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Appendix: Afghan Squares

Warm Up America!
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Materials
Size 7, 8, or 9 straight 10" knitting needles.
Approximately 1.5 oz or 50 yards of worsted weight yarn for each square
Note: Size of squares is approximately 5" x 5".

Stockinette Square
Cast on 26 stitches.
Row 1-4: Knit (K) every row (Garter Stitch Border)
Row 5: K 3 stitches (sts), Purl (P) 20 sts, K 3 sts.
Row 6: K across
Repeat Rows 5 and 6 until piece measures approximately 5".
Repeat Rows 1-3 one time (Garter Stitch Border). Bind off.

Double Seed Stitch Square
Cast on 26 Sts.
Row 1-4: K every row for Garter Stitch Border.
Row 5-6: K 1, P1 across.
Row 7-8: P1, K1 across.
Repeat Rows 5-8 until piece measures approximately 5".
Repeat Rows 1-3. Bind off.

Basket Weave Square
Cast on 26 Sts.
Row 1-4: K every row for Garter Stitch Border.
Continue to K the first and last stitch of every row.
Row 5: K1, * K4, P4, repeat from * across, K last st.
Row 6-8: Repeat Row 5.
Row 9: K1, *P4, K4, repeat from * across, K last st.
Row 10-12: Repeat Row 9.
Continue to repeat Rows 5-12 until piece measures approximately 5"
Repeat Rows 1-3. Bind off.


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Other excerpts from the "Guide" include: |Table of Contents |Acknowledgements |Forward |History |Benefits |Getting Started |Steps to Success |Logistics |Conclusion| |Warm Up America| |Appendix|


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