Shifting Sands Afghan by Janet Szabo

Shifting Sands Afghan

Knitting
Aran (8 wpi) ?
14 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette st
US 10 - 6.0 mm
1600 yards (1463 m)
One size
English
This pattern is available for free.

Sometimes we need an afghan for the summer, when wool is just too warm. This afghan fills the bill nicely. Knit of Plymouth’s Jeannee Chunky yarn in a fun slip-stitch cable pattern, it’s cozy without being overwhelming.

The color repeat flips internally, which was a bit of serenditpity--I had less of the white than of the other two colors, and that necessitated that I be more creative in how I switched colors as I went along.

Level of Experience: Beginner

Sizes: One size

Finished Measurements:
48” wide x 52” long

Materials:
Color A: 400 yds any yarn which knits to the specified gauge (white)
Color B: 600 yds any yarn which knits to the specified gauge (green)
Color C: 600 yds any yarn which knits to the specified gauge (brown)
Sample done in Plymouth Yarns Jeannee Chunky (51% cotton, 49% acrylic), 106 yds/100g skein
US size 10 (6 mm) ndls, or size needed to obtain gauge
Cable ndl

Gauge: 14 sts and 18 rows = 4” (10 cm) over Stockinette stitch on US size 10 (6 mm) ndls