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Title A name given to the resource Red Roses Crocheted Afghan Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Maude Virginia Graham Elder (2 November 1898 - 30 May 1988) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource circa 1975 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 46 inches by 56 inches plus 4½-5 inch fringe. 117cm by 142cm plus 12cm fringe. Each block is about 9 inches/23cm square. Description An account of the resource This is an acrylic crochet afghan consisting of blocks with large red Irish roses. The afghan is 30 identical blocks total arranged in a 5 by 6 grid. There is fringe at the short ends but not the sides. This afghan was made by my paternal great-grandmother. I recognize the flower as an eight-petal version of the Irish crochet rose or Rose of Sharon. (Note there are multiple different patterns that use the name Irish Rose.) It is a center-out motif. It starts with a wagon wheel shape, then stitches for the center petals are built up on perimeter arcs. The next round consists of long chains of stitches, followed by another round to create the petals. And so it goes, each set of petal starting with a scaffold of chain stitches followed by taller stitches — mostly American double-crochet — to fill in the petal. On this blanket, there are three rounds of red petals. Then there is a round in green to suggest leaves. The remainder of the background is worked outward in white with increases at the corners. There is a lacy stitch joining the blocks, which makes me think all the blocks are worked first and then they are joined. The fringe is lark’s head knots added at the end. I do not know why my great-grandmother made this afghan or why this one ended up in my family. I know she made many afghans. She always seemed to have a crochet afghan in progress. When I search the internet, I see many similar crochet afghans with red roses on a white background and one round of green leaves. Most of them have a different white background pattern than the one here (often granny square clusters), although I did see one afghan on eBay with exactly the same background pattern as my example. The squares on that afghan were joined together slightly differently. I am wondering if there was a pattern in a popular women’s magazine? Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Jolie A. Elder Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 2025.031 afghan AKG Atlanta Knitting Guild blanket crochet Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Irish rose Rose of Sharon United States