Aldolpho

WARNING!! Do not let your friends and family see your Aldolpho. You will not be able to knit anything else until they all have one.

Finished Size: 16" square (or 10.5" wide x 13.5" tall for mini Aldolpho)

Yarn: 2 strands held together - Sunday Knits 3 ply yarn (light sport weight - double stranded yields 123 yds / 112 m per 50g skein). Samples shown used a combination of worsted weight yarns and double strands of sport weight yarns.

Substitute any worsted weight woolen yarn that makes a fairly firm fabric when worked to gauge, and that will felt a bit if encouraged:

Needles: Size 6 US.

Gauge: 18 sts and 28 rows = 4" in stockinette stitch.

Techniques used: Knitting both in the round and back and forth, M1, joining colors, grafting, mattress stitch; embroidery stitches: duplicate stitch, back stitch.

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Friends Blanket

Inspired by a Shaker quilt design, this blanket's simplicity is rustic yet modern. It is made up of individual squares stitched together, so is perfect for on-the-go knitting.

Finished Size: 67" square
Yarn: Sunday Knits 5 ply (worsted weight): 27 50-gm skeins plus 4 20-gm mini skeins.
Needles: Size 9 US.
Gauge: 16 sts and 32 rows = 4" in Garter.
Techniques used: Increases, decreases, joining colors, whip-stitch seaming, single crochet for edging.
Available as a pattern or kit.

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Library afghan

Basketweave-textured blanket with garter-stitch borders in baby, lap or full blanket sizes.
Easy enough for a brand new knitter, engaging enough for an experienced one.

Finished Sizes: 37 x 41 (45.5 x 50, 54 x 60)."
Yarn: Sunday Knits 5 ply (worsted weight): 8 (11,16) 50-gm skeins.
Needles: Size 8 US.
Gauge: 17 sts and 32 rows = 4" in St st.
Techniques used: knit, purl, cast on, bind off.
Available as a pattern or kit.

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