Bedtime Story Afghan
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Approximate Size with Fleecy Zephyr 36 inches by 48 inches; with Knitting Worsted 36 inches by 51 inches.
MaterialsFleisher’s Fleecy Zephyr, 10 skeins and White Knitting Needles, 1 pair Size 6; or Fleisher’s Superior Knitting Worsted, 7 skeins and White Knitting Needles, 1 pair Size 5.
Fleisher’s De Luxe Germantown, 1 ball For Embroidery.
Gauge: Double Strand of Fleecy Zephyr
11 sts = 2 inches
15 rows = 2 inches
Knitting Worsted 11 sts = 2 inches
7 rows = 1 inch
NoteUse double strand of Fleecy Zephyr and Size 6 needles; or single strand of Knitting Worsted and Size 5 needles.
Cast on 197 sts.
First row(right side)K 1, * p 1, k 1; repeat from * to end. Repeat first row 7 times for seed st border.
9th rowK 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, * k 27, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1 (seed st stripe); repeat from * to end.
10th rowK 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1, * p 27, k 1, p 1, k 1, p 1, k 1; repeat from * to end. Repeat last 2 rows until 36 rows (about 5 ins.) above seed st border. Repeat from first row 7 times (8 square in all). Work 7 rows in seed st. Bind off in seed st.
EmbroideryFollow charts, for embroidery, working figures in squares specified and facing them toward center of cover.