[lolo71]

I just bought some skeins of this yarn and I would like to knit an afghan/throw.
However, the free pattern that was near the yarn does not have an afghan pattern. Online there is one for crochet, which I hve not yet tackled. Wanted to get knitting down first.

However, there is a pattern for a scarf that when finished measures 5" x 60", you cast on 18.

My question., should I knit each skein up as the scarf pattern and then sew it together? This wold possibly make it 40"x60". Is that a good size?

Thanks
Lois
still a newbie and want to knit more......

 

[mphinney]

The fan and feather scarf pattern is great for afghans as well, you would just need to repeat the worked row 4 or 5 times to the proper width of an afghan, it's only about 3 or 4 pattern rows total. Project Linus has a all purpose afghan pattern that only hase 3 or 4 rows to the pattern, very quick and simple to follow.

 

[ChasingRainbows]

Red Heart Team Spirit yarn is medium weight (4), so it's similar in weight to Red Heart SuperSaver yarn. You could search for knitted afghans on the Red Heart website, and look for any that use a (4) weight yarn.

Here's one that's shown in 2 colors of Super Saver, but you could knit in the Team Spirit and let the yarn make its own pattern.

http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/zig-zag-ease-throw

And, here's another one that is done in a different striped yarn.

http://www.redheart.com/free-patterns/textured-squares-throw

You could also search for any knit afghan that uses the same weight yarn.

http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/afghans.php

 

[joannamorris56]

if you go to the red heart web site there is a you tube video link there for using this yarn for afghans appparently the striping changes with the larger sixe I have not tried it yet but it is on my list!

 

[elsiemarley]

The wider your knitted piece the narrower the stripes would become and maybe you would get a 'flow' with no real striping. I think the yarn is desiged for smaller projects like hats and scarfs to get the bold stripes.
I think doing the afgan in panels would be a good idea if you want the wide stripes. Or squares, alternating then horizontal and vertical when you put them together. If it is just the two colors you want, never mind the striping pattern, then it seems any afgan pattern would be fine.

Take Joy,

 

[lakesideladyknits]

Our group created an afghan of six "scarves" all the same length from the same yarn, each in a different stitch pattern. Then our most expert crochet queen blocked them all, joined them, and crocheted a border around the whole thing. The result was stunning. Ours was a single color, but I don't see why you couldn't use more colors or a patterned yarn.

 

[MaryE-B]

Elsiemarley mentioned a good point, the wider the item, the thinner the stripe. If you knit al the way across the afhhan, your stripes will not only be thinner, they will be distorted where the colors change. It will look like the crocheted afghan. If you make panels, your stripes probably won't line up across the panels, each panel will be different. if you want nice even stripes all the way across the afghan, you probably need to use 2 colors.
Some options:
1) All the way across: thin, irregular stripes.
2) Panels: each panel different and you have to sew them together.
3) Two colors: lots of loose ends to work in, or leave as-is if you add fringe all the way around and make sure the ends are a little longer than the fringe so you only need to even them off when you are through.

 

[ChocPieMom]

With reference to #3 above, use TechKnitting’s back to back join and you won't have any loose ends to work in except the beginning and ending yarns. I love doing striped baby afghans and use the back to back join to knit in the loose ends as I join a new color. In essence, when you come to the last 10 inches of a skein or want to add a different color yarn, especially in circular knitting, fold the end of the yarn in half and begin knitting the two strands as if they were one. As you get to the end of the old yarn, thread the new yarn through the folded loop at the end of the old yarn, fold the new yarn back on itself for five inches or less (at least 5 stitches), and knit the two strands of the new yarn as if they were one. Continue knitting with the new ball or color and you have just woven in both ends at the same time. With practice and tinking, you can put the join at the end of the row. You can safely snip off the tails leaving 1/4" on the wrong side until it is blocked and you will know it is secure. With slippery yarn, use a Russian Join. With bulky yarn, cut away a few of the folded plies.

 

[lolo71]

Thanks all..What I've decided to do is to use the scarf pattern, CO 18 stitches and just knit til the it's about 60",
then begin with the next skein and so on

Then I'll join the scarfs together with a contrastng color.

Lois