Friday, February 12, 2021

Needlework: Knitted Afghan

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Red Heart "True Blue" Ombre yarn, which is self striping, works up to become
colorful afghan in multiple shades of blue.  
The pillow is made in the same pattern with crocheted lace on each side.

Stitch Explanation: 

Seed Stitch (over an even number of sts)
Row 1: *Ki P1; rep from * across
Row 2: P the knit sts. and K the purl sts.
Rep Rows 1 & 2 for Seed st. 

Circular Knitting Needles: Size 10
Approximately 6 skeins of 4.5 oz yarn or 3 Jumbo skeins of 10 oz. yarn each

BASKETWEAVE AFGHAN:
With one strand of yarn cast on 140 stitches
Working back and forth in rows, work in Seed st for 8 rows.

Next 10 Rows: Work in Seed st over first 6 sts. *K8,P8; rep from * to last 6 sts. work in Seed st over last 6 sts.

Next 10 Rows: Work in Seed st over first 6 sts. *P8, K8; rep from * to last 6 sts. work in Seed st over last 6 sts.

Rep last 20 rows 6 more times or for desired length of afghan
Work Seed st for 8 rows.
Bind off. 
Finished size approximately 36" x 64"

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