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I dont really like the colour combination used in the gaa booklet, so i am going to keep the number of colours to a minimal. Great north american afghan, more or less depending on how i arrange and replace the squares. A collection of wonderful square to create your own heirloom afghan. The great american aran afghan book patterns ravelry.
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