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Honeymoon Afghan

January 30, 2013 by MarilynClark 14 Comments

A wonderful woman I know has recently gotten engaged and I thought it would be great to make an afghan for her and her fiance.  When I looked at various patterns on Ravelry, most afghans have a finished dimension of approximately 3 ft x 4 ft.  A great size for one but not for snuggly newlyweds.  So, I pulled out my trusty knitting stitch pattern book and went in search of an easy pattern that  I could adapt to an afghan. I found this lacy vertical zig zag pattern.  Simple enough for TV knitting!

So, now it was just a matter of casting on and knitting up an afghan.  My finished measurements are 51″ wide by 57″ long.  Perfect for some snuggly newlyweds.  Since it is so large, I decided not to add any fringe.  Take a look!

Do you think she’ll like it?  It took about 2 weeks of knitting….I think I’ll be knitting another one.  Here’s the pattern in case you’d like to knit one up yourself!

Honeymoon Afghan

Materials:
  • Sample Used 18 skeins of Nashua Creative Focus Bulky (54yds/skein) but you could also use 9 skeins Wool Ease Thick & Quick (108yds/skein)
  • US 15 (10 mm) 29″ or longer circular knitting needle
  • Tapestry needle
Gauge:
  • 2 stitches to 1 inch in stockinette
Finished Dimensions:
  • 51″ x 57″
Knitting Abbreviations:
  • K – Knit
  • P – Purl
  • YO – Yarn Over
  • K2tog – Knit 2 Together
  • PSSO – Pass Slipped Stitch Over
  • Sl – Slip one stitch purlwise
Instructions:
  • Cast on 108 stitches
  • Knit 4 rows
  • Begin 4 row pattern
    • Row 1 (RS):  K8, *YO, Sl, K1, PSSO, K4 repeat from * to the last 4 stitches, K4
    • Row 2 (WS):  K 4, Purl to the last 4 stitches, K4
    • Row 3 (RS):  K8, *K2tog, YO, K4 repeat from * to the last 4 stitches, K4
    • Row 4 (WS):  K 4, Purl to the last 4 stitches, K4
  • Repeat the 4 row pattern until your afghan measures approximately 55″ (For me, my final 4 row pattern repeat as one right after I added my 18th skein of yarn).
  • Knit 4 rows
  • Bind off
  • Using your tapestry needle, weave in ends

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Comments

  1. Kadie

    January 30, 2013 at 10:49 pm

    One day I have got to learn how to knit!! I wish someone lived close enough to me to teach me.:)

    Reply
  2. Dara

    January 31, 2013 at 2:43 am

    very nice! hope you’ll publish your pattern on ravelry if you haven’t already!

    Reply
  3. Sara Blevins

    January 31, 2013 at 1:05 pm

    Aww,that is so beautiful! I love the color. I a folowing you via netwokblogging.

    Reply
  4. Melissa

    January 31, 2013 at 10:28 pm

    This is so pretty! Im sure they will love it! =)

    Reply
  5. Marlys @ Thisand That

    February 1, 2013 at 4:38 am

    This afghan is beautiful. I love the colour. Thanks for coming by my page and following me. I will be following you back. If have any recipes that you would like to share on Foodie Friends friday Linky Party we would love to have you.
    http://marlys-thisandthat.blogspot.com/2013/01/foodie-friends-friday-january-3113.html

    Reply
  6. Ana Lopes

    February 1, 2013 at 9:15 am

    So pretty!!! Love the color! Thanks so much for sharing pattern! Would love to have you visit me sometime.
    Have a fabulous week!
    Hugs from Portugal,
    Ana Love Craft
    http://www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com

    Reply
  7. Danni Baird @ Silo Hill Farm

    February 1, 2013 at 10:51 am

    How beautiful! I have zero knitting or crochet abilities, but I sure do admire yours. That yarn color is so pretty! Nice job!

    Reply
  8. dailylifeimpressions

    February 1, 2013 at 2:05 pm

    how lovely, I recently bought myself wool and needles, I know the basics of knitting, but I saw in Molly Makes beautiful pulse warmers with an owl on it and as my son went to Germany on Wednesday (I am from Namibia)I love to make them for him, but still trying to figure out all the abbreviations though, hope I can figure it out….
    Think I found a nice blog to follow here…
    Love Claudia

    Reply
  9. Chiwei @ One Dog Woof

    February 1, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    This makes me want to break out my knitting needles, and I like the idea of TV knitting

    Reply
  10. Alexis AKA MOM

    February 1, 2013 at 5:00 pm

    That is so beautiful. I really need to make time to knit haven’t done it in years.
    Thanks for stopping by and following, I’m following back

    Reply
  11. Julie Moore

    February 2, 2013 at 12:20 am

    It turned out great! I wish I could knit better, I’d attempt making one. What a great gift for newlyweds!
    Thanks for linking this up to our Sweets For My Sweetie link-up. It’s perfect!

    Reply
  12. Vanessa

    February 4, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    I wish I could knit! This is great! Thanks for submitting this to our Sweets For My Sweetie Link-up on Natural and Free, Glued To My Crafts and Vanessa’s Place!

    Reply
  13. Diana - FreeStyleMama

    February 6, 2013 at 10:45 pm

    It’s beautiful! Thanks for linking up at my Pin Me Linky Party.

    Reply
  14. Valencia

    July 23, 2013 at 3:04 am

    This is cool!

    Reply

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