Old Maids Puzzle

MATERIALS
AFGHAN
●     Red Heart Super Saver  (7 oz / 198 g / 364 yd / 333 m) per skein.
MC - 6 Skeins White
GRAPH CROSS STITCH COLORS
●    Red Heart Classic Yarn (3½ oz /100 g /190 yd/174 m) per skein.
1 skein each - Grenadine, Paddy Green, and     Blue Jewel
●    Tapestry needle
●    Size N (10.00 mm) Afghan hook or size to obtain gauge.
GAUGE
13 bars and 10 rows = 4 Inches

FINISHED SIZE
46 X 58 inches

PATTERN NOTES
The afghan is crocheted in squares then sewn together. Cross Stitch or follow the graph to crochet in the design using the Old Maids Puzzle graph.
SQUARES
Tunisian Simple Stitch (TSS) - Afghan Stitch
Make 20
With MC, ch 30. Work 25 rows MC. Bind off.
Weave squares together making 4 rows of 5 squares each.
BORDER
Join MC in any corner sp, ch 3.
ROW 1: 3 dc in same sp as ch 3, *dc in next sp, rep from * around. Work 4 dc in each corner. Join with a sl st to the top of first ch 3.
ROW 2: Sl st to corner sp. Ch 3, 3 dc in same sp as ch 3, * dc in next sp, rep from * around. Work 4 dc in each corner. Join with a sl st to the top of first ch 3.
ROW 3: Sl st to corner sp. Ch 3, 4 dc in same sp as ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, *ch 3, sk 2 dc, dc in next st, ch 3, sk 2 dc, (1 tr, ch 6, 1 tr) in next dc, rep from * around. Work the remaining corners as follows: dc in 2 sts before and after corner sp; work 5 dc in corner. Join with a sl st to top of first ch 3.
ROW 4: Sl st to corner sp. Ch 3, (2 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in ch 6 sp, dc in tr sp, 2 dc in next ch 3 sp, rep from * around. Work corners as follows: dc in 3 sts before and after corner sp; work (3 dc, ch 3, 3 dc) in each corner sp. Join with a sl st to top of first ch 3. Fasten off.