16 Janvier 2011
My apologies for such a long break in the KAL due to a bout of flu in the family (four kids and a hubby are a handfull), and then Christmas festivities keeping me and my translator Sophie away from the PC...
Here are the directions to square 9 of the Boucle D'Or Afghan. For more information about this project follow this link.
(la version française de ce carré est publiée ici )
The pattern is made with different sizes of cables.
How to use the charts:
K on right side (RS) , P on wrong side (WS)
P on RS,
K on WS
sl next 2 sts to cable needle and hold in
back of work, k2, then k2 from cable needle
sl next 3 sts to cable needle and hold
in back of work, k3, then k3 from cable needle
Square 9 :
Cast on 20 (30, 60) sts with color B.
Work 2 (2,3) ridges
next row (RS) : k2030(60)
foundation row (WS) :
doll size : k4, p2, make one stitch purl (M1P), p1, k2, M1P, p1,M1P,p1, k2, p2, M1P, p1, k4 -- 24 sts.
baby size : k8, p2, make one stitch purl (M1P), p1, k2, p1, M1P, p2,M1P,p1, k2, p2, M1P, p1, k8 -- 34 sts.
adult size : k30, p2, make one stitch purl (M1P), p1, k2, p1, M1P, p2,M1P,p1, k2, p2, M1P, p1, k16 -- 64 sts.
begin charts A,B and C:
row 1 (RS):
doll size : k4, work 4 sts Chart A, k2, work 4 sts Chart B, k2,
work 4 sts Chart A, k4
baby size : k8, work 4 sts Chart A, k2, work 6 sts Chart C, k2, work 4 sts Chart A, k8
adult size : k16, work 4 sts Chart A, k2, work 6 sts Chart C, k2, work 4 sts Chart A, k30
row 2 (WS):
doll size : k3, p1, work 4 sts Chart A, p2, work 4 sts Chart B, p2, work 4 sts Chart A,
p1, k3
baby size : k3, p5, work 4 sts Chart A, p2, work 6 sts Chart C, p2, work 4 sts Chart A, p5, k3
adult size : k4, p26, work 4 sts Chart A, p2, work 6 sts Chart C, p2, work 4 sts Chart A, p12, k4
Continue in pattern until 4 rows of chart A have been worked 5(8,18)times.
Next row (RS):
doll size : k6, knit 2 sts together (k2tog),k2, [k2tog]twice, k4, k2tog, k4 -- 20 sts.
baby size : k10, knit 2 sts together (k2tog),k3, [k2tog]twice, k5, k2tog, k8 -- 30 sts.
adult size : k18, knit 2 sts together (k2tog),k3, [k2tog]twice,
k5, k2tog, k30 -- 60 sts.
Next row (WS): k2030(60)
Next row : work 1 (1,2) ridges
Cast off
Chart A : a four stitch cable worked over four rows
Row 1 : k4
Rows 2 and all following WS rows : p4
Row 3 : sl next 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back of work, k2, then k2 from cable needle
Chart B : a four stitch cable worked over six rows
Row 1,3 : k4
Rows 2 and all following WS rows : p4
Row 5: sl next 2 sts to cable needle and hold in back of work, k2, then k2 from cable needle
Chart C : a six stitch cable worked over 6 rows
Row 1, 3 : k6
Rows 2 and all following WS rows : p6
Row 5: sl next 3 sts to cable needle and hold in back of work, k3, then k3 from cable needle
Thank you Sophie for this English version.