Building Blocks Afghan (ECO)
Building Blocks by Michelle Hunter is a series of 12 fun patterns that will build your knitting skills – and a beautiful afghan! Starting with simple knit and purl stitches, your confidence will grow as you progress through several major knitting principles. Each block focuses on new stitches and techniques in a sequential fashion that “builds” upon the previously learned skill.
At the end of the series, the knitter is rewarded with an abundance of knitting know-how and 12 beautiful squares to assemble into a sampler afghan, baby blanket, pillows or anything limited only by your imagination! The finished afghan measures (blocked) about 38” (90cm) x 50” (128 cm)
A 35 pages pattern book for this project can be ordered from us. As an added bonus, all the techniques featured in this book are supported with FREE online video instruction.
We feature for this project Cascade ECO Wool., a work horse for blankets.
Cascade Eco+ / Ecological Wool is 100% Natural Peruvian Wool. Soft and wearable, this wool lends itself to either garments or felting. With amazing, big, generous 250 g skeins, it's perfect for all sorts of garments like cardigans, pullovers and blankets.
We chose these alternative shade combinations for this pattern but feel free to make your own choice!.
You need 4 skeins of Cascade ECO, one for each shade:
ECO 8400, ECO 8061, ECO 8401, ECO 3117 or
ECO 0050, ECO 8020, ECO 8401, ECO 8511
skill level: beginner - progressive learning is guaranteed!
washing instructions: cold, wool cycle, no dryer
for peace of mind we recommend: