This knit afghan pattern from Bernat Yarns is great to use for you or a friend. It's an easy pattern that you'll love knitting. Wrap yourself up with this comfy afghan.
Materials:
- Bernat® Chunky
- (Solids: 400 g / 14 oz; 587 m/ 642 yds)
- 1640 m/1750 yds
- OR
- Bernat® Softee Chunky
- (100 g/3.5 oz; 164 m/180 yds)
- 1640 m/1750 yds
Size 6 mm (U.S. 10) circular knitting needle 36 ins [90 cm] long or size needed to obtain gauge.
GAUGE: 15 sts and 20 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] in stocking st.
INSTRUCTIONS
Cast on 176 sts. Do not join. Working back and forth across needle, proceed as follows:
Knit 7 rows (garter st), noting 1st row is WS and inc 10 sts evenly across last row. 186 sts.
1st row: (RS). K5. *K5. P11. Rep from * to last 5 sts. K5.
2nd row: K5. *K11. P5. Rep from * to last 5 sts. K5.
3rd row: As 1st row.
4th row: K5. Purl to last 5 sts. K5.
5th row: Knit.
6th row: As 4th row.
7th row: K5. P4. *K5. P11. Rep from * to last 17 sts. K5. P7. K5.
8th row: K12. *P5. K11. Rep from * to last 14 sts. P5. K9.
9th row: As 7th row.
10th row: As 4th row.
11th row: Knit.
12th row: As 4th row.
13th row: K5. P8. *K5. P11. Rep from * to last 13 sts. K5. P3. K5.
14th row: K8. *P5. K11. Rep from * to last 18 sts. P5. K13.
15th row: As 13th row.
16th row: As 4th row.
17th row: Knit.
18th row: As 4th row.
19th row: K6. P11. *K5. P11. Rep from * to last 9 sts. K9.
20th row: K5. P4. *K11. P5. Rep from * to last 17 sts. K11. P1. K5.
21st row: As 19th row.
22nd row: As 4th row.
23rd row: Knit.
24th row: As 4th row.
Rep last 24 rows for Stairs pat until work from beg measures approx 52 ins [132 cm], dec 10 sts evenly across last row and ending with WS facing for next row. 176 sts.
Knit 6 rows. Cast off.
