Tree of Life Afghan
Materials:
- 12(15) skeins Red Heart Super Saver
- size 17 circular needles
- Tapestry needle
(note: 12 is for 2 strand, 15 is for 3 strand)
CO 139 sts with preferred method.
K 9 rows.
Increase row: K9, *kfb, k23 repeat from * until last 10 sts, kfb, K9.
Next row: K6,*pm, work row 1 of cable, pm, work row 1 of tree of life pattern, repeat from * 4 more times, pm, work row 1 of cable, pm, K6.
Continue to work tree of life and cable pattern until tree of life has been worked 7 times ending with row 25 of tree of life and row 1 of cable (to follow).
Cable pattern:
Rows 1, 3, and 5: (WS) K1, P6, K1
Row 4: (RS) P1, sl next 3 onto dpn, K3, K3 off of dpn, P1
Rows 2 and 6: P1, K6, P1
Tree of life pattern:
- (WS) Purl 17
- (RS) Knit 17
- Purl 17
- K8, P1, K8
- P7, K1, P1, K1, P7
- K6, P1, K3, P1, K6
- P5, K1, P2, K1, P2, K1, P5
- K4, P1, K2, P1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K4
- P3, K1, P2, K1, P3, K1, P2, K1, P3
- K2, (P1, K2) 5 times
- P4, K1, P2, K1, P1, K1, P2, K1, P4
- K3, P1, K2, P1, K3 , P1, K2, P1, K3
- p5, k1, p2, k1, p2, k1, p5
- k4, p1, k2, p1, k1, p1, k2, p1, k4
- p6, k1, p3, k1, p6
- k5, p1, k2, p1, k2, p1, k5
- P7, k1, p1, k1, p7
- k6, p1, k3, p1, k6
- P8, k1, p8
- k7, p1, k1, p1, k7
- Purl 17
- k8, p1, k8
- Purl 17
- Knit 17
25-28. Purl 17
Decrease row: P9, * p2tog, p23, rep. from * to last 11 sts, p2tog, p9
K9 rows
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How nice of you to share! Do you have any pictures...?
ReplyDeleteI don't have a camera at the moment, but I think I can borrow my mom's. I will post them in a future post.
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