America America Afghan Pattern

51 inches x 65 inches without fringe

Materials Required:
AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY
"DAWN" KNITTING WORSTED
46 ounces White.
8 ounces Scarlet or colors of your choice.
1 pair knitting needles No. 5 or any size needle which will result in stitch (st) gauge below.

Gauge: 5 sts = 1 inch; 13 rows = 2 inches

White Square: Cast on 37 sts, * Knit (K) 1, Purl (P) 1, repeat from * across row ending with K 1.
2nd Row. * K 1, P 1, (seed st) repeat from * across row ending with K 1.
3rd Row. K 1, P 1, K 33, P 1, K 1.
4th Row. K 1, P 35, K 1.
Repeat the last 2 rows 20 times.
45th and 46th Rows. * K 1, P 1, repeat from * across row ending each row with K 1, bind off in seed st at end of last row leaving about an 18 inch length for sewing. Work 30 more squares in same manner.

Eagle Square: Cast on 37 sts and work in same manner as White Square following chart, having 32 Eagle Squares in all.

Joining. Squares are sewed on right side of work sew­ing the cast on edge of Eagle Square to bound off edge of White Square. Working from right to left with yarn pick up half of 1st st of upper square, pick up half of 2nd st of lower square, * pick up half of next st of upper square, pick up half of next st of lower square, repeat from * across row (a feather st effect). Continue joining squares in same manner to form strips having 9 squares to each strip alternating Eagle squares and White squares. When 7 strips have been completed, join strips together with a feather st.

Fringe: Cut 5 inch lengths of both White and Scarlet (twice as many in White than in Scarlet). * Take 2 strands of White, double in half and loop through 1st st at either short end, skip 1 st, take a single strand of Scarlet, double in half and loop through next st, repeat from * across edge. Work other end in same manner alternating colors and on sides work in every other row.