GREAT AMERICAN ARAN AFGHAN - 24 SQUARES

 SQUARE # 15

Designed by SUZANNE ATKINSON from ORLEANS, ONTARIO, CANADA, (page 28).

A Knitting Guild of Canada Master Knitter, Suzanne was inspired by Meg Swanson and Elizabeth Zimmerman.  With this in mind, we can see why she decided to design this square using a little country church to reflect the importance of her Christian faith.  With 4 children under foot and a supportive husband, she (like this church in the middle of life's chaos) developed her skills, designs and teaching while in the middle of her own chaos.

THANK YOU SUZANNE!  THIS SQUARE IS TRULY WONDERFUL.

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Class Title:    SQUARE 15 (Page 28) of THE GREAT AMERICAN ARAN AFGHAN.

Designer:      SUZANNE ATKINSON

Instructor:     Linda Lucente

Materials:     Yarn:    May we suggest Navajo Wool or machine washable COMFORT.

                               If choosing a single color for the entire afghan, we may be required

                               to special order the yarn to ensure dye lot.  (please call in advance.)

                   Yards:    200 (approx.)

                   Gauge:   

Needles:

                   US6 (straights or circular) and 2 US6 double points and a cable needle.

Skill Level:

                   Intermediate.  Ability to read and use charts.

Homework:

                Cast on 65 sts.  Work 3 ridges , end with a WS row.

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:  

                 MARCH 21, 2009 @ 1:30pm

Fee:              

                 $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 

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

The choice is entirely yours! You can choose to even use only 1 design.

So, choose the designs you want and attend only those classes!

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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