Afgan 5
Afgan 5
Afgan 5
14 sts = 4 inches/10cm in St st
To save time, take time to check
gauge.
Pattern Notes
Circular needle is used to accommo-
date large number of stitches. Do not
join, work back and forth in rows.
Stitch count changes on Row 3;
original count is restored on Row 9.
Afghan
Cast on 124 sts.
Knit 10 rows.
Row 1 (RS): K10, purl to last
10 sts, k10.
Row 2: Knit.
Row 3: K10, p6, in next st work [p1,
k1] 3 times, *p12, in next st work [p1,
k1] 3 times; rep from * 6 times, p6,
k10164 sts.
Row 4: K16, p6, [k12, p6] 7
times, k16.
Row 5: K10, p6, k6, [p12, k6] 7 times,
p6, k10.
Row 6: K16, p6, [k12, p6] 7
times, k16.
Row 7: K10, [p2tog] twice, p2, [k2, yo]
twice, k2, *p2, [p2tog] 4 times, p2, [k2,
yo] twice, k2; rep from * to last 16 sts,
p2, [p2tog] twice, k10148 sts.
Row 8: K14, p8, *k8, p8; rep from *
to last 14 sts, k14.
Row 9: K10, [p2tog] twice, [k2tog, yo,
k1, yo] twice, k2tog, *[p2tog] 4 times,
[k2tog, yo, k1, yo] twice, k2tog; rep
from * to last 14 sts, [p2tog] twice,
k10124 sts.
Row 10: K12, p9, *k4, p9; rep from *
to last 12 sts, k12.
Rep Rows 110 until piece mea-
sures approx 48 inches, ending with
Row 10.
Knit 10 rows.
Bind off knitwise.
Design by
SUE CHILDRESS
Skill Level
Finished Size
Approx 34 x 50 inches
Materials
Light (DK) weight rayon
chenille yarn* (approx 1000
yds per cone): 1 cone ivory #3
Size 8 (5mm) 24-inch circular needle or
size needed to obtain gauge
*Sample project was completed with
Honeysuckle Rayon Chenille(100% rayon)
from Pisgah Yarn and Dyeing Co. Inc.
Chenille
Fans
Afghan
There iS noThing LiKe The
WARMTH OF A THROW.
From Creative Knitting magazine, March 2009, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2009 Creative Knitting magazine
Chenille
Fans
From Creative Knitting magazine, March 2009, Vol. 31, No. 2, 2009 Creative Knitting magazine