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Aunt Maggie's Ripple Afghan
This is a beautiful knitted feather and fan afghan, one fashioned after the afghans my Aunt Maggie use to make.
This can easily be knitted in lovely Spring Pastels as Easter reminds me of my Aunt Maggie.


The finished afghan for adults is approximately 45 1/2" x 56"  (Baby afghan is about 36" across)
26 oz worsted weight or baby yarn  (I used Simply Soft Baby Yarn)
Size 11 knitting needles.  Circular ones work well also.
16 rows = 4 inches

X=times  YO= yarn over   tog=together

Cast on 110 sts for infant blanket, 128 sts for child's blanket   (164 sts for adult blanket)
 
Row 1: (This will be your right side.) Knit
Row 2: Purl
Row 3: K 1, *[k2 tog] 3X,    [yo, k1] 6X,   [k2 tog] 3X,   repeat from * to last stitch, k1.
Row 4: Knit 

Repeat these 4 rows until work measures approximately 40",  (56") or desired length from beginnning ending with Row 4.

Cast off.


Variation
NANCY's BORDERED FEATHER AND FAN AFGHAN
Copyright Nancy 2003

   Using WW yarn (I use Caron Simply Soft) and size 8 needles, cast on 120 stitches.  Pattern repeat is 18 stitches.

 First row of BORDER:  Knit 6, place marker; knit 18 and place marker; knit 18 and place marker; knit 18 and place marker; knit 18 and place marker; knit 18 and place marker; knit 6.   Do garter stitch border for a distance of about 1-1/4 inches (which should make the bottom border equal to the side borders).  When border is desired length, start pattern:
  
   ROW 1:  Purl

   ROW 2:  Knit 6; *k2 together 3 times; (k1, yo) 6 times; k2 together 3 times.  Repeat from * to last marker.  K6.

   ROW 3:  Knit.

   ROW 4:  Knit.

Continue as above 'til the length almost equals the width (allowing 1-1/4 inches for the top border).  When you have completed pattern on row 4, just start your garter stitch border and continue til blanket is just about square and top border is as many rows as bottom border. 


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