This free pattern originally published by Columbia-Minerva Corporation as Columbia-Minerva Afghan Book, Volume 722.
Materials Required:
Columbia-Minerva Knitting Worsted (4 oz. skein)
Color 1--3 Skeins
Color 2--4 Skeins
Color 3--4 Skeins
--OR--
Columbia-Minerva Nantuk 4 Ply Knitting Yarn (knitting Worsted Size--2 or 4 oz. skein)
Color 1--12 Oz
Color 2--16 Oz.
Color 3--16 Oz.
Knitting Needles: 1 Pair "Boye" Size 9--10 inch
Gauge: 4 Sts. to 1 inch
Each Square measures 3 1/2 inches
1 "Boye" Aluminum Crochet Hook "G" (Size 5)
To Make A Small Square: With Color 1 cast on 2 Sts.
Row 1--K 1, increase 1 St. in next St.
Row 2--P, increasing 1 St. in last St.
Row 3--K, increasing 1 St. in last St.
Rows 4 through 9--Repeat Rows 2 and 3 three times (11 Sts. on needle), break Color 1 strand and join Color 2.
Rows 10 through 17--Repeat Rows 2 and 3 four times (19 Sts. on needle).
Rows 18 and 19--Same as Row 2 (21 Sts. on needle).
Row 20--K across to last 2 Sts., K 2 together, break Color 2 strand, join Color 3.
Row 21--K, across to last 2 Sts., K 2 together.
Row 22--P across to last 2 Sts., P 2 together.
Row 23 and 24--Same as Rows 21 and 22 (16 Sts. on needle), drop Color 3 strand and join Color 1.
Rows 25 and 26--Same as Rows 21 and 22, drop Color 1 strand and pick up Color 3.
Rows 27 through 30--Repeat Rows 21 and 22 two times (10 Sts. on needle), drop Color 3 strand and pick up Color 1 strand.
Rows 31 and 32--Same as Rows 21 and 22, break Color 1 strand and pick up Color 3.
Rows 33 through 36--Repeat Rows 21 and 22 two times (4 Sts. on needle).
Rows 37--K 2 together 2 times.
Bind off 2 remaining Sts.
Make 192 Squares. Block each to measure 4 inches square.
To Make Large Squares: Sew 4 small Squares together, having Color 1 at center (Striped Pattern will be at outer corners). Make 48 Large Squares.
To Join Large Squares: Sew Large Squares together, matching Stripes, having 6 Squares in width and 8 Squares in length.
Border: With Crochet Hook and Color 3 work 1 row of slip St. around entire Afghan, working 1 slip St., Ch 1, 1 slip St. in each corner to keep work flat. Work 4 more rows of slip St. in this manner, working in back loop of Sts.
Other great patterns from Columbia-Minerva Afghan Book, Volume 722:
Knitting Patterns
Dutch Tile Afghan
French Poodles Knitted Afghan
Knitted Zig Zag Afghan
Tone-O-Rama Panel Afghan
Crochet Patterns
3 Way Modern Mt Vernon Triangle Afghan
3 Way Modern Mt Vernon Floral Afghan
3 Way Modern Mt Vernon Square Afghan
Chinese Screen Afghan
Colony Afghan
Crocheted Zig Zag Afghan
French Poodles Crochet Afghan
Herringbone Afghan
Hi-Fi Companions Afghan
Jamaica Ginger Afghan
Lancaster Afghan
Roman Stripe Afghan
Star Shell Afghan