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R20 The Log Cabin Afghan Revisited

The Log Cabin quilt is probably one of the oldest and most popular quilt patterns. Instructions in this booklet are given for two sizes of afghans, plus instructions for three adaptations. This Log Cabin is made up of knitted Garter Stitch strips forming squares. In keeping with the tradition of seamless knitting that Cottage Creations patterns are known for these squares are knitted together!

Materials:

The pattern has suggestions for eight different layouts—for a 16 square wall hanging, 35 square or 48 square afghan.

If you want a custom-colored afghan you’ll need to plan for 13 separate strips in each square. Equally lovely, is a Log Cabin knitted using an accumulated stash.

Each square in any Log Cabin afghan you knit should be of the same weight and fiber content. All told you will be using close to 3000 yds of yarn. The yardage for each strip is broken down in the pattern.

• 6, 7, or 8 needles, straight or circular

• spare circular needle for finishing
• tapestry needle
• spare yarn to use as stitch holders

Size: 3’ x 3’ (16 squares), 5’ x 7’ (35 squares), 6’ x 8’ (48 squares)

Gauge: approx. 4½ sts = 1” You’ll want to strive for squares to be equal in size.

Skill level: Intermediate

I’ve loved every Log Cabin afghan I’ve knitted. My first one I knit from stash—all worsted weight yarn. The second, knit from Shetland and just 16 squares became a wall hanging, and the third, using Satekielli (a Finnish wool) is full-sized, warm and wonderful. I will admit that joining the squares together with three-needle bind-off wasn’t the favorite part of my project.

Carol Anderson

eBook published in 1999 by Cottage Creations