2009: The Year of the Afqhan - A Comprehensive Guide to Creating Your Own Unique Afqhan

2009: The Year of the Afqhan - March

by Lorena Haldeman Overall, this afqhan was designed to be a learnmore-as-you-go project. While you could certainly make an afqhan out of the easiest first couple of months, my hope is that as I up the challenge Ievel that you will rise to the occasion and take on some new skills. There has been much discussion on how to assemble your afqhan pieces when you are done. There are many schools of thoughts ranqing from attaching them as you go, to seaming them toqether when you are finished. Personally I went with crocheting a single chain around each square (this also gave me the opportunity to crochet more chains around the smaller squares and thus making all my squares the same size), after which they werecrocheted toqether in strips, and those strips crocheted

together to make the entire afqhan. I encourage you to experiment and find the best way that works for you!

Materials

75-100 yards of any worsted weight yarn US Size 7 needles (whatever gets you gauge, although gauge is reasonably flexible as long as all of your squares match each other; using larger needles and bigger yarn will get you a larger square, and using smaller needles and thinner yarn will get you a smaller one.)

Finished Size

11x11 inches, blocked.

Gauge

4-5 sts/inch on a US 7-8 Key

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Directions

Cast on 48, using the Long Tail method (experienced knitters please feel free to substitute your favorite castonmethod. Knit three rows, and then follow the written instructions below, or the chart provided below the written instructions. Rows 1-8 on the chart should be worked a total of 7 times Row 1 (RS): k3, p2, k4, p3, k4, p3, k4, p3, k4, p3, k4, p3, k4, p1, k3 Row 2 (WS): k4, p3, k4, p3, k4, p3, k4, p3, k4, p3, k4, p3, k6 Row 3: k3, p1, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p2, k2, p2, k1, p2, k2, p1, k3 Row 4: k4, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k2, p2, k2, p1, k2, p2, k4 Row 5: k3, p1, k3, p4, k3, p4, k3, p4, k3, p4, k3, p4, k3, p3, k3 Row 6: k5, p4, k3, p4, k3, p4, k3, p4, k3, p4, k3, p4, k4 Row 7: k3, p1, k5, p2, k5, p2, k5, p2, k5, p2, k5, p2, k5, p1, k3 Row 8: k4, p5, k2, p5, k2, p5, k2, p5, k2, p5, k2, p5, k4 Repeat Rows 1-8 six more times, for a total of seven repeats.

Knit three rows Bind off loosely Weave in ends; block.