Traveling Knit Afghan Square 3
Updated: Sep 20
March 1st 2021 is also known as Traveling Knit Afghan Square number 3 release day!! Square 3 is designed by Creusa Gilmore of Creusa Designs. The free version to this pattern can be found at Creusa's Facebook page, here.
This post is for those who do not have a Facebook account or aren't active on Facebook - I will provide Creusa's pattern instructions here (this is just a copy and paste from her FB page) with a link to her downloadable pdf here.
Materials
• Lion Brand Yarns Feels Like Butta (100% Polyester; 100g/199m)
Yarn A: Color 108 Dusty Blue x 1 skein
Yarn B: Color 158 Lemon x 1 skein
• US7/4.5mm knitting needles, or size to obtain gauge.
Gauge/Tension
20 st and 36 rows: 10 cm wide x 10 cm high (4 in wide x 4 in high) blocked, in garter stitch.
Measurements
50.8 cm high x 50.8 cm wide (20 in high x 20 in wide)
Abbreviations
co cast on
k knit stitch
sl slip stitch purl-wise
wyib with yarn in back
wyif with yarn in front
Pattern Notes
• Afghan square is knit in garter st and uses slip stiches to achieve colorwork designs.
• Do not slip the first stitch at the beginning of a row unless instructed to do so.
• Yarn strands are carried up the side of the work.
• Recommended to place a stitch marker at the beginning of each 10-stitch repeat
Instructions:
Note: Each row of the Afghan Square is 92 st: there are no increases or decreases.
Set-up Stripe (Yarn A): CO 92 st, turn. K to end of row, turn.
1. Stripe 1 (Yarn A)
Row 1 (RS): K to end of row, turn.
Row 2 (WS): K to end of row, turn. [92 st]
2. Stripe 2 (Yarn B)
Row 1 (RS): Sl first 2 st wyib, k across to last 2 st, sl last 2 st wyib, turn.
Row 2 (WS): Sl first 2 st wyif, k across to last 2 st, sl last 2 st wyif, turn.
3. Repeat Stripe 1 one (1) time.
4. Stripe 3 (Yarn B)
Row 1 (RS): Sl first 2 st wyib, *(k next 3 st, sl next 2 st wyib); repeat from * 17 more times, turn.
Row 2 (WS): Sl first 2 st wyif, *(k next 3 st, sl next 2 st wyif); repeat from * 17 more times, turn.
5. Repeat Stripe 1 one (1) time.
6. Repeat Stripe 3 one (1) time.
7. Repeat Stripe 1 one (1) time.
8. Repeat Stripe 3 one (1) time.
9. Repeat Stripe 1 TWO (2) times.
10. Stripe 4 (Yarn B)
Row 1 (RS): Sl first 2 st wyib, *(k next 8 st, sl next 2 st wyib); repeat from * 8 more times, turn.
Row 2 (WS): Sl first 2 st wyif, *(k next 8 st, sl next 2 st wyif); repeat from * 8 more times, turn.
11. Repeat Stripe 1 TWO (2) times.
12. Repeat Stripe 2 one (1) time.
13. Repeat Stripe 1 TWO (2) times.
14. Repeat Steps 2 through 13 three (3) more times.
15. Repeat Steps 2 through 12 one (1) more time.
16. Repeat Stripe 1 one (1) time.
17. (Yarn A) Bind off.
To Finish
Weave in all ends and block to 50.8 cm high x 50.8 cm wide (20 in high x 20 in wide). Use the mattress stitch or other preferred method to attach to the other afghan squares.
