​ Fan Afghan Designs

In this week's blog post, learn how to make an afghan!

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-Leisure Arts Team

Finished Size: Approximately48" x 68"

GAUGE: Working double strand, in Stockinette Stitch, 11 sts and 14 rows = 4"

Note: When instructed to slip a stitch, always slip as if to knit.

Holding 2 strands of yarn together,
cast on 131 sts.

Rows 1-9: P1, (K1, P1) across.

Row 10 (Right side): P1, (K1, P1) 3 times, K2, P3, K2, † YO (Fig. 1a), K3, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, K3, YO, K1 †, repeat from † to † once more, P 16, K1, repreat from † to † 3 times, P 16, K1, repeat from † to † once, YO, K3, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, K3, YO, K2, P3, K2, P1, (K1, P1) 3 times.

Row 11: (P1, K1) 3 times, P3, K3, P 22, † (K, P, K) all in next st, P3 tog †, repeat from † to † 3 times more, P 31, repeat from † to † 4 times, P 22, K3, P3, (K1, P1) 3 times.

Row 12: P1 (K1, P1) 3 times, K2, P3, (K3, YO, K2, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, K2, YO) twice, K2, P 16, K2, YO, K2, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, K2, YO, (K3, YO, K2, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, K2, YO) twice, K2, P 16, K2, (YO, K2, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, K2, YO, K3) twice, P3, K2, P1, (K1, P1) 3 times.

ROW 13: (P1, K1) 3 times, P3, K3, P 22, † P3 tog, (K, P, K) all in next st †, repeat from † to † 3 times more, P 31, repeat from † to † 4 times, P 22, K3, P3, (K1, P1) 3 times.

Row 14: P1, (K1, P1) 3 times, K2, P3, K4, YO, K1, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, K1, YO, K5, YO, K1, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, K1, YO, K3, P 16, K3, YO, K1, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, K1, YO, (K5, YO, K1, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, K1, YO) twice, K3, P 16, K3, YO, K1, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, K1, YO, K5, YO, K1, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, K1, YO, K4, P3, K2, P1, (K1, P1) 3 times.

Row 15: Repeat Row 11.

Row 16: P1, (K1, P1) 3 times, K2, P3, K5, YO, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, YO, K7, YO, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, YO, K4, P 16, K4, YO, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, YO, (K7, YO, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, YO) twice, K4, P 16, K4, YO, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, YO, K7, YO, slip 1, K2 tog, PSSO, YO, K5, P3, K2, P1, (K1, P1) 3 times.

Row 17: Repeat Row 13.

Rows 18-225: Repeat Rows 10-17, 26 times.

Rows 226-234: P1, (K1, P1) across.

Bind off all sts in pattern.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
ABBREVIATIONS
K knit
mm millimeters
P purl
PSSO pass slipped stitch over
st(s) stitch(es)
tog together
YO yarn over

— work instructions following as many more times as indicated in addition to the first time.
† to † — work all instructions from the first † to the second † as many times as specified.
( ) — work enclosed instructions as many times as specified by the number immediately following or work all enclosed instructions in the stitch indicated or contains explanatory remarks.

GAUGE
Correct gauge is essential for proper size. Before beginning, your needle size given in instructions is merely a guide and should never be used without first making a sample swatch approximately 4" square in the stitch, yarn, and needles specified. Then measure it, counting your stitches and rows carefully. If you have more stitches per inch than specified, try again with larger needles, if fewer, try again with a smaller size. Keep trying until you find the size needle that will give you the specified gauge. DO NOT HESITATE TO CHANGE NEEDLE SIZE TO OBTAIN CORRECT GAUGE.

YARN OVERS

After a knit stitch, before a knit stitch
Bring the yarn forward between the needles, then back over the top of the right hand needle, so that it is now in position to knit the next stitch (Fig. 1a).

Fig. 1a



After a purl stitch, before a knit stitch
Take yarn over right hand needle to the back, so that it is now in position to knit the next stitch (Fig. 1b).

Fig. 1b



After a knit stitch, before a purl stitch
Bring yarn forward between the needles, then back over the top of the right hand needle and forward between the needles again, so that it is now in position to purl the next stitch (Fig. 1c).

Fig. 1c

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