Afghan in afghan stitch by Coats & Clark

Afghan in afghan stitch

Gauge: 4 stitches = 1 inch; 8 rows = 3 inches

  • Afghan Hook size 8

1941 specified yarn:
Chadwick’s Red Heart Knitting Worsted
-59 balls (1 oz. balls) of Camel
-11 balls of Maroon for Embroidery
-specifies Afghan Hook No. 6 (4 1/2 mm.)

1959 specified yarn:
Coats & Clark’s Red Heart Knitting Worsted, 4 ply Article E 234 4 oz. “Tangle-Proof” Pull-Out Skeins

  • 10 skeins No. 253 Tangerine
  • 6 skeins No. 990 Roses

1975 specified yarn:
Coats & Clark’s Red Heart Ready to Use Pull-Out Skeins
- “Wintuk” 4 Ply: 40 ounces of No. 251 Vibrant Orange and 24.25 ounces of No. 990 Roses
or
- “Fabulend” Knitting Worsted Type Yarn, 4 ply: See amounts above. Use colors of your choice.