GREAT AMERICAN ARAN AFGHAN ( 24 SQUARES )

 SQUARE # 17 - THE TREE OF LIFE

Designed by ADA FENICK  from Setauket, New York  (pg. 46).

Inspired by her dear friend's beautiful Jewish/Irish wedding, The Tree of Life is shared by both cultures and the cables came right out of the wedding invitations.

Like so many other early childhood knitters, Ada was discouraged by her first project (a purple garter stitch scarf) but realized by the time she got to college it turned out to be great therapy for having a boring math teacher.  (Your Husband is a math teacher as well - uh-oh.)

We are so very glad that you have renewed and improved your knitting skills because this contest winner is not only a great tribute to your friend (Susan) but also a wonderful living testament to your love of the art-form.

Thank you for sharing your creation, Ada --- it's simply breath-taking!

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Class Title:     The Great American Aran Afghan - SQUARE-17 (pg. 46) 

Designer:      ADA FENICK

Instructor:     Linda L. Lucente

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

                                 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.)

Needles:

                   US 8 (straights or circulars)

Skill Level:

                   Intermediate, and the ability to read and use charts.

Homework:

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:  

                 MAY 16, 2009 @ 1:30pm

Fee:              

                 Still 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 

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

The choice is entirely yours! You can even choose to 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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