2009: The Year of the Afghan - February

by Lorena Haldeman

Overall, this afghan was designed to be a learn-more-

as-you-go project. While you could certainly make an
afghan out of the easiest first couple of months, my
hope is that as I up the challenge level that you will
rise to the occasion and take on some new skills.

There has been much discussion on how to assemble

your afghan pieces when you are done. There are
many schools of thoughts ranging from attaching
them as you go, to seaming them together 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 were crocheted together
in strips, and those strips crocheted together to make
the entire afghan. 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

Copyright 2009 by Lorena Haldeman. If you wish to donate to charity auctions or even sell finished objects from this pattern to financially offset your hard work, have at it! However, the
pattern itself is free and I have not received any financial compensation for writing it, so please do not make physical copies of this written pattern and charge money for it. Thanks, y'all,
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Directions
Cast on 44, using the Long Tail method (experienced knitters please feel free to substitute your favorite cast-
on method.

Knit three rows, and then follow the written instructions below, or the chart provided below the written
instructions.
- Rows 3-11 on the chart should be worked a total of 7 times

Row 1 (RS): k3, p3, k5, p3, k5, p3, k5, p3, k5, p3, k6
Row 2 (WS): k3, p4, k3, p5, k3, p5, k3, p5, k3, p5, k5
Row 3: k3, p1, k5, p3, k5, p3, k5, p3, k5, p3, k8
Row 4: k4, p5, k3, p5, k3, p5, k3, p5, k3, p5, k3
Row 5: k7, p3, k5, p3, k5, p3, k5, p3, k5, p2, k3
Row 6: k6, p5, k3, p5, k3, p5, k3, p5, k3, p3, k3
Row 7: k5, p3, k5, p3, k5, p3, k5, p3, k5, p3, k4
Row 8: k3, p2, k3, p5, k3, p5, k3, p5, k3, p5, k3, p1, k3

Repeat Rows 1-8 six more times, for a total of seven repeats.

Knit three rows

Bind off loosely

Weave in ends; block.

Copyright 2009 by Lorena Haldeman. If you wish to donate to charity auctions or even sell finished objects from this pattern to financially offset your hard work, have at it! However, the
pattern itself is free and I have not received any financial compensation for writing it, so please do not make physical copies of this written pattern and charge money for it. Thanks, y'all,
and happy Making! Page 2