THE GREAT AMERICAN ARAN AFGHAN

SQUARE #2: DESIGNED BY GINETTE BELANGER FROM MONTREAL QUEBEC CANADA (page 14)

SHE WAS TAUGHT TO KNIT IN A CATHOLIC SCHOOL AT THE AGE OF TEN!  

LEARNING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE BY THE AGE OF 20, 

SHE BEGAN DESIGNING HER OWN KNITTED PROJECTS.  

SHE WAS INSPIRED THROUGH HER ASSOCIATION 

WITH THE MASTER KNITTER'S PROGRAM OF THE CANADIAN KNITTING GUILD.

SHE DESIGNED THIS SQUARE ON HER OWN USING HER IMAGINATION, 

TALENTS AND SKILL-SET.  

WONDERFUL!

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Class Title:             SQUARE 2 (PAGE 14)  OF THE GREAT AMERICAN ARAN AFGHAN.

        Designer:      GINETTE BELANGER

        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 6 - straights or circular.

Skill Level:

                     Most squares require Intermediate skills -but- 4 of the squares 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:  

                    FEBRUARY 16TH AT 10:30AM

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.