 111 Eggshell
4 ounces each of

  • No. 601 Med. Gold
  • No. 253 Tangerine
  • No. 230 Yellow

2 ounces each of

  • No. 650 Dk. Olive
  • No. 903 Devil Red
  • No. 919 Cardinal

1 ounce each of

  • No. 648 Apple Green
  • No. 12 Black

Afghan Hook, Size I
Coats & Clark’s Tapestry Needle No. 18

Afghan Measures 52 x 75 inches

Each side strip measures 9 3/4 x 72 inches

Center strip measures 29 x 72 inches

GAUGE
4 sts = 1 inch; 3 rows = 1 inch.
Be sure to check your gauge before starting afghan. Use any size hook which will obtain the stitch gauge above.