Afghan Pattern Style No. 3788

Size — approximately 42 x 66 inches

MATERIALS

BERNAT Nylo Germantown (2 oz. skeins) — 7 each Slate and White, 5 Black

1 pair plastic knitting needles No. 10 ½ OR ANY SIZE NEEDLES WHICH WILL GIVE THE STITCH GAUGE GIVEN BELOW

1 steel crochet hook No. 0

GAUGE: 4 sts = 1 inch; 6 rows = 1 inch

FIRST STRIP: Using White, cast on 26 sts. * Row 1: K in back loop of first st, K to last st, bring yarn to front and sl last st as if to P. Row 2: K in back loop of first st, P to last st, sl last st as if to P. Repeat these 2 rows 30 times more. Break off White. Join Slate and repeat Rows 1 and 2 thirty-two times. Break off Slate. Join White. Repeat from * until there are 5 Slate squares and 6 White squares. Bind off. Make 3 more strips in same manner.

SECOND STRIP: Using Slate, cast on 26 sts. Work in same manner as first strip, working Slate for 32 rows and Black for 32 rows alternately, until there are 5 Black squares and 6 Slate squares. Bind off. Make 2 more strips in same man­ner.

FINISHING: Sew strips tog, alternating first and second strips and having first strip at each outer edge. Work 1 row s c in matching color around entire afghan, working 3 s c in each corner. Block. FRINGE: Cut strands of Black and White yarn 9 inches long. Using 2 strands, make a fringe in each s c, using White on White squares and Black on Slate squares.

This pattern was originally published in Featherweight Afghans, Bernat Handicrafter No. 48 and has passed into the public domain: the source states these designs "are no longer protected by copyright and you are free to do whatever you would like to do with them." It is reproduced here verbatim, including original vintage terminology, abbreviations, and measurements, which may differ from modern conventions. You can view the original transcription at freevintageknitting.com.