Afghans by Columbia Minerva
Volume 742
Columbia Minerva
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Seventeen afghan patterns to knit or crochet designed by Columbia Minerva.
WASHING INSTRUCTIONS FOR NANTUK AND BAN•LON® YARNS:
Use method most convenient for you.
Turn garment inside out.
Machine Washing:
Set at any convenient temperature and cycle using a suitable soap or detergent. A fabric softener is recom-mended in final rinse. Do not use bleach.
Or, Hand Wash in cold or warm water with suitable soap or detergent. Rinse well and roll in towel to remove excess water.
Machine Drying:
Set at any convenient temperature and cycle.
To Hand Dry, lay garment flat, mould into shape. Be sure garment is thoroughly dry before wearing. Never hang or stretch a handknit. Do not dry in sun.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
GAUGE: Each Columbia-Minerva Instruction gives a Gauge or Scale of the number of stitches to the inch when using the yarn and needles called for. If you work tighter than the average, change to larger needles; if you work looser, change to smaller needles, to acquire the same number of stitches to the inch called for in the instructions.
STOCKINETTE STITCH: K 1 row, P 1 row alternately. On Circular or Sock Needles knit continuously.
TO INCREASE: K 2 sts in 1 st. (Knitting 1 st in the front and 1 st in the back of same st.)
TO DECREASE: K 2 sts together.
TO WORK EVEN: Work without increasing or decreasing.
FRINGE - Single Knot: Fold strands of yarn in half. Draw the folded end through stitch at edge of Afghan from right to wrong side of work, then draw the loose ends through the loop and tighten.
Double Knot: Make single knot fringe, then starting at side edge, knot half of first group of fringe with half of second group, * divide next group of fringe in half and knot with half of last group, repeat from * across.
Triple Knot: Make double knot fringe, then knot first whole group with half of second group, * divide next group of fringe in half and knot with half of last group, repeat from * across.
TASSELS: Place strands of yarn out straight. With a separate strand of yarn tie around center of group, leaving a few inches for attaching to Afghan. Fold yarn in half. With another strand, wind yarn tightly around group several times about 1 inch below fold, forming "Head." Fasten securely. Tie Tassel to Afghan.
Crochet Patterns
Columbia-Minerva Knitting Worsted (4 oz skein) - 13 skeins of Main Color (MC) - Winter White #5012 OR Nantuk 4 ply Knitting Yarn (Knitting Worsted size - 2 or 4 oz skein) - 32 ounces of Main Color - Winter White #5224 AND 4 ozs in each of the following colors for cross stitch embroidery. (More)
Columbia-Minerva Knitting Worsted (4 oz skein)-3 skeins each of Colors 2 and 3 and 2 skeins each of Colors 1 and 4 OR Nantuk 4 ply Knitting Yarn (Knitting Worsted size-2 or 4 oz skein)-12 ounces each of Colors 2 and 3 and 8 ounces each of Colors 1 and 4 (More)
AFGHAN STITCH: Row 1-Draw up a loop in each ch, leaving all loops on hook, then take off loops as follows: yo hook and through 1 loop, *yo hook and through 2 loops, repeat from * across row, ending with 1 loop on hook. Row 2-Counting loop on hook as 1st st, draw up a loop in each upright st across row to within last st, insert hook through center of last st (to keep work from going on the diagonal). Take off loops as in Row 1. Repeat Row 2 for pat. (More)
Columbia-Minerva Knitting Worsted (4 oz skein)- 4 skeins each of Colors 1, 2 and 3 OR Nantuk 4 ply Knitting Yarn (Knitting Worsted size-2 or 4 oz skein)-16 ounces each of Colors 1, 2 and 3 (More)
Columbia-Minerva Nantuk 4 ply Knitting Yarn (Knitting Worsted size-2 or 4 oz skein)-20 ounces Main Color (MC), 12 ounces each of Colors 1 and 3 and 8 ounces each of Colors 2 and 4 OR Knitting Worsted (4 oz skein)-5 skeins Main Color, 3 skeins each of Colors 1 and 3 and 2 skeins each of Colors 2 and 4 (More)
TO MAKE DARK COLOR SQUARE: Starting about 4 inches from end of yarn, ch 10. Row 1-Work 1 sc in 3rd ch from hook, then 1 sc in each ch across (8 sts), ch 1, turn. Row 2-1 sc in each st, ch 1, turn. Repeat Row 2 seven times more, break yarn and fasten, leaving about 4 inches for sewing. (More)
Columbia-Minerva Knitting Worsted (4 oz skein)-5 skeins each of Dark and Light Colors
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Columbia-Minerva Nantuk 4 ply Knitting Yarn (Knitting Worsted size-2 or 4 oz skein)-20 ounces each of Dark and Light Colors (More)
Columbia-Minerva Nantuk 4 ply Knitting Yarn (Knitting Worsted size-2 or 4 oz skein)-36 ounces of Main Color (MC), 4 ounces each of Rose and Pink and 8 ounces of Green
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Columbia-Minerva Knitting Worsted (4 oz skein)-9 skeins of Main Color (MC), 1 skein each of Rose and Pink and 2 skeins of Green (More)
MOTIF: With Color 1 ch 8. Join to first ch with a sl st to form a ring. Row 1-Ch 1, 12 sc in ring, join with a sl st, turn. Row 2-Insert hook in first sc, yo finger 2 times, insert hook under the 2 loops and draw through sc, dropping loops off finger, yo and through the 3 loops on hook (one double loop st). Make a double loop st in each sc around, join with a sl st, draw Color 2 through loop on hook, break Color 1, turn. (More)
Knitting Patterns
Columbia-Minerva Nantuk 4 ply Knitting Yarn (Knitting Worsted size-2 or 4 oz skein)-32 ounces Main Color (MC) and 4 ounces each of Colors 1 and 2
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Columbia-Minerva Knitting Worsted (4 oz skein) 8 skeins Main Color (MC) and 1 skein each of Colors 1 and 2) (More)
Columbia-Minerva Knitting Worsted (4 oz skein) 4 skeins of Color 1 and 3 skeins each of Colors 2 and 3 OR Nantuk 4 ply Knitting Yarn (Knitting Worsted size-2 or 4 oz skein)-16 ounces of Color 1 and 12 ounces each of Colors 2 and 3 (More)
Columbia-Minerva Knitting Worsted (4 oz skein)-14 skeins of Main Color (MC)-Light Green # 5027
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Columbia-Minerva Nantuk 4 ply Knitting Yarn (Knitting Worsted size-2 or 4 oz skein)-56 ounces of Main Color (MC)-Light Green #5201 (More)
Columbia-Minerva Nantuk 4 ply Knitting Yarn (Knitting Worsted size-2 or 4 oz skein)-16 ounces of Light Color and 20 ounces of Dark Color
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Columbia-Minerva Knitting Worsted (4 oz skein)-4 skeins of Light Color and 5 skeins of Dark Color (More)
Columbia-Minerva Nantuk 4 ply Knitting Yarn (Knitting Worsted size-2 or 4 oz skein)-24 ounces of Dark Color and 16 ounces of Light Color
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Columbia-Minerva Knitting Worsted (4 oz skein)-6 skeins of Dark Color and 4 skeins of Light Color (More)
Columbia-Minerva Nantuk 4 ply Knitting Yarn (Knitting Worsted size-2 or 4 oz skein)-16 ounces each of Colors 1, 2 and 3; 8 ounces of Color 4 and 1 oz Contrasting Color for berries
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Columbia-Minerva Knitting Worsted (4 oz skein)-4 skeins each of Colors 1, 2 and 3; 2 skeins of Color 4 and 1 oz Contrasting Color for berries (More)
Columbia-Minerva Nantuk 4 ply Knitting Yarn (Knitting Worsted size-2 or 4 oz skein)-24 ounces of Color 2 and 16 ounces each of Colors 1 and 3
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Columbia-Minerva Knitting Worsted (4 oz skein)-6 skeins Color 2 and 4 skeins each of Colors 1 and 3 (More)
ENTIRE AFGHAN IS KNITTED IN ONE PIECE. PATTERN STITCH: Row 1-K 4, *yo, K 3, sl 1, K 2 tog, psso, K 3, yo, K 1, repeat from * across row, ending K 4 instead of K 1. Rows 2 and 4-K 2, P across row, ending K 2. Row 3-K 5, *yo, K 2, sl 1, K 2 tog, psso, K 2, yo, K 3, repeat from * across row, ending K 5 instead of K 3. Row 5-K 3, K 2 tog, *yo, K 1, yo, K 1, sl 1, K 2 tog, psso, K 1, yo, K 1, yo, sl 1, K 2 tog, psso, repeat from * across row to within last 7 sts, K 1, yo, K 1, yo, sl 1, K 1, psso, K 3. Row 6-K 2, P across row, ending K 2. Repeat these 6 rows for pattern. (More)