Lakeside Yarn Crawl: Party at the Purple Sock

Party at the Purple Sock

(afghan square Lakeside Yarn crawl 2015)

Materials:

4mm Needle

Worsted weight yarn

Sample done in 3dogknits worsted weight yarn Colourway “Purple Sock Party”

Tapestry needle

Gauge: 18sts in 4 inches in stitch pattern

Abbreviations:

YO: Yarn over

Garter Stitch: knit every row

sts: stitches

Pattern stitch:

Row 1 and all wrong size rows: knit 3 purl to last 3 sts knit 3

Row 2: knit 3 * yo, knit 3, pass yo over last 3 stitches, knit 3, repeat from * to last 3 sts, knit 3

Row 4: repeat row 2

Row 6: repeat row 2

Row 8: knit 3 * knit 3, yo, knit 3, pass yo over last 3 stitches, repeat from * to last 6 sts, knit 6

Row 10: repeat row 8

Row 12: repeat row 8

The square:

Cast on 36 sts. Knit 3 rows garter sts.

Start pattern on wrong size row.

Repeat pattern stitch rows 1 to 12 3 times, then rows 1 to 6 once (42 rows).

Knit 3 rows of garter sts. and cast off.

Weave in ends with tapestry needle and block to desired size (sample is 8 inches square).

The Purple Sock
13 Coldwater Rd

P.O. Box 675
Coldwater Ontario
L0K 1E0

Lakeside Yarn Crawl