GREAT AMERICAN ARAN AFGHAN - 24 SQUARES

THE GREAT AMERICAN ARAN AFGHAN

SQUARE #1: DESIGNED BY JULIE H. LEVY  FROM STUART FLORIDA (page 4)

SHE WAS TAUGHT TO KNIT BY HER OLDER SISTER AT THE AGE OF FOUR!  

JULIE BEGAN DESIGNING AFTER DISCOVERING THE CREATIONS OF ELIZABETH ZIMMERMANN.

 SHE DESIGNED THIS SQUARE USING BARBARA WALKER'S TREASURY OF KNITTING PATTERNS BOOKS.

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Class Title:             SQUARE 1 (page 4) OF THE GREAT AMERICAN ARAN AFGHAN.

        Designer:      JULIE H. LEVY

        Instructor:     Linda Lucente

Materials:

                     Yarn:      Worsted weight yarn of your choice.

                                   May we suggest Navajo Wool or machine washable COMFORT.

                                   If choosing a single color for all 20-24 squares, we may be

                                   required to special order the yarn - please contact me in advance.

                     Yards:     Approximately 200 yards per square.

                     Gauge:    4.75 stitches per inch. (19 stitches over 4 inch square swatch)

Needles:

                     Size 8 - straights or circular.

Skill Level:

                     Most squares require Intermediate skills but 4 of them are easier.

Comments:

                     It is more than likely that your knitting skills will advance by the time you

                           have completed about 7 or 8 squares: this is the nature of the project

                           due to the variability of each square that presents their own challenges.

Dates/Times:  

                     January 12th at 1:30pm

Fee:              

                     $30.00

                    NOTE: If yarn purchased at JSY , the class fee will be only ==> $20.00

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Note: 20 squares have been designed for the Afghan and 4 squares

have been designed for individual pillows to complement the afghan.

Your selection of one or all 24 squares are totally up to you.  You can

mix and match any square. Many have already decided to knit all 

20 squares whereas, others have chosen to knit less than 10 designs.  

The choice is entirely yours!

A SMALL BIT OF HISTORY!

This Great American Aran Afghan project is the 4th afghan designed and

published in the past issues of KNITTER'S MAGAZINE.  Beginning in the

spring of 1996, prior projects included 1) The Great American Afghan,

2) The Great North American Afghan, 3) The Great American Kid's Afghan

and now, 4) The Great American Aran Afghan (GAAA).  The GAAA was the

result of a Design Contest open to it's readers.  Knitters were challenged

to design a square.  Over 6 issues later and hundreds of submissions the

TOP 24 squares were chosen.  We now present Square 1 in this class.

Not all of the squares are equal in terms of knitting skill.  Some are fairly

simple once you've learned how to use a CABLE needle (we can teach you

how to do a simple cable in minutes!)  The others are going to challenge

you a bit more.  All-in-all, this afghan will provide a perfect opportunity to

try a new technique on a small scale.

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