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.
Go Dow the page to the end and all the charts are there. I like knitting is made that way. Hope you find it. If you don’t, comment here and I can send it in an email.
Where is the stitch information. Eg what does wyif and wyib mean
Hello! wyif and wyib mean “with yarn in front” and “with yarn in back”. Hope that helps! – Nicola, Editor