Knot for Profit

The Knot for Profit crochet and knit ministry meets on the second Thursday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon in the Bagley House at AFUMC. For details, contact: Crisanne Triplett. The ministry's current project is the "Warm Up America" Project (WUA).

Our spring and summer project will be crocheting and knitting 7" x 9" rectangles to be joined to create afghans. The rectangles can be of any color, any yarn, any weight and any design. They are a great carry-around project as well. We will collect the blocks and assemble them into afghans toward the fall.

WUA afghans are distributed to individuals and families in need through community service organizations as well as through chapters of national organizations such as the American Red Cross. Agencies to which the Foundation has donated afghans include:

Women's shelters
Nursing homes
Children's hospitals
Hospitals and hospices
Daycare centers
Veterans' homes
Churches
AIDS facilities
Homeless shelters
American Red Cross chapters

Basic Crochet Section Patterns:

Gauge: 9 stitches = 2 inches

Finished size: 7" by 9"

Hook: Size G crochet hook or size necessary to obtain gauge

Basic Single Crochet

Chain 30 for the foundation chain.

Row 1: Single crochet in 2nd chain from hook, and in every chain in the foundation row. Chain 1 and turn your work.

Row 2: Working under the 2 top loops of each stitch in the previous row, single crochet across the row. Chain 1 and turn.

Repeat Row 2 until piece measures 9".

Fasten off.

Basic Double Crochet

Chain 27 for the foundation chain.

Row 1: Double crochet in 3rd chain from hook and in each chain of the foundation row. Chain 2 and turn your work.

Row 2: Double crochet in each stitch across the row. Chain 2 and turn.

Repeat Row 2 until piece measures 9".

Fasten off.

Alternating Half Double Crochets

Chain 31 for the foundation chain.

Row 1: Half double crochet into the 3rd chain from the hook, and into each chain across the row. Chain 2 and turn.

Row 2: Skip 1 stitch. *Work 1 half double in the back loop of the next stitch and 1 half double in the front loop of the next stitch.*

Repeat the sequence between the asterisks, ending with 1 half double worked into the top of the turning chain. Chain 2 and turn. Repeat Row 2 until piece measures 9".

Fasten off.

Basic Knit Section Patterns:

Knitting Patterns Materials:

Gauge: 5 stitches = 1 inch

Finished size: 7" by 9" Needle size: 7 needles or size necessary to obtain gauge

Garter Stitch

Cast on 35 stitches.

Knit every row until piece measures 9".

Bind off.

Stockinette Stitch

Cast on 35 stitches.

Row 1: Knit all stitches.

Row 2: Purl all stitches.

Repeat these 2 rows until piece measures 9".

Bind off.

Seed Stitch

Cast on 35 stitches.

Row 1: Knit 1 stitch, purl the next stitch, knit the next. Continue alternating stitches across the row.

Repeat this row until piece measures 9".

Bind off.