 This vintage design baby Afghan knitting pattern measures when finished 40 X 45 inches and would make a perfect gift and hand me down for any new born baby.
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Materials Required
- American Thread Company "Dawn" Germantown Wool (or substitution)
- 14 1-oz Balls White or Main Color.
- 5 Balls of Blue or any color desired for embroidery.
- 1 Pr. Bone Knitting Needles No. 7, 14 inches long.
Pattern
Gauge: 9 sts = 2 inches 13 rows = 2 inches
With White or Main colour cast on 186 sts.
- 1st Row--P 4, * K 22, P 4, repeat from * 6 times.
- 2nd Row--K 4, * P 22, K 4, repeat from * 6 times.
- 3rd Row--K 3, * P 2, K 20, P 2, K 2, repeat from * across row ending with K 3.
- 4th Row--* P 4, K 2, P 18, K 2, repeat from * across row.
- 5th Row--K 5, * P 2, K 16, P 2, K 6, repeat from * across row ending with K 5.
- 6th Row--P 6, * K 2, P 14, K 2, P 8, repeat from * across row ending with P 6.
- 7th Row--K 7, * P 2, K 12, P 2, K 10, repeat from * across row ending with K 7.
- 8th Row--P 8, * K 2, P 10, K 2, P 12, repeat from * across row ending with P 8.
- 9th Row--K 9, P 2, K 8, P 2, K 14, repeat from * across row ending with K 9.
- 10th Row--P 10, * K 2, P 6, K 2, P 16, repeat from * across row ending with P 10.
- 11th Row--K 11, * P 2, K 4, P 2, K 18, repeat from * across ending with K 11.
- 12th Row--P 12, * K 2, P 2, K 2, P 20, repeat from * across row ending with P 12.
- 13th Row--K 13, * P 4, K 22, repeat from * across row ending with K 13.
- 14th Row--P 13, * K 4, P 22, repeat from * across row ending with P 13.
- 15th Row--K 12, * P 2, K 2, P 2, K 20, repeat from * across row ending with K 12.
- 16th Row--P 11, * K 2, P 4, K 2, P 18, repeat from * across row ending with P 11.
- 17th Row--K 10, * P 2, K 6, P 2, K 16, repeat from * across row ending with K 10.
- 18th Row--P 9, * K 2, P 8, K 2, P 14, repeat from * across row ending with P 9.
- 19th Row--K 8, * P 2, K 10, P 2, K 12, repeat from * across row ending with K 8.
- 20th Row--P 7, * K 2, P 12, K 2, P 10, repeat from * across row ending with P 7.
- 21st Row--K 6, * P 2, K 14, P 2, K 8, repeat from * across row ending with K 6.
- 22nd Row--P 5, * K 2, P 16, K 2, P 6, repeat from * across row ending with P 5.
- 23rd Row--K 4, * P 2, K 18, P 2, K 4, repeat from * across row ending with K 4.
- 24th Row--P 3, * K 2, P 20, K 2, P 2, repeat from * across row ending with P 3.
Repeat these 24 rows until work measures about 45 inches, completing a pattern.
Embroider a design in center of each diamond of 1st row, skip 2nd row, embroider
3rd row and continue working every other row for entire Afghan.
Rambler Rose Design: Embroider about 6 sts in center of diamond about 1/3 inch
long and work 2 rows of outline st around the 6 sts made keeping them close to
the center sts, then work in lazy daisy st, 3 petals above the rose, 3 petals
below the rose, 3 petals on each side of rose.
Scallop: With Pastel color work a row of sc around entire Afghan.
2nd Row* Skip 1 st, 2 dc, ch 1, 2 dc in next st, skip 1 st, sc in next st,
repeat from * all around working 3 dc, ch 2, 3 dc in each corner st.
3rd Row Sl st to center of shell, ch 4, dc in same space, ch 1, dc in same
space, ch 1, dc in same space, * ch 1, sc in sc, ch 1, 4 dc with ch 1 between in
center of next shell repeat from * all around working 8 dc with ch 1 between in
each corner.
This vintage afghan pattern was originally published by The American Thread Company in Star
Afghan Book, Book 17, in 1941. |
