Afghan is worked in one piece with cross-stitched design on top and bottom borders.

Gauge: 17 stitches = 5 inches; 25 rows = 6 inches (in pattern stitch).

Pattern calls for 135-yard balls of yarn: 20 balls main color and one ball each colors A, B, C, and D. (Contrasting colors are used only for cross-stitch, so full ball is probably not needed.)