After a number of experiments, I choose 22 stitches to cast on in order to use as much of each skein as possible, producing a 10 1/2 inch wide square.
A couple of changes to the pattern:
- Full color squares, not a cross
- Different color distribution
To give maximum contrasting squares and opposite squares starting with the same color, I’m dividing the yarn beforehand.
I divide the yarn in half. Dividing each half in two, I stitch from the center of the initial halves. If you’re thinking of an entire skein as the line. I cut at B, then cut at A and stitch starting at A.
----A----B----A----
As you might guess, this is a bit annoying, but I prefer it to the written pattern where the fourth and first squares have maximum contrast.
ArtLady’s Earth, Wind, and Fire Afghan is the effect I’m going for.
04-28-2019
Working with Kureyon now. One square is 20 + 1 + 20 stitches on a size 10 needle.
One ball of yarn = 100 m ~ 41 ft
One square of yarn = 25 m ~ 82 ft ~ 41 windings, but that leaves 10 feet unused.
10-08-2021
A bit further along. I do use this on my bed, but I’m still knitting more squares to eventually fully cover a queen size bed. With the current 4x5 squares, it measures 60 inches x 74 inches.
10-08-2021
A bit further along. I do use this on my bed, but I’m still knitting more squares to eventually fully cover a queen size bed. With the current 4x5 squares, it measures 60 inches x 74 inches.
Squares are joined with an i-cord join.
11-16-2021
Adding square:
First row: Pick/knit 21 stitches
Back rows: s1, k all but last stitch, purl last stitch
Front rows: s1, k with center decrease on front, purl last stitch
03-28-2022
Still going. I decided to knit an additional 10 squares to make the blanket a bit bigger.
Ten squares done and I realized that I forgot how to join them. Now that I’ve figured it out, I’m recording it. Using the tan thread, pick up stitches on two squares to be joined, using two different needles and two different lengths of threads. Cast on three stitches in the joining color and put them on the left neddle. Now move one tan stitch from the right to the left needle. Now, k2together, knit one, ssk, transfer four stitches from right to left (to make i-cord) and repeat.
08-07-2022
Final measurement: approximately 87” x 110”
Edging of four stitch i-cord.
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