| Skill Level: Easy
SIZE: Approx 44" x 60"
MATERIALS:
• LION BRAND Wool-Ease, Art. No. 620: 12 balls #179 Chestnut
Heather (C) and 10 balls #402 Wheat (W) or 3 oz. colors of your choice.
(Note: Solids, heathers, and sprinkles colors come in 3 oz. balls;
prints, frosts, and multi/glitter colors come in 2.5 oz. balls).
• Straight knitting needles Size 11 OR SIZE NEEDED TO OBTAIN GAUGE.
• Circular needle Size 101/2 - 29" long.
• Crochet hook Size K
GAUGE:
Each Square measures 8" to 81/2". TO INSURE PROPER SIZE, BE SURE
TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
NOTE:
Always use 2 strands of yarn for each color.
SQUARE PATTERN:
Row 1 (WS): Knit
Row 2 (RS): Purl.
Rows 3-4: Knit
Row 5: Purl.
Row 6: *K2tog, yo; rep from * across, end k2tog, yo, k 1.
Row 7: Purl.
Row 8: Knit.
Rep Rows 1-8 for Square Pat.
THROW:
Square A (make 18):
With straight needles Size 11 and C, cast on 23 sts. Foll Square Pat, work
15 rows with C, ending with a WS row. Drop C, pick up W. Cont in Square
Pat for 12 rows, ending with a WS row. Drop W, pick up C. Cont in Square
Pat for 15 rows, ending with a RS row. Bind off from WS, with a knit row. Side
Edge
Finishing Row: With C, pick up 24 sts along side edge of Square A,
turn. Bind off with a knit row. Work same Finishing Row on other side edge
of Square A.
Square B (make 17):
Work same as Square A, reversing colors: use W for C and C for W. Use C
for Finishing Row along side edges.
Assembly:
Join Squares in 7 strips with 5 Squares in each strip as foll: Strips
#1, 3, 5, 7: Alternate 1 Square A horizontally and 1 Square B
vertically until 5 Squares are joined. Strips #2, 4, & 6: Alternate
1 Square B vertically and 1 Square A horizontally until 5 Squares are
joined. When 7 strips are completed, join strips alternately so that there
is a checkerboard effect.
Finishing:
Row 1: Join 2 strands of C at one corner and with circular needle
Size 101/2, *pick up 24 sts along each Square to next corner; rep from *
around entire throw (164 sts along each side edge; 120 sts along top and
bottom), turn.
Row 2: Knit. Row 3: Knit, inc 1 st inside first and last st
on each side (8 incs made).
Rows 4-9: Rep these 2 rows until 9 rows are completed. Row 10: Knit
and bind off loosely.
Edging:
Join 2 strands of W in one corner and with Size K crochet hook, work in
reverse sc (working from left to right) as foll: 1 reverse sc in corner,
*skip 1 st, ch 1, 1 reverse sc in next st; rep from * around, do not join.
Rnd 2: *1 reverse sc in ch-1 space, ch 1, skip next reverse sc; rep
from * around. Fasten off. Finish off all ends.
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ABBREVIATIONS
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beg = begin(ning)
bet = between
BO = bind off
ch = chain
CO = cast on
cont = continu(e)(ing)
dec = decrease
foll = follow(s)(ing)
inc = increase
k = knit
meas = measure(s)
ndl(s) = needle(s) |
opp = opposite
p = purl
pat = pattern
rep = repeat
rev = revers(e)(ing)
RS = right side
sc = single crochet
sk = skip
sl st = slip stitch
st(s) = stitch(es)
St st = stockinette stitch
WS = wrong side |
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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