“Imagine what a fiesta-like, handmade afghan can do for your sofa! To add just the right dramatic flare, knit this handsome afghan of easy-to-make garter stitch squares. Then to finish, join the squares in the intriguing diagonal fashion shown opposite. The finished size is approximately 40x70 inches, not including the deep, thick fringe.”

Pattern requires twenty-five 2-oz. skeins of yarn; fifteen black, four white, two orange, and one each of green, scarlet, turquoise, and purple.