Farmhouse Afghan by Meg Myers

Farmhouse Afghan

Knitting
December 2013
Bulky (7 wpi) ?
22 stitches and 18 rows = 4 inches
in Chevron patt (see pattern)
US 10 - 6.0 mm
2160 yards (1975 m)
Approx 51" wide and 63" tall, blocked
English
Discontinued. This digital pattern is no longer available online.

Blackthorn & Wynter
Superfine Alpaca • Wool
These yarns are a blend of super soft alpaca and wool. The superfine alpaca makes pieces soft and warm while the wool gives them strength. Blackthorn is from the MountainTop Collection of undyed yarns and Wynter is the same yarn in a beautiful palette of colors.


This chevron afghan is worked in one piece with stripes of color. Try different colors and stripe patterns – each 100 gram hank of Blackthorn or Wynter covers approximately 18 rows.

Skill Level
Intermediate

Finished Measurements
Approx 51” wide and 63” tall, blocked

Yarn
Blackthorn by Classic Elite Yarns
(50% superfine alpaca, 50% wool;
100 g = approx 120 yards)
MC – 14 hanks 7044 Fawn

Wynter by Classic Elite Yarns
(50% superfine alpaca, 50% wool;
100 g = approx 120 yards)
A – 2 hanks 7693 Deep Teal
B – 2 hanks 7615 Forest Glen

Needles
Long circular knitting needle in size US 10 (6 mm) or size to obtain gauge.

Gauge
Two patt reps (20– 24 sts) meas approx 4½“ wide in Chevron patt, after blocking; 18 rows = 4” in Chevron patt, after blocking. Take time to save time, check your gauge.