BlackSheep U.S. Flag by Tina Johnston

BlackSheep U.S. Flag

Knitting
July 2015
Aran (8 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 16 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch
US 10 - 6.0 mm
1500 - 2868 yards (1372 - 2622 m)
With some math you can adjust this to create almost any size flag. The tricky bit will be fitting 50 stars into the blue field (tiny star shaped cookie cutters can be tricky to find).
English
This pattern is available for free.

Yarn: Cascade Eco Plus in Red (8511), White (8010) and Blue (8550). Cascade Yarns has other names for these but I am sticking with the simple ones.
We needed about 1.5 skeins of each.

Needles: Size 10 circular 40”

Gauge: 16 stitches for 4”
Finished dimensions:
Full flag:26”x48”
Blue rectangle 14”x18.25”