Channel a southwestern style with this bold afghan. Treat yourself to a single-panel afghan that emulates traditional desert design while you learn to work up this clever combination of linen stitch, stranded colorwork, slipped stitches and a dash of intarsia.
Skill Level: Advanced
Size: 47” wide x 5 3” long after wet blocking, but before adding optional fringe.
Gauge: 16 sts and 24 rows = 4” [10 cm] in Linen Stitch after wet blocking
Materials
Yarn: Ewe Ewe Yarns Baa Baa Bulky (100% Superwash Merino Wool; 132 yards [120 meters]/ 100 grams): 50 Pistachio (A), 3 skeins; 60 Teal (B), 2 skeins; 90 Vanilla (C), 4 skeins; 99 Black Licorice (D), 2 skeins; 30 Saffron (E), 3 skeins
Needles: US size 13 (9 mm): 60” circular.
Notions: Tapestry needle; 2 bulky stitch markers
Pattern Notes
One quarter of a skein of the recommended yarn should translate to 6 non-colorwork rows in this design.
At the end of the pattern, there should be 50 grams of color C leftover in addition to some odd ends of the other four colors.
Pattern
With A, CO 172 sts.
Row 1 (RS): Sl1 wyif, *k1, sl1 wyif; rep from * to last st, k1.
Row 2 (WS): Sl1 wyif, *p1, sl1 wyib; rep from * to last st, k1.
Rows 3-28: Rep Rows 1-2.
Row 29-30: With B, rep Rows 1-2.
Row 31-32: With A, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 33-48: With B, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 49-54: With C, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 55-56: With D, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 57-62: With C, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 63-66: With E, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 67-68: With C, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 69-70: With E, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 71-72: With C, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 73-78: With E, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 79-94: Rep Rows 63-78.
Rows 95-110: Rep Rows 63-78.
Rows 111-116: With C, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 117-124: Work Rows 1-8 of Triangles Section 1 chart.
Rows 125-128: With C, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 129-160: Work Rows 1-32 of Diamond Motif chart.
Rows 161-164: With C, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 165-172: Work Rows 1-8 of Triangles Section 2 chart.
Rows 173-178: With C, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 179-226: Rep Rows 63-110.
Rows 227-240: Rep Rows 49-62.
Rows 241-254: With B, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 255-256: With A, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 257-258: With B, rep Rows 1-2.
Rows 259-286: With A, rep Rows 1-2.
BO all sts
Finishing
Weave in all ends. Block.
Fringe (optional)
With remaining yarn, add fringe to CO and BO ends to finish.
The pattern mentions a Diamond Motif chart but I don’t see a link for the chart.