The image above shows a swatch of the envelope afghan stitch.
Image courtesy Anne Theodore Briggs
The name came about because this pattern, with no name, was passed on to me on the back of an envelope. The dear friend who gave it to me got *her* copy passed on to her on the back of an envelope, and so on. The afghan is worked in strips and is infinitely variable by using different size needles, weights of yarn, and so on. It is a VERY easy pattern, goes VERY quickly, and looks beautiful!
Materials:
Worsted Weight yarn. Amount will vary depending on afghan size, but
for a normal (40" wide x 54" long) afghan it uses around 6 3.5 ounce skeins.
Size 8 or 9 straight needles. Size 10 will give you a wider strip,
and size 13 a lovely lacy effect.
Gauge:
Not important
A typical adult afghan would be 5 strips wide
Pattern for strip:
Cast On 36 sts
Row 1: K1, K2tog, k6, YO, K1, YO, K6, (K2tog) twice, K6, YO, K1, YO,
K6, K2tog, K1.
Row 2: Purl all sts across.
Row 3: Knit all sts across.
Repeat rows 1-3 until strip is desired length. ALWAYS BIND OFF ON ROW 3!