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Lizard Ridge Afghan by Laura Aylor

FINISHED MEASUREMENTS

Approximate, not including edging:

Version 1: 42 x 64 inches

Version 2: 49 x 68 inches

[MC] Noro Kureyon [100% wool; 109yd/100m per 50g skein]

Version 1 [Multicolored blocks]: Various colors; approx. 21 skeins

Version 2: Color: #157; 20 skeins

[CC] Cascade 220 [100% wool; 220yd/201m per 100g skein]

Version 1: #7919

Version 2: #9454

Note: CC is optional; edging may be worked using MC. However, for Version 1, another yarn

is required for sewing the panels together. Kureyon is not suitable for sewing, as it tends to

break. A smoother, multi-plied wool yarn, such as Cascade 220, is recommended.

US #8/5mm needles

Straight or circular needles may be used for Version 1, but a long circular needle is

recommended for Version 2.

1 US #10/6mm needle (used for binding off)

1 US F/3.75mm crochet hook

Tapestry needle

GAUGE

18 sts/28 rows = 4 inches in stockinette stitch

Gauge is not critical for this project.

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PATTERN NOTES

When you are knitting this pattern, your fabric will have a bumpy texture resembling an egg crate. Don't worry! This is normal; the fabric will become flat and smooth when blocked.

This pattern incorporates many short rows, most of which are only a few stitches long.

Turning your work this frequently can be cumbersome and tedious, so the technique of knitting backwards is recommended (though not required).

Wrap & Turn [W&T]

To wrap and turn on a RS row, knit to point specified in pattern, bring yarn to front of work

between needles, slip next stitch to right-hand needle, bring yarn around this stitch to back

of work, slip stitch back to left-hand needle, turn work to begin purling back in the other

direction.

To wrap and turn on a WS row, purl to point specified in pattern, bring yarn to back of work

between needles, slip next stitch to right-hand needle, bring yarn around this stitch to front

of work, slip stitch back to left-hand needle, turn work to begin knitting back in the other direction.

Working Wraps Together with Wrapped Stitches:

Work the "wraps" at the turning points of the short rows, together with the stitches they

wrap, as follows:

When working a RS row: Knit to wrapped stitch, insert right needle into both wrap and

stitch, and knit them together.

When working a WS row: Purl to wrapped stitch, use tip of left needle to pick up "wrap" and

place it on left needle, purl wrap and stitch together.

Short Row Pattern (Worked over a multiple of 14 sts + 1)

NOTE: When working a stitch which has been wrapped on the previous row or short row,

work the wrap together with the stitch it had wrapped (see note above).

Rows 1-3: Work in stockinette st, beg with a RS row.

Row 4 [WS]: P12, [w&t, k8, w&t, p7, w&t, k6, w&t, p5, w&t, k4, w&t, p20] to last 3 sts,

w&t, k8, w&t, p7, w&t, k6, w&t, p5, w&t, k4, w&t, p9.

Row 5-9: Work in stockinette st, beg with a RS row.

Row 10 [WS]: P5, w&t, k5, turn work, p4, w&t, k4, turn work, p19, [w&t, k8, w&t, p7, w&t,

k6, w&t, p5, w&t, k4, w&t, p20] to last 10 sts, w&t, k8, w&t, p7, w&t, k6, w&t, p5, w&t, k4,

w&t, p16, turn work, k5, w&t, p5, turn work, k4, w&t, p4.

Row 11 [RS]: K all sts.

Row 12 [WS]: P all sts. Repeat Rows 1-12 for Short Row Pattern.

Crochet abbreviations used:

ch: chain

sl st: slip stitch

sc: single crochet dc: double crochet

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Version 1

Version 1 is composed of 24

blocks, each worked from 1

ball of Kureyon. Begin working

using the end from the outside

of the skein. After 6 rows, you

will be instructed to switch

yarns; at this point, begin

working using the end from

the inside of the skein,

carrying the strand not in use

loosely along the side of the

work. When instructed to

switch yarns again, resume

using the end you had started with.

Alternately, you could switch

back and forth between two

different skeins of yarn.

Panel (Make 24): Using MC and smaller needle, CO 43 sts.

*Work Rows 1-6 of Short Row Pattern. Switch yarns.

Work Rows 7-12 of Short Row Pattern. Switch yarns.* Repeat from * to * three times more; do not switch yarns at end of last repeat.

K 1 row. BO all sts purlwise using larger needle.

Assembly

Steam block panels. (They may not lay completely flat after steam blocking, but they will be

easier to seam.)

The completed afghan will be 6 squares long and 4 squares wide. Lay the blocks out to

determine how you want to arrange them. When arranging panels, try to ensure that the

wave pattern is matched both vertically and horizontally.

The easiest way to assemble the afghan is to first sew the squares into four larger panels,

then to sew those panels together; this way, you will not have long seams to sew with

unwieldy lengths of yarn.

For each quadrant of the aghan, sew two strips which are each three squares long, then sew

those two strips together along their long edges. When all of these quadrant panels are

assembled, join the upper two panels, then the lower two panels, along their long edges.

Finally, join the top and bottom halves of the afghan.

Proceed to Edging instructions under Version 2.

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Version 2

Using MC and smaller needle, CO 183 sts.

Work Rows 1-12 of Short Row Pattern 24

times.

K 1 row. BO all sts purlwise using larger needle.

Edging

With RS of work facing, use sl st to attach

CC to edge of afghan, approx. 0.5 inch

from upper left corner. Work will proceed

toward this corner before continuing

around the perimeter of the afghan. It

may be necessary to start this row a few

different times to figure out the best

spacing of stitches. You may prefer to practice on a swatch first.

Round 1: Ch 1, work 2 sc to corner, sc in corner; continue to work sc around edge of afghan, working an extra sc into each corner; sl st in 1st sc to join end of round.

Round 2: *Skip 2 sc, work 9 dc in corner st, skip 2 sc, sc in next sc, [skip 2 sc, 6 dc in next

sc, skip 2 sc, sc in next sc] to (approx.) 2 sc before next corner st*; repeat from * to * 3 times more, sl st in sl st at beginning of row.

(When approaching a corner st, it may be necessary to skip more or less than 2 sts on order to work into the corner st. Count ahead.)

Break yarn, draw through last st and pull tight.

FINISHING

Weave in ends.

Wet block thoroughly.