Delicate Diamonds Throw
It can be hard to stay cozy in the house in the summer. Without a blanket and all that air conditioning, you're freezing. A heavy blanket will be too hot. This Delicate Diamonds Throw is the perfect summer afghan. We love the lacy diamond pattern in this piece that you don't normally see in knitted throw patterns. This knit afghan would be perfect to keep on your lap as you work at the computer or to drape along the side of the couch for when you start to shiver in the living room.
Knitting Needle Size10 or 6 mm, 9 or 5.5 mm, Circular Knitting Needles
Yarn Weight(4) Medium Weight/Worsted Weight and Aran (16-20 stitches to 4 inches)
Gauge16 sts = 4” [10 cm]; 22 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Lace Pattern with larger size needles. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size needle to obtain the gauge.
Finished SizeThrow measures 49” wide x 70” long [124 cm x 178 cm] including border.
Materials List
- RED HEART® With Love®: 1101 Eggshell (49 oz) - 7 skeins
- Susan Bates® Circular Knitting Needles: 5.5mm [US 9] and 6mm [US 10], 29” long
- Yarn needle
Instructions
Note
Throw is worked back and forth in rows on circular needles, do not join.
Tips and Hints:
Join a new ball of yarn when there are approximately 6” [15 cm] of yarn left from the old ball, also leaving a 6” [15 cm] tail of yarn with the joined yarn. Weave these ends in neatly on the wrong side of the fabric in a zig-zag pattern for a few inches, and then trim off excess.
Lace Pattern (multiple of 14 + 3 sts)
Row 1 (Right Side): K2, *yo, ssk, k9, k2tog, yo, k1. Repeat from * across, ending row with k1.
Row 2 (Wrong Side): P4, *k9, p5. Repeat from * across, ending row with k9, p4.
Row 3: K3, *yo, ssk, k7, k2tog, yo, k3. Repeat from* across.
Row 4: P5, *k7, p7. Repeat from * across, ending row with k7, p5.
Row 5: K4, *yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k5. Repeat from * across, ending row with yo, ssk, k5, k2tog, yo, k4.
Row 6: P6, *k5, p9. Repeat from * across, ending row with k5, p6.
Row 7: K5, *yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k7. Repeat from *across, ending row with yo, ssk, k3, k2tog, yo, k5.
Row 8: P7, *k3, p11. Repeat from * across, ending row with k3, p7.
Row 9: K6, *yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k9. Repeat from * across, ending row with yo, ssk, k1, k2tog, yo, k6.
Row 10: P8, *k1, p13. Repeat from * across, ending row with k1, p8.
Row 11: K7, *yo, slip next st, k2tog, psso, yo, k11. Repeat from * across, ending row with yo, slip next st, k2tog, psso, yo, k7.
Row 12: K7, *p3, k11. Repeat from * across, ending row with p3, k7.
Row 13: K6, *k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k9. Repeat from *across, ending row with k2tog, yo, k1, yo, ssk, k6.
Row 14: K6, *p5, k9. Repeat from * across, ending row with p5, k6.
Row 15: K5, *k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k7. Repeat from *across, ending row with k2tog, yo, k3, yo, ssk, k5.
Row 16: K5, *p7, k7. Repeat from * across, ending row with p7, k5.
Row 17: K4, *k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k5. Repeat from * across, ending row with k2tog, yo, k5, yo, ssk, k4.
Row 18: K4, *p9, k5. Repeat from * across, ending row with p9, k4.
Row 19: K3, *k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, k3, Repeat from * across.
Row 20: K3, *p11, k3. Repeat from * across.
Row 21: K2, *k2tog, yo, k9, yo, ssk, k1. Repeat from * across, ending row with k1.
Row 22: K2, *p13, k1. Repeat from * across, ending row with k1.
Row 23: K1, k2tog, yo, *k11, yo, slip next st, k2tog, psso, yo. Repeat from * across, ending row with k11, yo, ssk, k1.
Throw
With larger needles, cast on 185 sts.
Work in Lace Pattern until piece measures 65” [165 cm] from beginning, ending after Row 11 or 23 of Lace Pattern.
Bind off all sts.
Border
With smaller size needles and right side facing, pick up and knit 307 sts along one long side of throw.
Row 1 (Wrong Side): P2, *k1, p1. Repeat from * across until 3 sts remain in row, ending row with k1, p2.
Row 2 (Right Side): K2, m1 knitwise, *p1, k1. Repeat from * across until 2 sts remain in row, ending row with m1 knitwise, k2.
Row 3: P3, *k1, p1. Repeat from * across until 4 sts remain in row, ending row with k1, p3.
Row 4: K2, m1 purlwise, *k1, p1. Repeat from * across, until 3 sts remain in row, ending row with k1, m1 purlwise, k2.
Repeat Rows 1-4 once more. Then work Row 1 and bind off. Repeat for remaining three sides of Throw, picking up 183 sts along each shorter side. With right side facing and using mattress stitch, sew mitered corners of border.
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Abbreviations
- st
- slip stitch
- St st
- stockinette stitch
- yo
- yarn over needle
- []
- work directions in brackets the number of times specified * or ** = repeat whatever follows the * or ** as indicated
- M1
- Make 1 (Inc) – Lift strand between needles to left-hand needle and work strand through the back loop, twisting it to prevent a hole, [knit or purl as indicated by pattern st]
- K2tog
- Knit 2 sts together
- ssk
- Slip next two stitches knitwise to right needle, insert point of left needle through front of sts, knit these sts together through back loop
- yo
- Yarn over
- psso
- Pass slipped stitch over