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SPRING
2012
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across top of extension to center st of next
OC, work OC5, K 5, work IC, K 5, work
OC5, K 5, work IC *, rpt * to * 3x. 656 sts.
Round 96:
P.
Rounds 97-102:
Cont to rpt rounds 95-96.
End round 102 with 680 sts and 5 CCC gar-
ter ridges. Cut yarn at the end of round 102.
Rounds 103-106:
With MC, cont to rpt
rounds 95-96, end round 106 with 696 sts
and 2 MC garter ridges. Cut yarn at the
end of round 106.
Rounds 107-116:
With CCB, cont to rpt
rounds 95-96, end round 116 with 736 sts
and 5 CCB garter ridges. Cut yarn at the
end of round 116.
Rounds 117-120:
With MC, cont to rpt
rounds 95-96, end round 120 with 752 sts
and 2 MC garter ridges. Cut yarn at the
end of round 120.
Rounds 121-130:
With CCA, cont to rpt
rounds 95-96, end round 130 with 792 sts
and 5 CCA garter ridges. Cut yarn at the
end of round 130.
Round 131-132:
With MC, cont to rpt
rounds 95-96. 800 sts.
Round 133:
Rpt round 95. 808 sts.
Round 134
(Picot BO,
See Figure 10):
Rem
EOR marker, work picot BO as follows: P 2,
pass the first st you worked over the second
st you worked, P 1, pass the prev st over
this st, * rpt (Sl the st you just worked from
the R to L ndl, K 1 or P 1—it doesn’t mat-
ter if you P or K, just do one or the other
consistently) 5x (“chain” for picot is made),
PU&K 1 st in the base of the chain you just
completed (it doesn’t matter exactly which
loop you pick, as long as you consistently
choose the same loop in each chain each
time you make a picot), pass the last chain
st over the st you just worked (picot com-
pleted), (P 1, pass prev st over this st) 4x *,
rpt * to * around, ending with only one rpt
of (P 1, pass prev st over this st), cut yarn,
pull the end through the last st, and sew the
last st to the first st of this round. NOTE—if
your last rpt doesn’t exactly match mine,
just adjust by fudging the last few picots by
adding or deleting 1 BO between each picot
as necessary.
Finishing
Weave ends into the back of the work.
Design Variations
You can make the afghan larger or smaller
by working more or fewer rounds or
rows of individual colors OR you can use
larger needles with thicker yarn or smaller
needles with thinner yarn. You may also
work it in more or fewer than four colors.
You can make a matching pillow cover
by making two of the center squares with
one or more of the ribbon borders.
Rita O’Connell lives in Duluth, Minnesota, where
she teaches college-level biology and environmental
sciences, continues to develop her knitting design
company, Earth Heart Designs, and is exploring
other adventures.When she was 12, Rita learned
to knit, and began designing very soon after that.
Some of her patterns are available nationally.
She’s best known for the patterns for“Sam the
Ram”and“Sue the Ewe,”stuffed sheep requiring
advanced knitting skills. Rita can be reached at
oconnell@earthheartdesigns.comExtension 1
Extension 3
Extension 4
Extension 2
Figure 9:
Four MC extensions completed. (Note that
the dark line at the base of each extension does not
show in your knitting.)
Figure 10:
Picot bind-off.