Flower Afghan
Argyle Cream Afghan
Colorful Popcorn Afghan
Checkerboard AfghanStep 1: Getting Started
Size: 53" x 65'
Difficulty: Easy to Intermediate
Materials: Brunswick Fore-N-Aft, 11- 2-oz. skeins; 36" circular needle No. 9; 26 yards 1/4" wide satin ribbon; 12 yards 3/8" wide satin ribbon; Matching sewing thread.
Gauge: 5 sts = 1"; 6 rows = 1"
Pattern 1: (worked on 21 sts):
Row 1 (right side): K 5, k 2 tog, yo, k 1, yo, k 2 tog, k 1, sl 1, k 1, psso, yo, k 1, yo, sl 1, k 1, psso, k 5.
Row 2 and All Even Rows: Purl.
Row 3: K 4, k 2 tog, yo, k 2, yo, k 2 tog, k l, sl 1, k 1, psso, yo, k 2, yo, sl, k 1, psso, k 4.
Row 5: K 3, k 2 tog, yo, k 3, yo, k 2 tog, k 1, sl 1, k 1, psso, yo, k 3, yo, sl 1, k 1, psso, k 3.
Row 7: K 2, k 2 tog, yo, k 4, yo, k 2 tog, k 1, sl 1, k 1, psso, yo, k 4, yo, sl 1, k 1, psso, k 2.
Row 9: K 1 ,k 2 tog, yo, k 5, yo, k 2 tog, k l, sl 1, k 1, psso, yo, k 5, yo, sl 1, k 1, psso, k 1.
Row 11: K 2, yo, k 2 tog, k 2, (k 2 tog, yo) twice, k 1, (yo, sl 1, k 1, psso) twice, k 2,sl 1, k 1, psso, yo, k 2.
Row 13: K 2, yo, k 2 tog, k 1, (k 2 tog, yo) twice, k 3, (yo, sl 1, k 1, psso) twice, k 1,sl 1, k 1, psso, yo, k 2.
Row 15: K 2, yo, (k 2 tog) twice, yo, k 2 tog, yo, k 5, yo, sl l, k 1, psso, yo, (sl 1, k 1, psso) twice, yo, k 2.
Rowl7: K 2, yo, sl 2, k l, pass the 2 sl sts over the k st, yo, k 2 tog, yo, k 7, yo, sl 1, k 1, psso, yo, sl 2, k 1, pass the 2 sl sts over the k st, yo, k2.
Row 19: K 2, k 2 tog, yo, k 2, yo, k 2 tog, k 5, sl 1, k 1, psso, yo, k 2, yo, sl 1, k 1, psso, k 2.
Row 21: K 6, yo, k 2 tog, k 5,sl 1, k 1, psso, yo, k 6.
Row 23: K 6, yo, (k 2 tog) twice, yo, k 1, yo, (sl 1, k 1, psso) twice, yo, k 6.
Row 25: K 6, yo, sl 2, k 1, pass the 2 sl sts over the k st, yo, k 3, yo, sl 2, k 1, pass the 2 sl sts over the k st, yo, k 6.
Row 27: Knit.
Row 29: Knit.
Row 30: Purl. Repeat rows 1-30 for pat 1.
Step 2: Next Step
PATTERN 2: (worked on 13 sts):
Row 1: (right side): K 1, yo, k 1, p l, sl 1, k 1, psso, (yo, k 1)3 times, yo, k 2 tog, p 1, k 1, yo, k 1.
Row 2: P 1, p 2 tog, k 1, p 9, k 1, p 1, p 2 tog.
Row 3: K 1, yo, k 1, p 1,sl 1, k 1, psso, k 5, k 2 tog, p1, k 1, yo, k 1.
Row 4: P 1, p 2 tog, k 1, p 7, k 1, p 1, p 2 tog.
Repeat rows 1-4 for pat 2.
Afghan: Lower Border: Cast on 225 sts; do not join. Work back and forth as follows: work in stockinette st (k 1 row, p 1 row) for 2 rows.
Row 3: K 1, inc 1 st in next st, k to within last 2 sts, end inc 1 st in next st, k l-2 sts inc.
Row 4: Purl.
Rows 5-10: Repeat last 2 rows 3 times.
Row 11: (picot row): K 1, * k 2 tog yo, repeat from * across, end k 233sts.
Row 12: Purl.
Row 13: K 1, k 2 tog, k to within last 3 sts, end k 2 tog, k 1-2 sts dec.
Row 14: Purl.
Rows 15-20: Repeat last 2 rows 3 times- 225 sts.
Row 21 (beading row): Repeat row 11. P1 row, k 1 row, p 1 row.
Step 3: Almost Done!
Pattern 3: Row 1 (right side): * Work first 21 sts in pat 1, put a marker on work, work next 13 sts in pat 2, put a marker on work, repeat from * across, end work last 2l sts in pat 1.
Row 2: Slipping markers, purl. Work in pat as established until pat 1 is worked 13 times, end pat 1, row 28. Remove markers.
Upper Border: K 1 row, p 1 row. Work picot row for beading. P 1 row. Repeat rows 3 and 4 of lower border 4 times -233 sts. Work picot row. Repeat rows 12 and 13, 4 times-225 sts. P 1 row Bind off same tension as sts.
Side Borders: From wrong side, beg 1 st below beading row and having an odd number of sts, pick up and k 1 st in every other row along side edge. Work picot row for beading, then continue same as for top border. Work other side of afghan in same manner.
Finishing: Block pieces. Sew mitered corners tog. Fold borders in half along outer picot row to wrong side; hem in place. Place afghan on a flat surface and weave 1/4" wide ribbing through eyelets on each side of pat 1, tack ends to wrong side. Weave 3/8" ribbing through beading row of border, tying a bow at each corner.
