TIP: Use the shaded area on the inside of this brochure to measure your sections as you knit or crochet or cut out a 7" by 9" cardboard template to use as a guide.

Crocheting Pattern Materials: 9 medium weight acrylic yarn, such as worsted weight

Hook: 4 mm/G-6 or size necessary to obtain gauge Gauge: 9 stitches = 211

Finished size of each section: 711 by 911

Single Crochet Section Chain 30 for the foundation row. Row 1: Single crochet in 2•d chain from hook, and in every chain in the foundation row. Chain 1 and turn your work. Row 2: Working under the two top loops of each stitch in the previous row, single crochet across the row. Chain 1 and turn. Repeat Row 2 until piece measures 911• Fasten off.

Knitting Pattern Materials: D medium weight acrylic yarn, such as worsted weight - - Needle: 4.5 mm/7 or size necessary to obtain gauge Gauge: 5 stitches= 111

Finished size of each section: 711 by 911

Garter Stitch Section Cast on 35 stitches. Knit every row until piece measures 911• Bind off.

Assembly Warm Up America! receives requests for different blanket sizes. (See chart on back cover.) If you do not have enough sections to complete an adult afghan, consider assembling a baby, lap or child-size afghan.

To join sections, we recommend making strips first as follows:

Using a yarn needle and yarn, join rectangles by weaving or backstitching the seams together, or crochet them together using a single crochet stitch. To give an attractive, finished appearance to the afghan, many volunteers work two rows of single crochet around the edges.

Volunteers are encouraged to assemble and donate afghans in their own communities because Warm Up America! is a program of neighbors helping neighbors. However, sections and afghans also can be shipped directly to the Foundation for completion and distribution to social service agencies for people in need. Thank you for helping Warm Up America!

Approximate number of squares it takes to make a blanket - Baby

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49

36" X 35"

45" X 35"

54" X 42"

63" X 49"

For more information on how you can start a Warm Up America! group and obtain more free patterns and joining tips, log on to www.WarmUpAmerica.org. And if you already are involved in WUA!, send us pictures of yourself, your group and afghan (s) so we can share them at our website or post them on our Facebook page.

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WUA Crochet and Knit Patterns Following are basic crochet and knit patterns for making individual Warm Up America! afghan sections. Remember, if you want to make an entire afghan, you can knit or crochet your afghan to any size or pattern you wish. You'll find helpful hints on assembling Warm Up America! afghans on another page at this site.

For basic crochet and knitting stitch instructions, click here!

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a Tip! To crochet or knit "perfect" Warm Up America! sections, cut a 7" by 9" cardboard template. Use the template as a guide; it's easier to handle than a measuring tape and great for kids.

IMPORTANT SHIPPING INFO When possible, we encourage Warm Up America! participants to work with family members, neighbors and friends to complete afghans and distribute them in their own community. When this is not possible, the Council will gladly accept sections, strips or completed afghans. We distribute the completed blankets to social service agencies that contact our office. Ship to: Warm Up America! 3740 N. Josey Lane, Suite 102 Carrollton, TX 75007

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Knitting Patterns Materials: Worsted-weight acrylic yarns Gauge: 5 stitches = 1 inch Finished size: 7" by 9" Needle size: 7 needles or size necessary to obtain gauge

GARTER STITCH Cast on 35 stitches. Knit every row until piece measures 9". Bind off.

STOCKINETIE STITCH Cast on 35 stitches. Row 1: Knit all stitches.

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Row 2: Purl all stitches. Repeat these 2 rows until piece measures 9". Bind off.

SEED STITCH Cast on 35 stitches. Row 1: Knit 1 stitch, purl the next stitch, knit the next. Continue alternating stitches across the row. Repeat this row until piece measures 9". Bind off.

DOUBLE SEED STITCH Cast on 35 stitches. Row 1: Knit 1 stitch, purl the next stitch, knit the next. Continue alternating stitches across the row. Row 2: Purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, alternating stitches across the row. Row 3: Work the same as Row 2. Row 4: Work the same as Row 1. Repeat these 4 rows until piece measures 9". Bind off.

LINES Cast on 35 stitches. Row 1: Knit all stitches. Row 2: Purl all stitches. Row 3: Knit all stitches. Row 4: Purl all stitches. Row 5: Knit all stitches. Row 6: Knit all stitches. Repeat these 6 rows until the piece measures 9". Bind off.

CABLE Cast on 36 stitches. Row 1: Purl 13 stitches, knit next 2 stitches, purl next 6, knit 2, and purl remaining 13 stitches. Row 2: Knit 13 stitches, purl 2, knit 6, purl 2, and knit 13. Row 3: Repeat Row 1. Row 4: Knit 13 stitches, purl 2. Slip next 3 stitches onto cable needle, hold in back of work. Knit next 3 stitches, then knit the 3 stitches from the cable needle. Purl 2 and knit the remaining 13. Row 5: Repeat Row 1. Row 6: Repeat Row 2. Row 7: Repeat Row 1. Row 8: Repeat Row 2. Repeat these 8 rows for 9". Bind off in pattern.

SQUARES Cast on 35 stitches. Row 1: Knit 5 stitches, purl 5, knit 5. Alternate knitting 5 and purling 5 stitches across the row. Row 2: Purl 5 stitches, knit 5, purl 5 and repeat pattern across the row. Row 3: Repeat Row 1. Row 4: Repeat Row 2. Row 5: Repeat Row 1. Row 6: Repeat Row 2. Row 7: Repeat Row 2. Row 8: Repeat Row 1. Row 9: Repeat Row 2. Row 10: Repeat Row 1. Row 11: Repeat Row 2. Row 12: Repeat Row 1. Repeat these 12 rows until piece measures 9". Bind off in pattern.

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SHADOW TRIANGLES Work in multiples of 5 stitches. Cast on 35 stitches. Row 1: Knit all stitches. Row 2: *Knit 1, Purl 4, repeat from * to across the row. Row 3: *Knit 3, Purl 2, repeat from * to across the row. Row 4: Work the same as Row 3. Row 5: Work the same as Row 2. Row 6: Knit all stitches. Bind off in pattern.

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