A great service project that the sisters can do while watching TV at home, (if they have time that is!) is making rugs for a local nursing homes. Basically all they have to do is use their old wool scraps and knit 81 squares (the pattern is below) and then get someone to crochet it together! You will be amazed by the sisters and how many of these squares are done. Best to put about a four month time period on this project.
The pattern for the KNITTED SQUARES FOR RUGS.
- Using 4 mm knitting needles and 8 ply yarn.
- Cast on 1 stitch.
- 1st row. Knit 1, purl 1, knit 1 into this stitch.
- 2nd row and following alternate rows. Knit.
- 3rd row. Purl 1, knit 1 into first stitch, knit 1; knit 1, purl 1 into last stitch.
- 5th row. Purl 1, knit 1 into first stitch, knit to last stitch; knit 1, purl 1 into last stitch.
- Continue increasing in this manner until there are 31 stitches on the needle.
- 30th row. Knit.
- 31st row. Knit 2 sts. together, knit to last 2 sts., knit 2 tog.
- 32nd row. Knit
- Repeat last two rows until there are 3 sts. remaining.
- Knit 3 sts. together and fasten off.
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First appeared 16th August, 1999 Copyright by Starna