MATERIALS: COATS & CLARK'S RED HEART KNITTING WORSTED, 4 Ply ("Tangle-Proof" Pull-Out Skeins): 32 ounces of No. 588 Amethyst; 30 ounces of No. 990 Roses and 14 ounces of No. 649 Olive Green. Crochet Hook, Size G. Afghan measures 51 x 73 inches. Motif measures 7 1/4 inches square. Be sure to check your gauge before starting afghan. Use any size hook which will obtain the motif measurements above.

MOTIF (Make 70): Starting at center with Roses, ch 6. Join with sl st to form ring.

1st rnd: In ring make (sc, ch 5) 8 times. Do not join.

2nd rnd: In each loop around make sc, hdc, dc, hdc and sc. (8 petals).

3rd and 5th rnds: Holding petal forward, sc in first sc of next-to-last rnd, ch 4, *sc in next sc of next-to-last rnd between the petals, ch 4. Repeat from * around.

4th rnd: In each ch-4 loop make sc, hdc, 3 dc, hdc and sc.

6th rnd: In each loop make sc, hdc, 5 dc, hdc and sc. Join to first sc. Break off and fasten.

7th rnd: Attach Green to 3rd dc of any petal of previous rnd, ch 3, in same dc where yarn was attached make a 2-dc cluster as follows: holding back on hook last loop of each dc, make 2 dc in same dc, yarn over and draw through all loops on hook; ch 2, make 3-dc cluster in same dc, * ch 3, in 3rd dc of next petal make 3-tr cluster, ch 4, 3-dtr cluster, ch 4 and 3-tr cluster for corner group; ch 3, in 3rd dc of next petal make 3-dc cluster, ch 2, 3-dc cluster. Repeat from * around, ending with ch 3. Join to tip of first cluster. Break off and fasten.

8th rnd: Attach Amethyst to tip of center dtr cluster of any corner group, ch 3, make 2 dc in same place, (3 dc in next sp) 5 times; * in tip of next dtr cluster make 3 dc, ch 3 and 3 dc; (3 dc in next space) 5 times. Repeat from * around, ending with 3 dc in same st where first 2 dc were made, ch 3. Join to top of first ch-3.

9th rnd: Ch 3, * dc in each dc across to within next ch-3 sp, in sp make 3 dc, ch 3 and 3 dc. Repeat from * around. Join. Break off and fasten. Block to measurements. Using Amethyst and picking up the back loop only of each dc and each ch (front loops remain free on right side), sew 7 x 10 motifs neatly together.

Edging: Attach Amethyst to dc preceding any of the 4 corner sps, ch 3, making 3 dc, ch 3 and 3 dc in each of the 4 corner sps, dc evenly around entire outer edge. Join to top of ch-3. Break off and fasten.