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Saturday, November 7, 2015

For The Love of Sheep

For the Love of Sheep
An Afghan Square by True North Yarn Co. for the 2015 Lakeside Yarn Crawl

Basic knits & purls are all that's used to create a quick, textured 8” afghan square.
Don't be afraid to embellish with your own details – add beads for eyes, surface crochet outlines for the heart or sheep to add colour & definition, embroider some sheepy facial features...
the options are endless!     K



Yarn: Worsted Weight
Needles: 4.5mm or 5.0mm
Gauge: 4.5 stitches per inch

Cast on 35 stitches.
Follow chart or written instructions for 48 rows.
Bind off. Weave in Ends. Block gently.

Written Instructions
Row 1 – 3: knit all
Row 4: k17, p1, k17
Row 5: knit all
Row 6: k16, p3, k16
Row 7: knit all
Row 8: k14, p7, k14
Row 9: knit all
Row 10: k12, p11, k12
Row 11: knit all
Row 12: k10, p4, k2, p3, k2, p4, k10
Row 13: k14, p2, k3, p2, k14
Row 14: k8, p6, k2, p3, k2, p6, k8
Row 15: k14, p2, k3, p2, k14
Row 16: k6, p8, k2, p3, k2, p8, k6
Row 17: k14, p2, k3, p2, k14
Row 18: k5, p9, k7, p9, k5
Row 19: knit all
Row 20: k4, p8, k11, p8, k4
Row 21: knit all
Row 22: k3, p8, k13, p8, k3
Row 23: k17, p1, k17
Row 24: k3, p7, k15, p7, k3
Row 25: k16, p3, k16
Row 26: k3, p7, k15, p7, k3
Row 27: k15, p5, k15
Row 28: k3, p7, k15, p7, k3
Row 29: k15, p5, k15
Row 30: k3, p7, k6, p3, k6, p7, k3
Row 31: k14, p1, k2, p1, k2, p1, k14
Row 32: k3, p8, k3, p1, k2, p1, k2, p1, k3, p8, k3
Row 33: k17, p1, k17
Row 34: k3, p10, k4, p1, k4, p10, k3
Row 35: knit all
Row 36: k4, p27, k4
Row 37: knit all
Row 38: k4, p14, k1, p14, k4
Row 39: knit all
Row 40: k5, p10, k5, p10, k5
Row 41: knit all
Row 42: k6, p7, k9, p7, k6
Row 43: knit all
Row 44: k8, p3, k13, p3, k8

True North Yarn Co.
15 Cedar Pointe Dr. Unit 7
Barrie, ON

Please contact yarn shop for the charted version of pattern. 

Party at the Purple Sock

Party at the Purple Sock
(afghan square Lakeside Yarn crawl 2015)

Materials:
4mm Needle
Worsted weight yarn
Sample done in 3dogknits worsted weight yarn Colourway “Purple Sock Party”
Tapestry needle

Gauge: 18sts in 4 inches in stitch pattern

Abbreviations:
YO: Yarn over
Garter Stitch: knit every row
sts: stitches

Pattern stitch:
Row 1 and all wrong size rows: knit 3 purl to last 3 sts knit 3
Row 2: knit 3 * yo,  knit 3, pass yo over  last 3 stitches, knit 3,  repeat from * to last 3 sts, knit 3
Row 4: repeat row 2 
Row 6: repeat row 2
Row 8: knit 3 * knit 3, yo, knit 3, pass  yo over  last 3 stitches, repeat  from * to last 6 sts, knit 6
Row 10: repeat row 8
Row 12: repeat row 8

The square: 
Cast on 36 sts. Knit 3 rows garter sts.

Start pattern on wrong size row.

Repeat pattern stitch rows  1 to 12  3 times, then rows 1 to 6 once (42 rows).

Knit 3 rows of garter sts. and cast off.

Weave in ends with tapestry needle and block to desired size (sample is 8 inches square).

The Purple Sock
13 Coldwater Rd       

P.O. Box 675
Coldwater Ontario
L0K 1E0


www.thepurplesock.ca
lynn@thepurplesock.ca