Stevens - Last-Minute Afghans

If you are an Annies customer and have a question about the instructions on a pattern you have purchased, please visit: http://www.anniescatalog.com/pages/customer_care/pattern_services.html Knitters of all skill levels will love this charming collection of six original designs. These projects are surprisingly easy to take with you, something you do not usually find in an afghan book. Knit in sections and worked together later, these are great projects for short amounts of downtime. Sew them together or use single crochet, add fringe or leave it off, the afghans featured here are easy to customize to suit your taste. They are made in easy-to-find yarns that are both washable and affordable. From the bold color-pop of Flamboyant Poppies to the subtle seasonal changes of Spring, Summer & Fall, these big-needle quick knits will appeal to everyone on your to knit for list.

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Prairie Impressions,Twisted Stitches,Spring, Summer & Fall,Candy Sprinkles,Skill LevelFinished Measurement Approx 48 x 65 inches, excluding fringe Materials

• Plymouth Encore Worsted Colorspun (worsted weight; 75% acrylic/25% wool; 200 yds/100g per ball): 4 balls each rose multi #7990, blue multi #7991, rust multi #7172; 2 balls cream multi #7718
• Plymouth Encore Worsted (worsted weight; 75% acrylic/25% wool; 200 yds/100g per ball); 2 balls each rose #9408, blue #598, rust #453; 1 ball olive #45
• Size 10 (6.5mm) needles or size needed to obtain gauge
• Size N/P/15 (10mm) crochet hook
• Tapestry or yarn needle

Gauge 11 sts = 4 inches/10cm in St st with 2 strands held tog. To save time, take time to check gauge. Pattern StitchGrass Panel (worked on 19 sts) Panel is worked from a chart. Refer to Color Guide for background and grass color used for each panel. Color GuidePanel A: Make 1 using cream multi for background and olive solid for grass. Panel C: Make 2 using blue multi for background and blue solid for grass. Panel D: Make 2 using rust multi for background and rust solid for grass. Pattern Notes Afghan is worked in vertical panels with 2 strands of yarn held together throughout. Pattern Notes Afghan is worked in vertical panels with 2 strands of yarn held together throughout.

If only 1 ball is used, pull yarn from inside and outside of ball. When using 2 balls, pull both ends from the inside. Slip all stitches knitwise. Grass pattern is worked by stranding method. Do not carry yarn across more than 2 stitches on the back without catching the carried color. When changing colors, bring previous color under and over new color on wrong side to twist yarn and prevent holes.

Afghan panels can be sewn together if preferred. PanelMake 7Note:Refer to Stitch Key for background and grass colors. With 2 strands of background color held tog, cast on 19 sts. Rows 1 (RS)6: Work Rows 16 of Grass Panel Chart, using indicated grass color. Rows 7188: Rep [Rows 720 of Grass Panel Chart] 13 times. Rows 189202: Work Rows 189202 of Grass Panel Chart. Rows 203 and 204: With background color only, rep Rows 1 and 2 of chart.

Bind off following pat for Row 1 except knit the first and last st. Assembly Referring to Assembly Diagram on for placement, join panels. Hold 2 panels WS tog with right-hand panel on top. With crochet hook and 1 strand of facing multi color, work from top to bottom of panels through both thicknesses between first and 2nd st from end of rows as follows: Leaving a 6-inch yarn end, sl st loosely in each slipped edge st across. Fasten off, leaving a 6-inch length of yarn. Fringe (optional) Use 10 (16-inch) strands per knot. Fringe (optional) Use 10 (16-inch) strands per knot.

Place knots evenly spaced across each short end having 1 solid motif color knot at each end of each grass motif, 1 multi color knot at edge of St st area of each panel, and 1 multi fringe at each outer corner.

Skill LevelFinished Measurements Approx 53 x 67 inches Materials

• Lion Brand Wool-Ease (worsted weight; 80% acrylic/20% wool; 197 yds/85g per ball): 5 balls each blush heather #104 (A), wheat #402 (B) and chestnut heather #179 (C); 4 balls rose heather #140 (D); 3 balls mushroom #403 (E)
• Size 11 (8mm) needles or size needed to obtain gauge
• Size N/P/15 (10mm) crochet hook

Gauge 11 sts = 4 inches/10cm in St st with 2 strands of yarn held tog. To save time, take time to check gauge. Special AbbreviationsLeft Twist (LT): Skip first st on LH needle, knit through back loop of 2nd st leaving both sts on needle, then insert needle into back loops of both sts and k2tog; slip both sts from needle tog. Right Twist (RT): K2tog, leaving both sts on LH needle, insert RH needle from front between these 2 sts and knit the first st again; slip both sts from needle tog. Pattern Notes Afghan is worked in vertical panels with 2 strands of yarn held together.

Slip all stitches knitwise. When using 2 balls of yarn, pull both ends from the inside. If using only 1 ball, pull one end from the inside and one from outside. Afghan can be assembled by sewing panels together, if preferred with a decorative chain stitch added between the panels. Panels will be longer than finished length until assembly is completed.