| 单词 | afghan |
| 例句 | An afghan was folded across the headrest of a plastic-clad recliner. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She did not pick up the afghan that had fallen from her knees. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z He put out a finger and gently poked a rather large and oddly mobile-looking bulge under the afghan. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She lies on the sofa with her turbanlike Sunday hat on, the afghan wrapped around her. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She was still stroking Bloomberg, still succoring him, forcibly, into the subtle and difficult world outside warm afghans. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Then she wrapped her afghan around herself and bowed her head as if it were the lowering of a theater curtain. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I was snuggled under an afghan on the sofa. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z There’s tan paisley wallpaper and a queen-sized four-poster bed with a knitted afghan folded and draped across the bottom. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I covered her with the old knitted afghan and walked down to see Mr. Greene. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The afghan is draped across her thighs, the rubber plant rises behind her like a fan. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She started to knit an afghan for her mother, a large project that would take months. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Somebody had gone over the entire parlor with it, a big room with fringed throw rugs, an old piano with a lace runner, and cane-bottom rockers draped with afghans. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Asher s Talent for knitting was so keen that she could finish an entire afghan in eight city blocks. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z There was an afghan on the rocking chair. Raymie Nightingale 2016-04-12T00:00:00Z Mrs. Smeath might be in there, lying on the velvet chesterfield, the afghan spread over her; I remember this much. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z I curl up on the sheepskin rug and drape two knit afghans over my body. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z When I wake up, it’s past midnight, and someone has covered me with an afghan. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Sunshine, in fact, bathed the entire afghan, and the play of warm, brilliant light in the pale-blue wool was in itself well worth beholding. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z She does this, not in her bedroom, but on the chesterfield in the living room, stretched out with her shoes off and a knitted afghan covering her. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “And he helped her home. I remember him putting her down on the couch and pulling the afghan over her.” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He looked briefly at the clenched hand on the blue afghan, then, quite gently, with his cigar in his hand, took hold of Franny’s shoulder. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I picture it hidden, underneath her woolen afghan and the billow of her apron bib, pumping in the thick fleshy darkness of the inside of her body: something taboo, intimate. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “You bored him to death,” she said, covering Vern’s lap with a colorful afghan. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z When I entered the living room she was sitting on the couch wrapped up in a large knitted afghan. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z My brother was lying on his bed, wrapped in an old afghan Tessie had crocheted for him. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z And once she was stretched out I pulled her woolen afghan over her. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “Right over here,” she answered, pulling back the covers on May’s bed, the pink-and-brown afghan May had crocheted with popcorn stitches. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She brought her legs in closer to her, under the afghan. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He has started finishing projects, such as crocheting afghans, that he had never had time to get to. The pandemic-fueled demand for masks has reignited interest in an age-old skill 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z I wrote early on in that essay, trying to conjure the first moment I ever saw one as an infant — my parent's afghan hound, Easy. Chloe Shaw on when she first asked, "What Is a Dog?": "I wrote from a place of specified grief" 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z Her giant, wrinkled hand clutches a multicolored afghan that nearly fills the south side of the studio. Mural artist Kent Twitchell is extra busy at his canvas: L.A.'s streets 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Q: I have a beautiful wool afghan blanket that my grandmother crocheted and left to me more than 30 years ago. How to mend holes in, and then clean, a crocheted afghan blanket 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z So if the afghan is not visibly dirty, you may not need to clean it. How to mend holes in, and then clean, a crocheted afghan blanket 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Exquisite details, often in close-up, are noted — the green milk glass table settings, the crocheted afghan — but not fetishized. Deceptively simple 'Olive Kitteridge' unfolds as work of art 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z How pleasant to remember those desperate hours as I sit under an afghan, laptop on my knees! T Magazine: The Click Fix 2010-12-05T22:00:00Z “It used to be that a lot of people didn’t like crochet or relegated it to your mother’s afghan, but there’s been a big renaissance,” said Trisha Malcolm, editor in chief of Vogue Knitting. Yarn Bombing Hits the High Street 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Pull your afghan a little closer, and let’s hope this author’s energy doesn’t flag anytime soon. Even the dead characters are delightful in Fannie Flagg’s latest novel 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z When the soap is rinsed out, roll the afghan in towels “like a jelly roll.” How to mend holes in, and then clean, a crocheted afghan blanket 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Friedman tries to capture the afghan hound’s attention with his squeaky tennis ball, to no avail. Canines of New York: a day behind the lens with The Dogist 2015-10-17T04:00:00Z Ms. Sui also added scuffed boots in the Frye style, suede sandals with cork platforms and socks, and afghan cardigans. Fashion Review: Familiarity Breeds Comfort 2010-09-16T23:20:00Z If the rest of your afghan is in good shape, Raymond estimated it would take her three or four hours, at $30 an hour, to mend the tears. How to mend holes in, and then clean, a crocheted afghan blanket 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Once the afghan is mended, Raymond advises using it rather than protecting it by putting it in storage. How to mend holes in, and then clean, a crocheted afghan blanket 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z And after they’re fixed, what would be the best way to wash or clean this afghan? How to mend holes in, and then clean, a crocheted afghan blanket 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z Even the exhibition design of “Wong Ping: Silent Neighbor” seems to partly channel Kelley, who had a thing for ratty fabric, knitted afghans and plush toys. Wong Ping’s Candy-Colored, Taboo-Smashing World 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z Such inclusiveness seems part of the message of “United Nations,” an optimistically titled painting that consists of a colorfully striped, machine-knit afghan — an inexpensive item that could have been manufactured anywhere — sewn onto stretched linen. Art Review: A Textured Palette Without Much Paint 2011-01-27T22:58:12Z Diary of a Rock'n'Roll Star begins with Hunter cleaning cat droppings from the floor of his flat in Wembley and deciding to make the transatlantic trip in his new afghan coat. Ian Hunter's diary of Mott the Hoople 2010-06-25T22:59:00Z She has frank conversations and cries with everyone as they figure out why they are hanging on to boxes of grandma’s afghans and photo albums full of people they don’t even recognize. New show explores Swedish ‘death cleaning’ as a path to better living 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z It’s a form of manipulation and control like any other — except crocheted into an afghan and presented as love. Advice | Carolyn Hax: Mother-in-law insists they’re moving away because they ‘hate’ her 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Among those items is a yellow afghan blanket her great-grandmother knitted and “has always been on my bed,” she said. Perspective | Feds aiding Ukrainians displaced by war describe a ‘heartbreaking’ effort: ‘It’s personal’ 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Biden’s Friday order generated a social media storm with Twitter saying #USA_stole_money_from_afghan was trending among Afghans. Afghans protest US order to give $3.5B to 9/11 victims 2022-02-12T05:00:00Z Since September, Minnesota has welcomed 721 afghan evacuees according to the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Some Afghan refugee nonprofits call on Biden administration to help resettle abandoned allies 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z “It was not an afghan I had knitted. If that was lost, I could knit another. It was my brother.” Ashes in the mail: Dealing with the loss of a loved one has changed in the covid era 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z There was Peggy Foster, 82, an afghan over her shoulders, Ralph Lucas, 84, the only man in the group, and Jean Rose, 96, who kept surprising herself with the success of her rolls. Inside a Nursing Home After the Vaccine: Joy, Relief and Game Night 2021-02-12T05:00:00Z There’s crystal and china, collectibles and housewares, linens and homemade afghans. Auxiliary group works to support local communities 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z It’s an enormous wall piece stitched together from found hand-knit afghans. Review: Kielbasa-shaped glass sculpture and other provocations from the late Miyoshi Barosh 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z I was 16 when I discovered it, as a terribly timid adolescent with long hair, an afghan jacket and little round glasses. Who is the real Dice Man? The elusive writer behind the disturbing cult novel 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z Ciraolo said he believes Yeatman was shot in her apartment where the colorful afghan she was found wrapped in was always on her couch. An affair. The mob. A murder. 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Before the contest, the color-splotched pooches resemble afghans — the blankets, not the dogs. Dog grooming is booming, even for mutts 2018-11-23T05:00:00Z Arnold’s apartment cozily conveys what the seventies actually looked like for a starving artist: houseplants, milk crates, afghans. Harvey Fierstein and Ngozi Anyanwu’s Dramatic Self-Portraits 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z “It’s not like crocheting a huge afghan, where I’ll get discouraged.” Southeast Texas fans of crocheting help with Octo Project 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z She was an inveterate gift giver, dispensing afghans, baby blankets, pot holders and bed booties she had knitted or crocheted, friends said. Michigan man creates custom headstone for wife 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z Roxanne recalled how Carol loved to sit back and crochet afghans for her friends and family. These are some of the victims of the Northern California firestorm 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z Carol loved to crochet afghans for her friends and family, Roxanne wrote. 'There was no time': How fire ravaged one Santa Rosa street 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z But his final, prizewinning afghan - “I’m keeping that one,” Nathan says. Vietnam veterans who became crafting kings of county fair 2017-10-01T04:00:00Z The exhibition by artist Marie Watt called Blanket Stories features a sculpture created with blankets, quilts, and afghans contributed in part by residents in the Finger Lakes area. Blankets become art in exhibit at Rockwell Museum in Corning 2017-05-07T04:00:00Z He would bring home fruits and vegetables, Danish strudel, crocheted afghans and Christmas ornaments, all gifts from his patients. Immigrants like my Syrian-born father made America great 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z Because someday the ugly afghan made by your godmother and never used will become your child’s favorite comfort/TV blanket. Readers speak on friendship, wedding gifts and handling ‘How are you?’ 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z Now, Smelser’s full-size afghans will be part of the celebration and send-off to the patients. Anderson woman crochets blankets for cancer patients 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Ashforth and Plummer decided that the afghan was the perfect canvas for expressing mathematical ideas - and since then they have devoted much of their time to producing as many as they could. Meet the mathekniticians - and their amazing woolly maths creations 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z She goes to a dialysis center three times a week and spends much of her time crocheting afghans and watching television. Failure to Improve Is Still Being Used, Wrongly, to Deny Medicare Coverage 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z “I crocheted afghans, one for each of the children,” Coletta said. Identical twins enjoy 100th birthday, recall long lives 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Kogelman’s hand rested on an afghan spread across her lap, with one daughter’s fingers on top, the other daughter’s beneath. Hospice program gives photos of patients’ hands to families 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z My mom was 64 when she broke the news to me in her bedroom as her hands worried an afghan that she’d knitted years earlier. My mother had Alzheimer’s. Will my fate be the same? 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z Together they have knitted and crocheted about 90 mathematical afghans. Meet the mathekniticians - and their amazing woolly maths creations 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z The troops, Obama said, would serve as advisers and trainers of afghan security forces. Obama announces slower withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan 2015-03-24T04:00:00Z She crochets clothing, blankets, curtains, afghans and other items for herself and for friends. Climbing Out of a Deep Depression by Learning to Lean on Others 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z Kogelman’s hands expertly wielded crochet needles, making hundreds, maybe thousands, of doilies, baby blankets, trivets, Christmas ornaments and afghans for her family, and for a crisis pregnancy center. Hospice program gives photos of patients’ hands to families 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z There he encountered middle-class students, exotically dressed with long hair and wearing afghan coats. The anarchic experimental schools of the 1970s 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Some of their afghans have even been bought by the Science Museum in London. Meet the mathekniticians - and their amazing woolly maths creations 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z When he came back, he showed her his afghan, and told her he’d received one of those blankets. After Oso: recovery more than medicine, stitches 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z Koncaba spends about seven hours a day in his room at the Western Nebraska Veteran’s Home assembling his creations, including stocking caps and afghans. Veteran warms hearts, bodies with crochet goods 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z USA teaches afghan women to raise chickens and sell them for economic independence. Bill Cosby's 'Tough Love' Message for Blacks 2013-06-12T18:20:36Z Just four years ago there were some 180,000 troops in Iraq and afghan. Obama focuses on veterans, military at Fort Bliss, on anniversary of Iraq combat end 2012-08-31T19:45:00Z Not only are the images in the afghans mathematical, but the way they are made also involves mathematical thinking. Meet the mathekniticians - and their amazing woolly maths creations 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z A blue-and-white afghan depicting a dozen local institutions is draped over the living room sofa. HABITATS/Morris Park: A Bronx State of Mind 2012-07-07T09:00:08Z He said he will be sending it to a wounded Marine recovering in Virginia, along with a second afghan sporting the black and red colors and initials of the United States Marine Corps. Veteran warms hearts, bodies with crochet goods 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z The March 11 slaying of 16 afghan civilians by a lone U.S Army staff sergeant named Robert Bales in Kandahar, however, has left less of a scar. Civilian Killings and Koran Burnings: A Tale of Two Misdeeds in Afghanistan 2012-03-22T08:36:26Z The cart was drawn up under the shade of a tree; afghan and worsted embroidery were taken out; shawls were spread; and the party settled themselves for a morning of comfort. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z On their website if you click on any of the afghans you will be led to a page on the kniting and crochet site ravelry where the patterns can be bought for a small fee. Meet the mathekniticians - and their amazing woolly maths creations 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Then there’s the afghan for Lucy Locket that Mother showed me how to knit. Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z Finished G——'s afghan, also completed the embroidery of fourth skirt for Mrs. ——, and first of baby C——'s mittens. Miss Ellis's Mission 2012-02-11T03:04:04.613Z The colors were as fresh and clear as if the mummy had clothed himself from the last fancy fair, with a description of afghan well suited to the Egyptian climate. From the Oak to the Olive A Plain record of a Pleasant Journey 2011-11-26T03:00:12.337Z Fairbairn set down the pail of water and departed; Flora got her worsted embroidery out of the cart, and Esther a strip of afghan which she was ambitiously making. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z In 1996 two British maths teachers active on an internet knitting forum were asked by a US yarn firm to design it an afghan. Meet the mathekniticians - and their amazing woolly maths creations 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z The afghan was a gay striped affair—Roman, Mother called it—pink and blue and yellow and white and black. Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z “Afghanistan will never forget, will never forget, the welcome, the hospitality, the respect and the brotherhood shown by the Pakistan people to the afghan people.” Karzai Says Afghanistan Would Back Pakistan in a Conflict With U.S. 2011-10-23T14:34:44Z I think the old man needs to put in his dentures, throw off his afghan and get in there. D.C. United at Kansas City match diary & player ratings 2011-08-24T13:18:46Z The afghan and worsted embroidery came out again under the bright lamplight; but Meredith sat idly tending the fire. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z The couple soon discovered that an afghan was a knitted or crocheted blanket or throw. Meet the mathekniticians - and their amazing woolly maths creations 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Of all these pastimes, Lydia liked best the afghan, and the postcard game. Little Friend Lydia 2012-02-14T03:00:25.563Z And on Sunday, three afghan security guards were killed when the Taliban attempted, and failed, to enter a Kandahar fuel depot with an explosives-laden truck. Deadly Raid on U.K. Kabul Compound: A Sign of Things to Come? 2011-08-19T06:50:00Z The long strip of pink crochet work, destined to become part of an afghan for Marjorie’s “house” dropped from her hands. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z Worsted work and afghan, of course; but the only book was in Meredith's pocket. Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z Originally the afghans were hung in their classrooms. Meet the mathekniticians - and their amazing woolly maths creations 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z And tying the striped scarf around the neck of the great conqueror, she bolstered the bust on an easy-chair, draping an afghan around him to conceal his lack of body and limbs. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z Gone are her mother's handmade afghans, her grandmother's crocheted tablecloths and her father's record player. State employees helping with fires suffer personal losses 2011-05-11T22:19:04Z "Eglah, do you need my help in dressing, or will Octavia suit you best?" asked Mrs. Mitchell, who sat at a small table near the hearth, matching silk squares for an afghan. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z "Yes, but an afghan is such an endless piece of work." Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z Susanne covered Curtains with an afghan that had been draped across the couch. Samantha Hunt: “The Yellow.” 2010-11-22T05:00:00Z When I subsequently moved her to assisted living I found the wallet which she had hidden under an afghan at the foot of her bed. Hallucinations in the Hospital 2010-06-21T21:38:00Z The room was now ornamented in a stiff sort of fashion 21 with brilliant red tidies, afghans, and other things which Dolly considered quite antediluvian. Dolly's College Experiences He had stretched himself out comfortably in an arm-chair, and his young niece pushed a footstool under his feet and put an afghan over his knees. Gertrude's Marriage There was Nora's afghan with its rich, warm stripes, there was Belle's fine embroidery,—centre piece, doilies, and other dainty bits chiefly for the dining-room. Brenda, Her School and Her Club 2011-01-15T03:00:31.087Z Dot looked rather askance at the bright-colored afghan that hid the crippled legs of the good woman. The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in In the latter case they can be made of wool, and many of them could be crocheted together for an afghan or slumber robe. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home He finished folding the afghan, and carefully replaced it on the divan from which he had borrowed it. The Girl in the Mirror Gerald found her by the fire, her fur-cloak over her shoulders, her woolly afghan in her hands, and the picture on the chair before her. Aurora the Magnificent Julia Cloud drew her down upon the couch, and soothed her, covering her with an afghan and trying to comfort her. Cloudy Jewel The legs were so still, and the afghan covered them so completely, that to the little girl's mind it seemed as though she had no lower limbs at all! The Corner House Girls in a Play How they rehearsed, how they acted, and what the play brought in Table covers, afghans, slumber robes, or large rugs By making several of these long strips and fastening them together one can have a table cover, afghan, slumber robe, or a large rug. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home He was folding up the afghan as he spoke, and he stopped in the act, leaving one end dangling on the floor. The Girl in the Mirror She was not very fond of reading, and she was fond of knitting large soft woolly afghans, of which she made presents to her friends. Aurora the Magnificent Baby's little blanket, Socks and worsted ball, Winter cap and mittens, And his flannels all, And his pretty afghan Warm and soft and fine, Once as wool were growing On this back of mine! Pinafore Palace How pleasant it was to lie on the lounge with her own dearest doll Belinda Button, tucked away under the afghan! Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad By extending the warp any length desired beyond the head piece, long strips for slumber robes, afghans, and such articles can be woven. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home It was only when he had stopped for a moment's rest, and Doris demanded a description of the leading lady's gowns, now represented by the afghan, that his ingenuity failed. The Girl in the Mirror He stretched himself out obediently, after which she covered him with the afghan. The Dust Flower "Oh, Fritz, you naughty dog!" said mamma, when she saw her pretty afghan lying in a heap on the floor. Harper's Young People, November 25, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly Louis pulled mamma's blue and red afghan from the lounge, and after tucking it carefully over his little sisters, crawled under it himself, and— "Bow-wow," said Fritz. Harper's Young People, November 4, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly Many of these squares can be joined to make sofa pillows, afghans, slumber robes, and other dainty articles. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home Now get on my bed and cuddle under the afghan and we’ll talk till Miss Blossom comes back. Ladies-In-Waiting Over its foot lay an afghan the work of the late Mrs. Allerton. The Dust Flower Then Nan helped Patty into a soft dressing gown, made her lie down upon her bed, and threw a light afghan over her. Patty's Summer Days The baby was still asleep, the figure on the couch still lay quietly beneath the knitted afghan. Patty's Social Season Slumber robes or afghans Portières Slumber robes or afghans have been previously mentioned on page 54, under the head of Materials. Hand-Loom Weaving A Manual for School and Home Dodo yearned to possess an old afghan she saw on the settee of the suite of furniture, but she feared to say so. Polly's Business Venture Very humbly she knelt and kissed his feet, outlined beneath the afghan. The Dust Flower Aunt Rebecca thought Jane Lavinia's artistic labours a flat waste of time, which would have been much better put into rugs and crochet tidies and afghans. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 Eugene should, by right, go over to the factory and answer a pile of letters, but instead, he throws himself on the grass, with an afghan under his head, and falls fast asleep. Floyd Grandon's Honor Long years ago they stretched, and they have been stretching ever since, until now each one resembles an afghan. 'Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are!' It was a bag containing odds and ends of zephyrs and yarns, left from various afghans and pieces of fancy work. Mary Ware's Promised Land I’ll lay in a supply of Florida water and an afghan....” The Dust Flower All the other girls in Chestercote made rugs and tidies and afghans. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 She wore his picture in a locket at her throat hung on a piece of ribbon the color of the afghan for that day. The Heart of Arethusa Then whisking a few tiny crumbs from the couch afghan, Sally gathered up the doilies and went out, smiling contentedly. The Blue Birds' Winter Nest But at last she caught her father, who was on the floor covered up with an afghan, and so Mr. Maynard was "It" in his turn. Marjorie's Busy Days Here she caught sight of the bandaged hands, which Margaret had been trying to conceal beneath the afghan. Three Margarets There was spring in the world and spring in Jane Lavinia's heart; but a chill came with the thought of Aunt Rebecca, who considered tidies and afghans nicer than her pictures. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 Miss Asenath wore the soft white gowns of Miss Letitia's making and, with Miss Letitia's own connivance, indulged her fancy for colors in her afghans, which she had in every conceivable shade. The Heart of Arethusa She herded him firmly to the couch, tucked a soft, flat pillow under his head, threw a light afghan over him. Play the Game! "All right!" and Elise threw a sofa cushion and another and another, following them up with a knitted afghan, a silk slumber robe, and then beginning on a pile of newspapers. Patty Blossom Roberta struggled out of the encumbering folds of the green afghan and trailed her other draperies swiftly to the window, whose familiar view she seemed to find intensely absorbing. Betty Wales Senior A crocheted afghan, a washable embroidered cover, or a firm silk puff, are good covers. The Mother and Her Child If you like, I will read it to you while you work on that interminable afghan. Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy I have never known her, for instance, to put a pink bow on an afghan and then have the subsequent development turn out to be a boy, or vice versa. More Tish As the M.Ks. were still at work on Aunt Sallie's afghan, their meeting was put at half-past two in order to give them an hour and still leave time for the other. The Story of the Big Front Door There was a stack of guitar magazines on the battered coffee table, and a cozy sofa with an afghan folded neatly on one arm. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town Well, that afghan, though often shown to dear friends, has not been much used. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie In the carriage, and partly covered by a costly and brilliant afghan, reclined a forlorn and truly pitiable creature, who seemed to have sunk down helplessly on the cushions. Infelice This should be removed at night and a comfortable afghan be used in its place. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Here Elsie took it up: "All the older children too can tell How grandma's stockings wear so well, And how she makes, with greatest pains, Comforters, afghans, balls, and reins." The Story of the Big Front Door A chintz, cretonne, or other washable cover, with plenty of pretty pillows to invite indolence, can be used on either, with an afghan or some other sort of pretty "throw." The Complete Home The united efforts of all present resulted in finding the shoes entangled in an afghan which Mrs. Upton had unintentionally placed in the heap in the closet when she relieved the sofa of its burden. Holiday Stories for Young People Margery was crocheting a baby's afghan, and Polly was almost obscured by a rumpled, yellow dress which lay in her lap. Polly Oliver's Problem A chariot and four, man to drive, striped afghan, etc. The Last of the Peterkins With Others of Their Kin The M.Ks. were still at work on the afghan for old Aunt Sallie, which was nearly done, and Miss Brown was reading aloud to them "A New England Girlhood." The Story of the Big Front Door There was a sewing corner, with a fully furnished work-stand; and there was a soft puffy couch, with a pile of down pillows and a fluffy yellow afghan. Patty and Azalea Dear Mrs. Norman: Thank you ever so much for the lovely afghan you sent the baby. Etiquette On the verandah of a select boarding-house we have seen a fat lady of forty lying on a bench like a dead harlequin, as she rolled herself in the triangles of a glittering afghan. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 27, June, 1873 He kissed her, pressing the finger of warning closer against her lips, and she patted a place for him on the Mexican afghan beside her. Every Soul Hath Its Song Mrs. Howard's eyes followed lovingly her two pretty nieces as they danced away to join the group around the afghan. The Story of the Big Front Door Such exquisite blankets and afghans and tufted silk coverlets and such dainty frocks and caps and little coats and everything an infant could possibly use, from baskets to bibs and from pillows to porringers. Patty and Azalea Arranging herself as comfortably as she knew how, she drew the gay afghan over her, leaned back upon the soft pillow, gazed up at the sheltering gig-top, and resigned herself to luxurious bliss. The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories And now Mr. P. has come up-stairs rolled up in your afghan, and we have decided to go to both Newark and Brooklyn to-morrow, so I know I ought to go to bed. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss Here's music for her pianee, An afghan for her toes, A portrait of Joanna, see, By Raphael No. 2, Who laboured with great industry To make it fair and true. Little Women "Art vanquished?" asked Kitty pulling the afghan away from one of his eyes. Marjorie's New Friend A couch by a corner window was provided with many ruffly fluffy pillows, covered with green silk, and a knitted afghan of soft green wool lay folded at the foot. Patty Fairfield She put it upon the bed, and then lighting the gas she unwrapped the afghan, in which the little creature was now almost entirely enveloped. The Rudder Grangers Abroad and Other Stories There was no more to be said upon this point, and in the lapse of their talk Halleck broke off some boughs of the blooming pear, and dropped them on the baby's afghan. A Modern Instance She turned to her daughter, and said with a querulous accent, "I wish you would throw the afghan over my feet, Florida, and make me a little comfortable before you begin your reading this morning." A Foregone Conclusion She pounced on King, and aided by Marjorie, they threw him on the couch, and wrapped his head in the afghan. Marjorie's New Friend Barbara, coming upstairs to hunt her after the guests were gone, found her sound asleep with the afghan still over her head. Georgina of the Rainbows Marjorie laughed and drew the lounge afghan up about her shoulders. Miss Prudence A Story of Two Girls' Lives. "Why, we haven't anything on hand," said Patty; "at least, I have a few pictures and books, and the afghan grandma's knitting for me; but that's all." Patty at Home Even then I was not sufficiently bundled up, so I called for an extra blanket, two afghans, and the hot-water bag. Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others In shawl straps they packed afghans, pillows, and such odds and ends as books and pictures, and they filled travellings bags with anything they could find. Marjorie's New Friend Throwing herself across the foot of Tippy's bed she crawled under the afghan thrown over it, even burrowing her head beneath it in order to shut out the dreadful things closing down on her. Georgina of the Rainbows One can rest delightfully while making a row on an afghan, or knitting on a bed slipper. Hold Up Your Heads, Girls! : Helps for Girls, in School and Out "Why didn't you tell me they were in there, Jerusalem?" she asked, as she tossed the afghan to Alan, and then settled herself on a sweet-grass mat at her mother's feet. Half a Dozen Girls Haldane carried little Bertha to her crib and covered her with an afghan. A Knight of the Nineteenth Century So he contented himself now with a mere pat of her hand as she gave the afghan a final smooth, and settled herself to read the letter aloud. Pollyanna Grows Up At last she lifted the languid form on the bed, threw over her an afghan, and bathed her head with cologne till the poor child fell asleep. What Can She Do? She then went to the parlor and brought the afghan, and without so much as saying, "by your leave," spread it over his chilled form. Opening a Chestnut Burr Without speaking Mrs. Adams caught up the afghan from the sofa and wrapped it closely about her daughter. Half a Dozen Girls He laid his hand on the officer's helpless legs, stretched out stiffly under a gay red afghan. Many Kingdoms She got up first and covered her husband's recumbent figure with a gray worsted afghan. Pollyanna Grows Up Lynde carried her to the carriage and wrapped her in a heavy afghan that lay on the seat. The Queen of Sheba & My Cousin the Colonel "The day is chilly, sir, and I must throw this afghan over you;" and she did so with a little touch of delicacy which is so grateful when one is indisposed. Opening a Chestnut Burr This sounded comfortable, so Daisy, now quite warm and dry, lay down, and after tucking the afghan over her, Patty went to the piano. Patty's Butterfly Days And now the problem is," the nurse, who was knitting a delicate rainbow afghan for a baby, smiled placidly over her faint pinks and blues, "now the question is, who's going abroad with him? Saturday's Child Jill had been winding wool for a stripe in her new afghan, and the green ball lay on her sofa. Jack and Jill I led her into the house, and she produced a gay bit of knitting, a baby afghan, by the signs. The Confession The afghan seemed to envelop him like a genial atmosphere. Opening a Chestnut Burr And late in the afternoon she went out and bought some wool, to make an afghan. The Breaking Point One was the girl who had knitted the afghan for Anna, and had hidden it away from Uncle James' kind but curious eyes. The Amazing Interlude She commenced it that evening while she waited for Wallie, and she wondered if some time she would be making an afghan for a coming child of her own. The Breaking Point Miss Emily, of the baby afghans, of the weary peddler, of that quiet seat in the church. The Confession Miss Walton left the room and soon returned with a large afghan. Opening a Chestnut Burr He sat in Lucy's sitting-room, in his old frock coat and black tie, with a knitted afghan across his knees. The Breaking Point Even from that distance Sara Lee could see the bit of pink which was the bow on her afghan. The Amazing Interlude Her last waking determination was to finish the afghan quickly and to knit for the men at the war. The Amazing Interlude She was, to be candid, knitting an afghan against an interesting event which involved a friend of hers. The Amazing Interlude |
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