Needlework: Knitted Afghan & Pillow

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This afghan was made using another ombre yarn, "Scuba",  from Red Heart 

and the Basketweave pattern below.  

The matching pillow is made

using a pillow insert from 

JoAnn Fabrics Fairfield 12"x 16".  

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 60"

For the Pillow: 

Cast on 70 stitches using size 7 needles

K10, P10 across for 10 rows

P10, K10 across for 10 rows

Repeat until yarn is finished - about 12.5 sections of  10 rows. Size will be

determined by how much yarn is left over from the afghan.  

Fold in half lengthwise and stitch or single crochet edges leaving one end open

to insert pillow form.