Size: One size fits all

Materials Required:

AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY “DAWN” KNITTING WORSTED

2—4 ounce Skeins White

1—4 ounce Skein each Olive Green, Canary and Watermelon.

1 Pr. Knitting Needles No. 8 OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL RESULT IN STITCH GAUGE BELOW.

Plastic Crochet Hook Size G

GAUGE: 9 sts = 2 inches

With Olive Green cast on 63 sts. 1st ROW: K. 2nd ROW: P. 3rd ROW: K, drop Olive Green. 4th ROW: With White K. 5th ROW: P. 6th ROW: K. 7th ROW: P, drop White. 8th ROW: With Watermelon K. 9th ROW: K. 10th ROW: P. 11th ROW: K, drop Watermelon. 12th ROW: With White K. 13th ROW: P. 14th ROW: K. 15th ROW: P, drop White. 16th ROW: With Canary K. 17th ROW: K. 18th ROW: P. 19th ROW: K, drop Canary. 20th ROW: With White K. 21st ROW: P. 22nd ROW: K. 23rd ROW: P, drop White. 24th ROW: With Olive Green K. Repeat from 1st row until there are 28 colored stripes (10 Olive Green). Bind off.

Work a 2nd section in same manner.

FINISHING: Working down 1 long side attach White in 1st st of Olive Green stripe; with crochet hook work 4 s c in each White stripe down side skipping all colored stripes to corner working the s c over all ends of carried colors. Working across short end, work 1 s c in each st, cut yarn. Complete other section in same manner. Block to measure 14 × 28 inches.

Sew one short unfinished end to one long unfinished side sewing to within the center of 14th White stripe. Finish other side in same manner. This leaves 14 stripes on each section free for neck opening. Attach White at neck opening and work 4 s c over each White stripe, join. NEXT ROW: Work a sl st in each st, join cut yarn. With White work an 18 inch ch. Attach to center of neck. Finish ends with 3 pompons as illustrated.

POMPONS: Wind yarn 14 times over 2 legs of a chair or any open flat surface (28 strands). Tie with a 6 inch strand at 1¼ inch intervals, cut between ties. Attach a pompon of matching color to each stripe alternating colors across each Olive Green stripe.