| Afghan Finishing and Assembly |
| Afghan Finishing and Assembly |
From "Knitty Gritty"
episode DKNG-205 |
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After all the squares have been finished, they must be blocked and then sewn together. Here, courtesy of Janet Szabo, are a few final tips to help you put the finishing touches on your own beautiful afghan.
- Use a tapestry needle threaded with yarn to darn in all yarn ends.
- Wash and block each square to 12"x12".
- When squares are dry, join them top to bottom first, using mattress stitch or slipstitch crochet. Be careful not to pull joining thread too tightly.
- Join strips of squares at sides by weaving garter-stitch edges "bump to bump." Again, be careful not to pull joining thread too tightly.
These are only a few of the possible combinations of stitches that can be used in Aran knitting.
RESOURCES :
Plymouth Yarn Company’s Encore Worsted yarn
Plymouth Yarn Company
Website: www.plymouthyarn.com
GUESTS :
Janet Szabo
Knitting expert
Big Sky Knitting Designs
Website: www.BigSkyKnitting.com
E-mail: Janet@BigSkyKnitting.com
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