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Peaceful Lap Afghan

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Peaceful Knit Lap AfghanKnit a beautiful afghan perfect for one in inexpensive "Spa Blue" and "Seagrass" yarn. This easy afghan knitting pattern features blocks of the ombre yarn in a special pattern stitch and solid stripes in stockinette stitch.

 

Materials:

  • Yarn: RED HEART® “SuperSaver™”: 2 skeins 883 Spa Blue A, 3 skeins 931 Seagrass B.
  • Knitting Needles: 5mm [US 8] circular needle, 24” or 36” long
  • Yarn needle

Size: 36” x 48”

Gauge: 16 sts = 4”; 22 rounds = 4” in Stockinette Stitch

Note: Afghan is worked back and forth in rows. Circular needle is used to accommodate large number of stitches.

Pattern Stitch
Row 1 (Right Side): With A, k2, [p2, k2] across.
Row 2: P2, [k2, p2] across.
Row 3: P2, [k2, p2] across.
Row 4: K2, [p2, k2] across.
Repeat Rows 1-4 for Pattern st.

 


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Instructions:

With A, cast on 130 sts.
Work 6 rows in Pattern st.
With B, work 20 rows in St st.
With A, work 10 rows in Pattern st.
With B, work 30 rows in St st.
With A, work 16 rows in Pattern st.
With B, work 50 rows in St st.
With A, work 6 rows in Pattern st.
With B, work 50 rows in St st.
With A, work 16 rows in Pattern st.
With B, work 30 rows in St st.
With A, work 10 rows in Pattern st.
With B, work 20 rows in St st.
With A, work 6 rows in Pattern st.
Bind off in pattern.

FINISHING
Side Edges: With right side facing and A, pick up and knit 194 sts evenly along one long edge.
Work in Pattern st for 10 rows.
Bind off in pattern.
Repeat along opposite long edge.
Weave in ends.

 

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What a pretty afghan. I use to knit but got into crochet when I realized I could do that faster. Now I am retired and have plenty of time to work on my crafts so I m getting back into knitting. Thus is a perfect pattern for that,it's so easy! Thank you!

I am hoping you can help me ) I made the Peaceful Lap Afghan a while back (2.5 years) and it turned out beautifully, however, my friend brought it to me and asked if I could "FIX" it ( It was for her son and he loves his "Blankie". I am not having much success in figuring out HOW to fix it. I would appreciate HELP!! or direction to someone who can. I am including a few photographs to illustrate the problem ) Thank you.

Oh no! This is so sad! The project is so lovely but what a bummer about that section. It looks like a stitch must have fallen out and a bunch of them unraveled! I found a video that I hope will be helpful. Just copy and paste this link into the search bar. I hope it helps! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btvnijWBUfw

Thanks - this would work if only had a few stitches, however, the size of the hole makes this not work. Appreciate the info.

Shoot! This video shows a slightly larger hole being fixed---perhaps it might help? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGHX-McRmEM

The number of skeins needed to complete this pattern is at the top of the instructions Materials Yarn RED HEART SuperSaver 2 skeins 883 Spa Blue A, 3 skeins 931 Seagrass B. So it would take five skeins total. I use a formula for picking up edging stitches. I pick up three stitches for every four rows of knit. This seems to make the edging lie flat and I am pretty sure this would work for this pattern too. Just make sure you end up with a number of stitches divisible by four 2 ... For example 200 2 = 202 stitches.

I am sorry about the previous post, the plus sign doesn't seem to work. So here's the instructions for picking up an edge again. I pick up three stitches for every four rows of knit. This seems to make the edging lie flat and I am pretty sure this would work for this pattern too. Just make sure you end up with a number of stitches divisible by four plus 2 ... For example 200 plus 2 = 202 stitches.

The side edges took 3 attempts for this rookie (not a pattern problem, a learning leap) and I am very happy with the results. There isn't a mathmatical pattern to " pick up and knit 194 sts" but I placed markers and finally got the count on both sides. I would give this pattern a hgih rating if I could find out where to do that, lol!

Could you tell me how many skeins of yarn it takes to make this afgan pattern? I don't see where it gives this information. I'm a beginner knitter. Was this an easy project to knit? Thanks. Betty Bryant

Could you tell me how many skeins of yarn it takes to make this afgan pattern? I don't see where it gives this information. I'm a beginner knitter. Was this an easy project to knit? Thanks. Betty Bryant

I'm just beginning the Side Edges and need more info regarding when to skip picking up a stitch in order to knit 194 sts evenly. I will post once I am successful with it.

hi , did u get the side edges correctly . Am struggling with the count . Would you help me out ?

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