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Cables and Lace Afghan: Square #8 by Alissa Borscheid

Square 8

Finished Size

9 x 9 inches (22.5 x 22.5cm)

Gauge

20sts and 28 rows to 4 inches (10cm) over st st

Materials

Unknown amount of worsted weight Sugar N Cream (note from Sarah: I’d guess approximately 50gm)

Needles
US size 8 (Old UK 6 or Metric 4mm)

Abbreviations

K = Knit
P = Purl
C6R= Cable 6 right: Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold at the back of the work. K3, then knit 3 from the cable needle
C6L= Cable 6 left: Slip 3 sts to cable needle and hold at the front of the work. K3, then knit 3 from the cable needle

Pattern

Cast on 40sts and knit 5 rows garter st

Work cables as follows, remembering to knit the first and last 5 sts of every row (this is not included in the pattern):

Row 1 (RS): P2, K9, P8, K9, P2

Row 2 and all WS rows: Knit the K sts and P the P sts

Row 3: P2, C6L, K3, P2, K4, P2, C6R, K3, P2

Row 5: Rep row 1

Row 7: P2, K3, C6R, P8, K3, C6L,

Row 8: Rep row 2

Rep rows 1-8 until work measures just over 8 1/2 inches.

Knit 5 rows

Cast off.

Finishing

Sew in all loose ands and block.


This pattern is Copyright Alissa Borscheid 1999, all rights reserved

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