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Free Knitting Pattern
'Cascading Leaves' Throw

Lion Brand® Jiffy^®

Pattern #: 658

This single-color afghan needs no embellishment other than the elegance of the pattern! It is assembled of 48 individual squares each with a pattern of raised leaves and is finished with a narrow outside border.

SKILL LEVEL: Intermediate

SIZE: One Size
About 48 inches x 62 inches

CORRECTIONS: None

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'Cascading Leaves' Throw

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GAUGE:

Each square measures 7¼ inches x 7¼ inches. 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:

M1: With point of right-hand needle, lift running thread between last st worked and next st, place thread over left-hand needle and knit into back of this thread.
p2sso: pass 2 slipped stitch over the knitted stitch

SQUARES: Make 48
Starting in one corner, with straight needles, cast on 1 st.
Row 1: Work (K 1, yo, k 1) in front lp of st-3 sts.
Row 2: P 3.
Row 3: P 1, M1, k 1, M1, p 1.
Row 4: K 1, M1, p 2, (p in front lp, then k in back lp) of next st, k 1.
Row 5: P 2, (k 1, yo) twice, k 1, p 2.
Row 6: K 1, M1, k 1 , p 5, k 1, M1, k 1.
Row 7: P 3, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, p 3.
Row 8: K 1, M1, k 2, p 7, k 2, M1, k 1.
Row 9: P 4, k 3, yo, k 1, yo, k 3, p 4.
Row 10: K 1, M1, k 3, p 9, k 3, M1, k 1.
Row 11: P 1, k 1, p 3, k 3, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 3, p 3, k 1, p 1.
Row 12: K 1, M1, p 1, k 3, p 7, k 3, (p in front lp, then k in back lp) of next st, k 1.
Row 13: P 2, M1, k 1, M1, p 3, k 2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 2, p 3, M1, k 1, M1, p 2.
Row 14 and all even-numbered rows through Row 30: K 1, M1, k the k sts and p the p sts and all yo's and M1's to last st, M1, k 1.
Row 15: P 3, k 1, (yo, k 1) twice, p 3, k 1, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 1, p 3, (k 1, yo) twice, k 1, p 3.
Row 17: P 4, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, p 3, sl2, k1, p2sso, p 3, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, p 4.
Row 19: P 5, k 3, yo, k 1, yo, k 3, p 7, k 3, yo, k 1, yo, k 3, p 5.
Row 21: P 2, k 1, p 3, k 3, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 3, p 3, k 1, p 3, k 3, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 3, p 3, k 1, p 2.
Row 23: P 3, M1, k 1, M1, p 3, k 2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 2, p 3, M1, k 1, M1, p 3, k 2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 2, p 3, M1, k 1, M1, p 3.
Row 25: P 4, (k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1, p 3, k 1, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 1, p 3) twice, (k 1, yo) twice, k 1, p 4.
Row 27: P 5, (k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, p 3, sl2, k1, p2sso, p 3) twice, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, p 5.
Row 29: P 6, (k 3, yo, k 1, yo, k 3, p 7) twice, k 3, yo, k 1, yo, k 3, p 6-53 sts.
Row 31: P 1, p2tog, p 4, (k 3, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 3, p 3, k 1, p 3) twice, k 3, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 3, p 4, p2tog, p 1.
Row 32 and all remaining even-numbered rows: K the k sts, p the p sts and all yo's and M1's.
Row 33: P 1, p2tog, p 3, (k 2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 2, p 3, M1, k 1, M1, p 3) twice, k 2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 2, p 3, p2tog, p 1.
Row 35: P 1, p2tog, p 2, (k 1, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 1, p 3, k 1, yo, k 1, yo, k 1, p 3) twice, k 1, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 1, p 2, p2tog, p 1.
Row 37: P 1, p2tog, p 1, (sl2, k1, p2sso, p 3, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, p 3) twice, sl2, k1, p2sso, p 1, p2tog, p 1.
Row 39: P 1, p2tog, p 4, k 3, yo, k 1, yo, k 3, p 7, k 3, yo, k 1, yo, k 3, p 4, p2tog, p 1.
Row 41: P 1, p2tog, p 3, k 3, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 3, p 3, k 1, p 3, k 3, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 3, p 3, p2tog, p 1.
Row 43: P 1, p2tog, p 2, k 2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 2, p 3, M1, k 1, M1, p 3, k 2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 2, p 2, p2tog, p 1.
Row 45: P 1, p2tog, p 1, k 1, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 1, p 3, k 1, (yo, k 1) twice, p 3, k 1, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 1, p 1, p2tog, p 1.
Row 47: P 1, p2tog, sl2, k1, p2sso, p 3, k 2, yo, k 1, yo, k 2, p 3, sl2, k1, p2sso, p2tog, p 1.
Row 49: P 1, p2tog, p 3, k 3, yo, k 1, yo, k 3, p 3, p2tog, p 1.
Row 51: P 1, p2tog, p 2, k 3, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 3, p 2, p2tog, p 1.
Row 53: P 1, p2tog, p 1, k 2, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 2, p 1, p2tog, p 1.
Row 55: P 1, p2tog, k 1, sl2, k1, p2sso, k 1, p2tog, p 1.
Row 57: P 2, sl2, k1, p2sso, p 2.
Row 59: P 1, p3tog, p 1.
Row 61: P3tog. Fasten off.

FINISHING:
Assembly: With cast-on corners touching at center of block, join 4 squares to form a 14½ in square block (leaves radiate from center out to corners of block). Make 12 blocks. Join blocks to form a panel, 3 blocks by 4 blocks.
Border: On RS, using circular needles, pick up and k 180 sts (30 sts for each square) across one narrow end of panel. Work in garter st (k each row) and inc 1 st each end of every other row. Work until there are 8 ridges (16 rows) on RS. Bind off on next WS row. Repeat on other narrow end of panel. Work in same manner, picking up 240 sts along each side edge. Neatly sew shaped border edges together to form mitered corners.

ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES Click for explanation and illustration
inc = increas(e)(s)(ing)	k = knit
lp(s) = loop(s)	M1 = make 1
p = purl	p2sso = pass 2 slipped sts over
RS = right side	sl = slip
sl st = slip stitch	St st = Stockinette stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)	tog = together
WS = wrong side	yo = yarn over

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'Cascading Leaves' Throw Reviewed by Laura Skotarczak on 2008-12-18
One I started making the squares, I found that they came together quite easily. It is a beautiful pattern