SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- LION BRAND POUND OF LOVE
- #141 Quartz 1 ball (A)
- #112 Cadet 1 ball (B)
- Large-eyed blunt needle
- Knitting needles size 8 (5 mm)
SIZE
About 52"x 52" (132 x 132 cm)
GAUGE
16 sts + 30 rows = about 4" (10 cm) over Slip Stitch patterns.
BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.
DIRECTIONS:
PATTERN STITCHES
Slip Stitch Pattern I (worked over a multiple of 8 sts + 5 additional sts)
Rows 1 and 2: With A, knit.
Row 3 (RS): With B, k1, * k3, sl 1 wyib, (k1, sl 1 wyib) twice; rep from * to last 4 sts, k4.
Row 4: With B, k1, * p3, sl 1 wyif, (k1, sl 1 wyif) twice; rep from * to last 4 sts, p3, k1.
Row 5: With A, k1, * sl 3 wyib, k5; rep from * to last 4 sts, sl 3 wyib, k1.
Row 6: With A, k1, * sl 3 wyif, k5; rep from * to last 4 sts, sl 3 wyif, k1.
Rows 7 and 8: With B, rep Rows 3 and 4.
Rows 9 and 10: With A, knit.
Row 11: With B, k1, * (k1, sl 1 wyib) twice, k3, sl 1 wyib; rep from * to last 4 sts, k1, sl 1 wyib, k2.
Row 12: With B, k1, * (k1, sl 1 wyif) twice, p3, sl 1 wyif; rep from * to last 4 sts, k1, sl 1 wyib, k2.
Row 13: With A, k5, * sl 3 wyib, k5; rep from * to end.
Row 14: With A, k5, * sl 3 wyif, k5; rep from * to end.
Rows 15 and 16: With B, rep Rows 11 and 12.
Rep Rows 1-16 or Slip Stitch pattern I.
Slip Stitch Pattern II (worked over an odd number of sts)
Row 1 (RS): With B, knit.
Row 2: With B, purl.
Row 3: With A, k1, * sl 1 wyib, k1; rep from * to end.
Row 4: With A, k1, * sl 1 wyif, k1; rep from * to end.
Rep Rows 1-4 for Slip Stitch pattern II.
Slip Stitch Pattern III (worked over a multiple of 8 sts + 5 additional sts)
Row 1 (RS): With A, knit.
Row 2: With A, purl.
Row 3: With B, k1, * sl 3 wyib, k5; rep from * to last 4 sts, sl 3 wyib, k1.
Row 4: With B, k1, * sl 3 wyif, k5; rep from * to last 4 sts, sl 3 wyif, k1.
Row 5: With A, k6, * sl 1 wyib, k7; rep from * to last 7 sts, sl 1 wyib, k6.
Row 6: With A, k1, p5, * sl 1 wyif, p7; rep from * to last 7 sts, sl 1 wyif, p5, k1.
Rows 7 and 8: With B, rep Rows 3 and 4.
Row 9: With A, rep Row 5.
Row 10: With A, purl.
Row 11: With B, k5, * sl 3 wyib, k5; rep from * to end.
Row 12: With B, k5, * sl 3 wyif, k5; rep from * to end.
Row 13: With A, k2, * sl 1 wyib, k7; rep from * to last 3 sts, sl 1 wyib, k2.
Row 14: With A, k1, p1, * sl 1 wyif, p7; rep from * to last 3 sts, sl 1 wyif, p1, k1.
Rows 15 and 16: With B, rep Rows 11 and 12.
Row 17: With A, rep Row 13.
Row 18: With A, purl.
Rep Rows 3-18 for Slip Stitch pattern III.
Slip Stitch Pattern IV (worked over a multiple of 3 sts + 2 additional sts)
Rows 1 and 2: With B, knit.
Row 3 (RS): With A, k1, * k2, sl 1 wyib; rep from * to last st, k1.
Row 4: With A, k1, * sl 1 wyif, p2; rep from * to last st, k1.
Rep Rows 1-4 for Slip Stitch pattern IV.
NOTES
Four Strips are worked separately, then sewn together.
Each Strip is worked back and forth in rows of 4 different slip stitch patterns, forming 4 squares in each Strip.
With yarn in front (wyif) refers to the side of the work facing you as you work the row; with yarn in back (wyib) refers to the side of the work that is away from you as you work the row. To move yarn from front to back or back to front, bring yarn between needles. Take care not to wrap yarn over a needle, this could create an additional st.
An I-cord border is worked all the way around the outside edge of Afghan.
STRIP #1
With A, cast on 53 sts.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern I for 98 rows, end with a Row 2 of pattern as the last row you work.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern II for 98 rows, end with a Row 2 of pattern as the last row you work.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern III for 98 rows, end with a Row 18 of pattern as the last row you work.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern IV for 98 rows, end with a Row 2 of pattern as the last row you work.
Bind off.
STRIP #2
With B, cast on 53 sts.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern IV for 98 rows, end with a Row 2 of pattern as the last row you work.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern I for 98 rows, end with a Row 2 of pattern as the last row you work.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern II for 98 rows, end with a Row 2 of pattern as the last row you work.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern III for 98 rows, end with a Row 18 of pattern as the last row you work.
STRIP #3
With A, cast on 53 sts.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern III for 98 rows, end with a Row 18 of pattern as the last row you work.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern IV for 98 rows, end with a Row 2 of pattern as the last row you work.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern I for 98 rows, end with a Row 2 of pattern as the last row you work.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern II for 98 rows, end with a Row 2 of pattern as the last row you work.
STRIP #4
With B, cast on 53 sts.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern II for 98 rows, end with a Row 2 of pattern as the last row you work.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern III for 98 rows, end with a Row 18 of pattern as the last row you work.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern IV for 98 rows, end with a Row 2 of pattern as the last row you work.
Work in Slip Stitch pattern I for 98 rows, end with a Row 2 of pattern as the last row you work.
FINISHING
Sew long edges of Strips together in order, 1-2-3-4.
Border
With A, cast on 3 sts. From RS, pick up and k1 st on edge of Afghan, slip 4 sts on right needle to left needle; pulling yarn tightly across back of work, k2, k2tog through back loops, * pick up and k1 st along edge of Afghan, slip 4 sts on right needle to left needle; pulling yarn tightly across back of work, k2, k2tog through back loops; rep from * all the way around outer edge of Afghan, picking up and knitting about 52 sts evenly spaced along side edge of each square.
Do not bind off, sew last 3 sts to 3 cast-on sts.
Weave in ends.
ABBREVIATIONS
beg = begin(ning)
k = knit
k2tog = knit 2 stitches together
p = purl
rep = repeat
RS = right side
sl = slip
st(s) = stitch(es)
WS = wrong side
wyib = with yarn in back
wyif = with yarn in front
