User Manual

Lion Brand® Mandala®

Meadowlands Baby Afghan

Pattern Number: L80080

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SKILL LEVEL – Easy+

SIZE

About 30 x 30 in. (76 x 76 cm).

MATERIALS

 Lion Brand® Mandala® (Art. #525)

 225 Sprite 1 cake (A)

 209 Gnome 1 cake (B)

 Lion Brand® large-eyed blunt needle

ADDITIONAL MATERIALS

Circular knitting needle size 5 (3.75 mm), 24 in. (61 cm) long

GAUGE

18 sts + 35 rows = about 4 in. (10 cm) in Garter st (k every st on every row).

BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE.

TECHNIQUE EXPLANATION

Cable Cast On

*Insert right needle between first 2 sts on left needle, wrap yarn and pull through

(as if knitting a st), transfer new st to left needle; rep from * for desired number of

sts.

NOTES

1. Afghan is made from 4 triangles.

2. Each triangle is worked back and forth in rows of Garter st (k every st on

every row).

3. Triangle 1 is made separately. Triangles 2-4 are all worked from sts pick

up along the edge of the previous triangle.

4. Decreases are worked at the end of each RS row to make the triangle

shape.

5. The yarn colors alternate every 4 rows to make stripes. You don’t need to

cut the yarn between color changes. Just carry the color not in use along

the side edge of your work.

6. Refer to the diagram to clarify placement of triangles and direction of

knitting.

7. A circular needle is used to accommodate the number of sts. Work back

and forth in rows on the circular needle as if working on straight needles.

8. A fringe edging is worked along the outside edges of the Afghan.

AFGHAN

Triangle 1

With A, cast on 96 sts.