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Autumn Lace Afghan
Lion Brand® Wool-Ease® Thick & Quick®
GAUGE:
8 sts + 13 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in Lace Pattern. BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make a 4 in. [10 cm] square, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.
STITCH EXPLANATION:
sk2p Slip 1 st as if to knit, knit 2 sts together, pass slipped stitch over – 2 sts decreased.
ssk (slip, slip, knit) Slip next 2 sts as if to knit, one at a time to right needle, insert left needle into fronts of these 2 sts and knit them together – 1 st decreased.
PATTERN STITCHES
Seed St (over odd number of sts)
Row 1: *K1, p1, rep from *, end k1.
Row 2: Knit the p sts and purl the k sts.
Rep Row 2 for Seed st.
1. Afghan is worked in one piece with a Seed st border on each of the 4 sides of the Afghan. Beginning with the Set-up Row, you will be working the first and last 5 sts of the Afghan in Seed st (for the side borders) and the center 85 sts in the Lace Pattern.
2. The Lace Pattern used in this Afghan requires that you keep track of your sts and of which row you are working on. In Row 1, we will tell you where to place st markers so that there are 12 sts between each set of markers. As you work each RS row, count your sts every time you come to a marker. You should have 12 sts between markers on every row. If you do not have 12 sts, examine each st in your last rep and make any needed fixes (unravel st by st to make corrections) before continuing with the row.
3. Use a row counter to keep track of which rows of the 20-row Lace Pattern you have worked.
4. Circular needle is used to accommodate large number of sts. Work back and forth on circular needle as if working on straight needles.
AFGHAN
Cast on 95 sts.
Work 6 rows in Seed st for beginning border.
Set-up Row: Work in Seed st as established over first 5 sts (for side border), p to last 5 sts, work last 5 sts in Seed st (for side border).
Begin Lace Pattern
Row 1: Work in Seed st as established over first 5 sts, place a marker (pm), work Row 1 of Lace Pattern over next 84 sts as follows: k1, * pm, yo, ssk, k7, k2tog, yo, k1, rep from * to last 5 sts, pm, work last 5 sts in Seed st as established.
At the end of Row 1, you will have 7 reps of Row 1 of the Lace Pattern — each rep is defined by the markers. You should have 12 sts on your needle within each of these 7 reps.
Continue as established, keeping first and last 5 sts in Seed st (for side borders) and working Lace Pattern Rows 1-20 over center 85 sts, until 8 reps of Rows 1-20 of Lace Pattern have been completed and counting your sts across every RS row. Work 6 rows in Seed st for border at remaining end. Bind off.
FINISHING
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES Click for explanation and illustration
Autumn Lace Afghan Reviewed by Betsy Wemyss on 2013-03-17
Just finished. This afghan looks beautiful, and it is fairly easy to knit.
I used a double strand of Navy Blue Vanna's Choice worsted weight and size 11 needles. An adult size afghan, 4 feet by 6 feet, used 18 skeins of Vanna's Choice yarn.
Other posters have commented on row 19. Be warned: on row 19, the markers get moved over one stitch to the left. Each time row 19 came around, I was prepared to concentrate!!
Counting stitches between markers was a big help. It seems that I always create a mistake or two while building these projects, but counting the 12 stitches in each pattern repeat kept me from ripping out rows!!
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