Homespun Catch the Wave Afghan is a simple ripple pattern in shades that evoke sea and sand.

SIZE:  45" wide by 65" long.

• Lion Brand Homespun

• 3 skeins #315 Tudor (MC)
• 2 skeins #321 Williamsburg (A)
• 2 skeins #322 Baroque (B) or colors of your choice

• Size 9 (5.5 mm) knitting needles (long-length circulars recommended) or size to obtain gauge
• Large-eyed, blunt needle

Gauge
12 st = 4" (10 cm) in Wave stitch pattern; each 12-row Wave = 3 1/4"

INSTRUCTIONS
1 With MC, loosely cast on 136 sts.
2 Work Wave stitch pattern [stitch pattern multiple of 11] following the words or the chart below, using MC for Rows 1-11, changing to A for Row 12.
3 Rep Step 2, using A for Rows 1-11, changing to MC for Row 12.
4 Rep Step 2, using MC for Rows 1-11, changing to B for Row 12.
5 Rep Step 2, using B for Rows 1-11, changing to MC for Row 12.
6 Rep Steps 2-5 three more times.
7 Rep Steps 2-4.
8 Still using B, work Rows 1-12, then knit 4 rows. You have ended by completing a RS row.
9 Loosely bind off all sts. Weave in ends.

WAVE STITCH PATTERN
Rows 1-5 Knit.
Row 6 (RS) K 2, *k2tog, k 2, k into the front and back of each of the next 2 sts, k 3, slip 1, k 1, psso; rep from * to last 2 sts, k 2.
Row 7 K 2, purl across to last 2 sts, k 2.
Row 8 Rep Row 6.
Row 9 Rep Row 7.
Row 10 Rep Row 6.
Row 11 Rep Row 7.
Row 12 Rep Row 6.

Odd Rows Purl all empty spaces, knit spaces with +'s (odd rows are worked by reading chart from left to right)
Even Rows Knit all empty spaces, purl spaces with +'s (even rows are worked by reading chart from right to left)

Every effort has been made to have the knitting and crochet instructions accurate and complete. We cannot be responsible for variance of individual knitters and crocheters, human errors, or typographical mistakes.

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