Welcome to Week 8 of the Art Deco Afghan CAL!
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VIDEOS: by Tania Leis, Hooked by TJ
Art Deco Afghan on Ravelry - $2.50
Today is the final installment for our period masterpiece. In order to tie together all of our different deco sections, I’m echoing one of the previous stitch patterns. We will be using the Decorative Band as our Border. I really love this stitch pattern, and I love the textured simplicity of it. What a great way to complete our work of art!
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YARN
Cascade
Anthem – Lempicka Kit
A
– Raspberry
B
– Silver
C
– Rose Shadow
D
– Roasted Coconut
E
– Denim
F
– Fuchsia Rose
HOOK - I / 5.5 mm
Use the hook size appropriate for your yarn and
tension.
OTHER
Stitch markers, Tapestry Needle, Scissors
FINISHED SIZE
Finished Afghan with Border = 42” X 58”
ABBREVIATIONS
Beg = beginning
Ch/s = chain/s
Cont = continue/ing
Dc= double crochet
Hdc = half double crochet
Hk = hook
Lp/s = loop/s
Rnd = round
Sl St = slip
stitch
Sp/s = space/s
St/s = stitch/es
Yo = yarn over
INSTRUCTIONS
BORDER – Use color A
To begin the Border, you already have 2 rows of 135 sc across the top and bottom of afghan. You will work 2 rows of sc along both long sides of the afghan to match. All you need is an odd number of sc stitches on each side for the Border stitch pattern. You can just wing it, and work an odd numbered amount of sc across each side however they will fit - not crowding in too many nor stretching out too few. This is the easiest way to begin the Border, and no one will ever know if the number of stitches on each side aren’t the same.
If you prefer more detailed symmetry and want the same number of stitches on each side, you can do that too. I did this and will show you how I did it. But remember, the border is very forgiving, and exact stitch counts aren’t really necessary. Just make sure you have an ODD number of stitches on each side.
Set-up Rows - I worked a total of 191 sc across each long side.
Holding afghan with RS facing and long side edge in hand, join color A with sc to Left Side corner. This will be the vertical post of the end of row sc edging on short side. Do not join your sc to the top of this sc, but to the side.
Row 1 (RS):
Color
A Edging – 2 sc (includes the joining sc)
Right
Angle color D – 23 sc
Right
Angle color B – 23 sc
Color
A Edging – 2 sc
Quarter
Circle color C – 13 sc
Half
Circle color C – 27 sc
Half
Circle color C – 27 sc
Band,
Grid, Band – 39 sc
Ch2
corner Bi-color Square – 1 sc
Bi-color
Square – 15 sc
Ch2
of same and next Bi-color Square – sc2tog = 1 sc
Bi-color
Square – 15 sc
Ch2
corner Bi-color Square – 1 sc
Color
A Edging – 2 sc
Ch
1, turn. (191 sc)
Row 2 (WS): Sc in each sc across. Finish off. (191 sc)
Right Side of Afghan – Worked in reverse order with slightly different stitch counts in certain sections.
Row 1 (RS):
Color
A Edging – 2 sc
Ch2
corner Bi-color Square – 1 sc
Bi-color
Square – 15 sc
Ch2
of same and next Bi-color Square – sc2tog = 1 sc
Bi-color
Square – 15 sc
Ch2
corner Bi-color Square – 1 sc
Band,
Grid, Band – 38 sc
Half
Circle color A – 27 sc
Half
Circle color A – 27 sc
Quarter
Circle color A – 14 sc
Color
A Edging – 2 sc
Right
Angle color C – 23 sc
Right
Angle color A – 23 sc
Color
A Edging – 2 sc
Ch
1, turn. (191 sc)
Row 2 (WS): Sc in each sc across, ch 1 turn. DO NOT finish off. Continue with Border.
(191 sc)
BORDER
The Border is the same stitch pattern as the Decorative Band.
Continue with color A.
Rnd 1 (RS):
Working on Long Side:
(Sc,
dc) in first st, [sk next st, (sc, dc) in next st] to end of side.
(Sc,
dc) in first vertical st, sk next vertical st, (sc, dc) in next st, [sk next
st, (sc, dc) in next st] to last 2 vertical sts, sk next vertical st, (sc, dc)
in last vertical st.
Rotate and repeat Long Side and Short Side ending on Bottom Side, join with sl st to beg sc, ch 1, turn.
Rnd 2 (WS): PM in the last dc on each side this Rnd.
(Sc,
dc) in first sc, [sk next dc, (sc, dc) in next sc] around all sides, join with
sl st to beg sc,
ch
1, turn.
Rnd 3 (RS): Sc in same st, (sc, hdc, sc) in next marked dc, [sc, in each st to last marked dc on this side, (sc, hdc, sc) in marked dc] around to beg sc, join with sl st to beg sc. Finish off.
Weave
in all ends, block as desired.
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