#29 Knit Plaid Afghan and Pillows by Cheryl Murray

#29 Knit Plaid Afghan and Pillows

Knitting
November 2013
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches
in Plaid Stockinette Stitch
US 10½ - 6.5 mm
1680 yards (1536 m)
English
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A richly colored stockinette afghan and coordinating pillows pop with bright crocheted accent stripes. The horizontal stripes are knit in; the vertical stripes are crocheted into the purl stitches.

Yarn Amounts: Wynter
For bright olive background pillow:
3 hanks in #7681 bright olive (D)
1 hank each in #7693 deep teal (A), #7647 dusty teal (light blue B), and #7615 forest glen (C)

For dusty teal background pillow:
3 hanks in #7647 dusty teal (light blue b)
1 hank each in #7693 deep teal (A), #7615 forest glen (C), and #7681 bright olive (D)

For Afghan:
9 hanks in #7693 deep teal (A)
1 hank each in #7647 dusty teal (light blue B), #7615 forest glen (C) and #7681 bright olive (D)

Amounts in La Gran:
For both pillow and Afghan:
1 ball in #6525 sunflower (E)

For teal pillow and afghan only:
1 ball in underappreciated green