SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Lion Brand Basic Stitch Anti-Pilling:
- #500 Almond Tweed, 12 Balls (A)
- #407 Pine Heather, 1 Ball (B)
- Lion Brand Stitch Markers
- Lion Brand Large-Eyed Blunt Needle
- Circular Knitting Needle Size 8 (5mm), 36in Long or Longer
- SIZE:
- About 53 x 58in, not including fringe
- GAUGE:
- 22 sts = about 5in; 24 rows = about 4in in St st (k on RS, p on WS)
- BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
DIRECTIONS:
AFGHAN:With A, cast on 233 sts.
LOWER BORDER:
With A, work in Seed St for 12 rows.
BODY:
Row 1 (RS): With A, work Row 1 of Seed St pattern over first 9 sts (for side border), place marker (pm), knit to last 9 sts, pm, work Row 1 of Seed St pattern to end of row (for side border).
With A, keeping first and last 9 sts in Seed St pattern as established, work in St st (k on RS, p on WS) between markers, until piece measures about 4in from beg, slipping markers as you come to them.
Note: Continue to slip markers as you come to them.
With B, work in Seed St pattern for 4 rows.
With A, keeping first and last 9 sts in Seed St pattern as established, work in St st between markers, for 10 rows.
With B, work in Seed St pattern for 16 rows.
With A, keeping first and last 9 sts in Seed St pattern as established, work in St st between markers, for 10 rows.
With B, work in Seed St pattern for 4 rows.
Cut B. Work remainder of Afghan with A only.
With A, keeping first and last 9 sts in Seed St pattern as established, work in St st between markers, until piece measures about 56in from beg. Remove markers.
UPPER BORDER:
With A, work in Seed St pattern for 12 rows.
Bind off.
FINISHING:
FRINGE:
Cut 2 strands of A about 9in long. For each fringe, hold strands together and fold in half. Use crochet hook to draw fold through edge of piece, forming a loop. Pull ends of fringe through this loop. Pull to tighten.
Make 78 fringe along cast-on edge and 78 fringe along bind-off edge.
Attach first fringe in first st along each edge then attach fringe in every 3rd st across, skipping 2 sts between fringes.
Trim fringe evenly.
Weave in ends.
PATTERN STITCH:
Seed Stitch (worked over an odd number of sts):
Row 1: K1, *p1, k1; rep from * to end of row.
Row 2: K the purl sts and p the knit sts.
Rep Row 2 for Seed St pattern.
NOTES:
Afghan is worked in one piece in sections of Stockinette st (k on RS, p on WS) and Seed St, with Seed St borders along outside edges.
The yarn color is changed for each section.
A circular needle is used to accommodate the number of sts. Work back and forth in rows on circular needle as if working on straight needles.
When you see 'as established' in the instructions, this means to continue in the current pattern st, lining up sts as in previous rows.
ABBREVIATIONS:
beg = begin(ning)(s)
k = knit
p = purl
rep = repeat
RS = right side
st(s) = stitch(es)
St st = Stockinette stitch
WS = wrong side