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Aran Afghan

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From Suzanna Bascuchea

exchange to crochet

Cast on 116 stitches.

work 1 X 1 ribbing for 3 inches, ending with a right-side Row.

purl across the wrong side.

Patterns

Row 1: K 11, over next 94 stitches establish   patterns 1, 2, 3, 4, 3, 2, and 1, K 11.

Pattern 1: Tree of Life multiple of 11 stitches

Row 1: P5, K 1, P 5.

Row 2: K5, P 1, K5.

Row 3: P 3, C 2B (slip 1 st on cable needle and leave at back of work, K 1, P 1 st from cable needle), K 1, C 2F (slip 1 st on cable needle and leave at front of work, P 1, K 1 st from cable needle), P 3.

Row 4: K 3, YFWD, Sl 1, YBK, K 1, P 1, K 1, YFWD Sl 1, YBK, K3.

Row 5: P 2, C 2B, P 1, K 1, P 1, C 2F, P 2.

Row 6: K 2, YFWD, Sl 1, YBK, K 2, P 1, K 2, YFWD, Sl 1, YBK, K2.

Row 7: P1, C2B, P2, K1, P2, C2F, P1.

Row 8: K1, YFWD, Sl 1, YBK, K 3, P 1, K 3, YFWD, Sl 1, YBK, K1.

 

Pattern 2: Coiled cable: multiple of 14 stitches.

Row 1: YBK, sl 1, YFWD, P 2, sl 4 sts on cable needle and leave at front of work, K 4, K 4 sts from DP needle, P 2, YBK, sl 1.

Row 2: P 1, K2, P 8, K2, P 1.

Row 3: YBK, Sl 1, YFWD, P 2, K 8, P 2, YBK, Sl 1.

Row 4: P 1, K2, P 8, K2, P 1

Row 5: YBK, Sl 1, YFWD, P 2, K 8, P 2, YBK, Sl 1.

Row 6: YBK, Sl 1, YFWD, P 2, K 8, P 2, YBK, Sl 1.

Row 7: YBK, Sl 1, YFWD, P 2, K 8, P 2, YBK, Sl 1.

Row 8: P 1, K2, P 8, K2, P 1.

 

Pattern 3: popcorn variation: multiple of 3 stitches:

Row 1: P 1, K into front and back of next st 5 times, then slip the 2nd , 3rd , 4th , and 5th sts over the 1st st, P 1.

Row 2: knit across.

Row 3: purl across.

Row 4: knit across.

Row 5: purl across.

Row 6: purl across.

Row 7: purl across.

Row 8: purl across.

 

Pattern 4: Honeycomb (center panel) multiple of 38 sts.

Row 1: YBK, sl 1, YFWD, P 2, * C 4B (Sl 2 sts on DP needle and leave at back of work, K 2, K 2 sts from DP needle), C 4F (sl 2 sts on DP needle and leave at front of work, K 2, K 2 sts from DP needle) *, repeat from* 3 times, P 2, YBK, Sl 1.

Row 2: P1, K2, P32, K2, P1.

Row 3: YBK, Sl 1, YFWD, P 2, K 32, P 2, YBK, Sl 1.

Row 4: P 1, K2, P32, K2, P 1.

Row 5: YBK, Sl 1, YFWD, P 2, * C 4F, C 4B * times, P 2, YBK, Sl 1. repeat from* 3.

Row 6: P 1, K2, P32, K2, P 1.

Row 7: YBK, Sl 1, YFWD, P 2, K 32, P 2, YBK, Sl 1.

Row 8: YBK, Sl 1, YFWD, P 2, K 32, P 2, YBK, Sl 1. 

Continue working until desired length.