Anyone have a great pattern for a knitted afghan for my son’s wedding present?
The first is an afghan, which I saw at a friend’s. She says it’s ancient.
It’s made up in strips on large needles like so:
RS: K5, K8, P3, K8, P3, K8, P3, K8, K5
WS: K5, P8, K3, P8, K3, P8, K3, P8, K5
Every twelve rows, cross the 8 stitch cables.
Obviously, knit to length and add more strips until you have desired width.
The yarn used was about Lopi weight.
“BUTTERFLY WINGS” QUICK- KNIT THROW*
(*so called because my son gasped when I held up the finished result,
saying “oh wow, it looks just like butterfly wings!”)
Blocked size: 38″ W x 58″ L
With mohair and worsted weight wool, knit with one strand of each
throughout, size 17 (12 mm) circular needle (knit back and forth)
Here’s the color-change pattern I used for the KW strand, but color choice
is really a matter for your own creativity (and yarn on hand, of course!)
I cast on (and off) with MC, did 3 patterns MC, 3 patterns A, 3 patterns B,
3 MC, 3 A, 5 B. Knit to end reversing: 3A, 3 MC, etc….
Cast on 78 stitches
Knit three rows garter stitch
Keeping 3 sts at each end in garter stitch throughout for neat edge, and
slipping first stitch of every row purlwise, repeat the following pattern,
making color changes as desired.
4 row Feather and Fan pattern:
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Purl (except for first and last 3 stitches: knit)
Row 3: K 3 (edge), (K 2 tog) 3x, *(YO,K1) 6x, (K2tog) 6x)* to last 9 sts,
end (K2 tog) x 3, K 3 (edge stitches)
Row 4: Knit
That’s it. Repeat to your heart’s delight until you reach desired length,
or until your color pattern is completed. This is such a lovely,
undulating pattern that it’s sure to be treasured by whomever you knit it
for. Trust me — everyone who saw it while I was knitting it swooned, and
many reached out just to touch it.
Materials & Gauge:
I used about 600 yards of mohair and about 500 yards of knitting worsted.
Gauge will depend, of course, on the yarns and needle size you use. For me, one pattern over the 18 sts on US 17 (12 mm) needles came to about 6″ or so. I didn’t worry so much about gauge but rather went for the look I wanted, and 78 sts gave me a width of about 38″. This is about right for a throw, it seems to me. I wouldn’t go over 40″ – 44″ in width, unless you’re doing an afghan sized project.
When you swatch, cast on at least 30sts – do the (K2tog x 3, then the pattern sts * – *, then end K2tog x 3). Knit several pattern repeats (the 4 rows) with different size needles, and/or changing yarn combinations and you’ll quickly know what you want to go with
Blocked size:
38″ W x 58″ L
Pattern:
With mohair and worsted weight wool, knit with one strand of each throughout, size 17 (12 mm) circular needle (knit back and forth) Here’s the color change pattern I used for the KW strand, but color choice is really a matter for your own creativity (and yarn on hand, of course!)
I cast on (and off) with MC, did 3 patterns MC, 3 patterns A, 3 patterns B, 3 MC, 3 A, 5 B. Knit to end reversing: 3A, 3 MC, etc….
Cast on 78 stitches
Knit three rows garter stitch
Keeping 3 sts at each end in garter stitch throughout for neat edge, and slipping first stitch of every row purlwise, repeat the following pattern, making color changes as desired.
4 row Feather and Fan pattern:
Row 1: Knit
Row 2: Purl (except for first and last 3 stitches: knit)
Row 3: K 3 (edge), (K 2 tog) 3x, *(YO, K1) 6x, (K2tog) 6x)* to last 9 sts, end (K2 tog) x 3, K 3 (edge stitches)
Row 4: Knit
That’s it. Repeat to your heart’s delight until you reach desired length, or until your color pattern is completed.
When you get to the end of the pattern rows, knit three rows in garter stitch and bind off *very loosely* so that it won’t bunch up. Block with steaming (do not iron directly on mohair!) and fluff nicely by air drying in your dryer (no heat) – I take a drop of rose essential oil (just one drop), place it on a paper towel and toss it into the dryer. Go easy with this – don’t overdo it, but you’ll find it lends a lovely scent, subtle and (I think) one that replaces that dullish smell mohair can have with quite a special scent. If not rose, try lavender or jasmine or whatever you like (or you think the recipient would like.)
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