Fast Finish Throw

Add a little warmth to your home with this Fast Finish Throw. Knitters of any level will enjoy creating this attractive and easy knit throw pattern. Whether it’s on the needles or a finished project, you’ll love cuddling up with your knitting on a cold night. This free afghan pattern is perfect for any beginning knitter looking for a big project to tackle.

Beginner

Knitting Needle Size50 or 25 mm

Yarn Weight(6) Super Bulky/Super Chunky (4-11 stitches for 4 inches)

Size:
34 x 54 in. [86.5 x 137 cm] excluding fringe

Materials:

LION BRAND JIFFY (Art. #450)
- 181 Country Green 6 balls (A)
- 107 Denim 6 balls (B)
- 124 Camel 3 balls (C)
- or colors of your choice
LION BRAND Knitting Needle size 50/25 mm (“Speed Stix”)
LION BRAND crochet hook size K-10.5 [6.5 mm]
LION BRAND large-eyed blunt needle

Gauge:
4 stitches = 4 in. [10 cm] in Stockinette stitch (knit on right side, purl on wrong side) with 5 strands of yarn held together. Due to the nature of the fabric when working with Speed Stix, gauge may vary throughout.

EXACT GAUGE IS NOT ESSENTIAL FOR THIS PROJECT.

Afghan:
With 2 strands each of A and B and 1 strand of C held together cast on 34 stitches.
Row 1 (right side): Knit.
Row 2: Purl.
Repeat Rows 1 and 2 until Afghan measures 54 in. [137 cm] from beginning. Bind off.

Finishing:
Weave in ends.
Fringe
For each fringe, cut a 20 in. (51 cm) length of each yarn. Hold strands together and fold in half. With crochet hook, draw fold through edge of piece forming a loop. Pull ends of fringe through loop and tighten. Place fringes evenly along first and last rows of Afghan. Trim fringe ends evenly.

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elocin1104 2800379

Jul 01, 2017

This looks like a quick, easy pattern. And it is so beautiful! I would enjoy sitting under a throw like this in the winter, especially! It gets pretty cold where I live, so this would be wonderful to have. Does anyone know the conversions if you were to use worsted weight yarn instead? I have tons of different colors of yarn hanging around my house, and this would be the perfect project to use them on!

3cats2love

Jun 17, 2017

This does look like a fast throw to knit. Using two strands of bulky or chunky yarn together and the super big needles it ought to work up very quickly. I'm tempted to use this as a stash buster blanket for whatever odds and ends are hiding in my stash.

Lisa

Nov 15, 2017

The pattern actually calls for 5 strands of bulky weight yarn together, it's very tight seeing as that makes the yarn 60 ply. I would love to know if the double strand worked for you because I have a stash I've been trying to bust for years.

The Designing Peng uin

Apr 23, 2016

should mention that I am presently knitting this throw, but without the fringe as I want it to be a blanket for my newest dog when it is finished I shall use it as a shawl, stole, lap throw, even as a pillow for a night or two, handling it constantly - then I shall send it to his breeder so he can adjust to my scent and the scents of my home before he and it fly here. Of course the fact that I have handled it during the knitting will help too - and he will have an attractive knit blanket for shows and home... looking at another for him too - a way to combine my interests so far no problem with the tension

The Designing Peng uin

Apr 23, 2016

are you casting on too knightly? or knitting with too tight a tension? they say that everyone has a different tension - some knitting looser than others - this may have an effect here ..

Lisa

May 15, 2017

Knightly- did you mean tightly? I don't think that is the issue. if you read the pattern and realize that the instructions say to cast on with 5 strands of bulky yarn, you can understand that this is far too tight for the needles that are recommended. Bulky yarn is 12 ply, 5 strands makes the yarn 60 ply and that is a higher ply than the rope we use to tie our boat off with at the dock.

Adrain

May 24, 2013

I would like to know whether anyone else has made the Fast Finish Throw. The large needle required seems incorrect. The stitches are tight on the needle and do not look good. Also the item does not look as if will appear like the finished product.

Lisa

Jul 06, 2014

I've made 2 of these and the yarn is too tight so I went to 1 strand of each yarn and knit about 10 extra rows and it worked out well. hoep this helps, happy knitting.