The Staggered Windows Afghan Pattern Design Story
The Staggered Windows Afghan Pattern came about as a wedding present design. An out-of-town wedding for a close friend’s son helped inspire this design. Unable to make the wedding, I chose to design something for the couple that was just for them. They live in the south so I wanted to design something that would be appropriate for their weather.
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I explored using their wedding colors but decided to go with an off-white design that was classic and timeless. I chose to use Lion Brand Hometown in Houston Cream for the afghan pattern. There was also limited time to complete the gift since they had a short engagement.
I went with a bulky yarn that would work up quickly because I had only a short time to complete the project. Little did I realize how quickly I would go through a skein of this yarn for my design. Most of the skeins that I got were the 5 oz size found in the link above but I did get a couple of the 10 oz skeins which was nice.
Upon finishing the afghan, I had yarn left but only enough to get through one pillow. I took a couple of granny square patterns from one of my pattern books and made them big enough to be on each side of the pillow.
Afghan Pattern
Super bulky weight yarn #6
1620 yds or 20 5 oz skeins of Hometown
Hook N
CH 123
Row 1 – DC in the 4th chain from the end. DC in every stitch across. Turn, ch 3.
Row 2 – DC in every stitch across. Turn, ch 3.
Row 3 – Repeat row 2.
Row 4 – 6 DC in the first 6 stitches. *Ch 1, skip 1, DC in next st 3 times. DC in the next 6 stitches* Repeat across the row. Finishing the row with Ch 1, skip 1, DC in the next stitch 3 times. When the row is done, it should be 3 “windows” and 7 DC between the sets of windows.
Rows 5 and 6 – Repeat row 4.
Row 7 – Ch 4, skip a stitch, and DC in the next stitch. Ch 1, skip 1 stitch, DC in next stitch, skip 1 stitch, DC in next stitch. *6 DC in the next 6 stitches. Ch 1, sk 1, DC in next stitch, Ch 1, sk 1 DC in next stitch, Ch 1, sk 1, DC in next stitch.* Repeat across, the row ending with 6 DC.
Rows 8 & 9 – Repeat row 7
Row 10 – 6 DC in the first 6 stitches. *Ch 1, skip 1, DC in next st, 3 times. DC in the next 6 stitches* Repeat across the row. Finishing the row with Ch 1, skip 1, DC in next stitch 3 times. When the row is done, it should be 3 “windows” and 7 DC between the sets of windows.
Rows 11 & 12 – Repeat row 10
Rows 13 – 15 – Repeat row 2
Row 16 – Ch 4, skip one stitch, and DC in the next stitch. Ch 1, skip 1 stitch, DC in next stitch, skip 1 stitch, DC in next stitch. *6 DC in the next 6 stitches. Ch 1, sk 1, DC in next stitch, Ch 1, sk 1 DC in next stitch, Ch 1, sk 1, DC in next stitch.* Repeat across, the row ending with 6 DC.
Rows 17 & 18 – Repeat row 16
Row 19 – 6 DC in the first 6 stitches. *Ch 1, skip 1, DC in next st, 3 times. DC in the next 6 stitches* Repeat across the row. Finishing the row with Ch 1, skip 1, DC in next stitch 3 times. When the row is done, it should be 3 “windows” and 7 DC between the sets of windows.
Rows 20 & 21 – Repeat row 19
Row 22 – Ch 4, skip one stitch, and DC in the next stitch. Ch 1, skip 1 stitch, DC in next stitch, skip 1 stitch, DC in next stitch. *6 DC in the next 6 stitches. Ch 1, sk 1, DC in next stitch, Ch 1, sk 1 DC in next stitch, Ch 1, sk 1, DC in next stitch.* Repeat across, the row ending with 6 DC.
Rows 23 & 24 – Repeat row 22
Rows 25-27 – Repeat row 2
Row 28 – 6 DC in the first 6 stitches. *Ch 1, skip 1, DC in next st, 3 times. DC in the next 6 stitches* Repeat across the row. Finishing the row with Ch 1, skip 1, DC in next stitch 3 times. When the row is done, it should be 3 “windows” and 7 DC between the sets of windows.
Rows 29 – 30 – Repeat row 28
Row 31 – Ch 4, skip one stitch, and DC in the next stitch. Ch 1, skip 1 stitch, DC in next stitch, skip 1 stitch, DC in next stitch. *6 DC in the next 6 stitches. Ch 1, sk 1, DC in next stitch, Ch 1, sk 1 DC in next stitch, Ch 1, sk 1, DC in next stitch.* Repeat across, the row ending with 6 DC.
Row 32 – 33 – Repeat row 31
Row 34 – 6 DC in the first 6 stitches. *Ch 1, skip 1, DC in next st, 3 times. DC in the next 6 stitches* Repeat across the row. Finishing the row with Ch 1, skip 1, DC in next stitch 3 times. When the row is done, it should be 3 “windows” and 7 DC between the sets of windows.
Rows 35 -36 – Repeat row 34
Rows 37 – 39 – Repeat row 2
Row 40 – Ch 4, skip one stitch, and DC in the next stitch. Ch 1, skip 1 stitch, DC in next stitch, skip 1 stitch, DC in next stitch. *6 DC in the next 6 stitches. Ch 1, sk 1, DC in next stitch, Ch 1, sk 1 DC in next stitch, Ch 1, sk 1, DC in next stitch.* Repeat across, the row ending with 6 DC.
Rows 41 & 42 – Repeat row 40
Row 43- 6 DC in the first 6 stitches. *Ch 1, skip 1, DC in next st, 3 times. DC in the next 6 stitches* Repeat across the row. Finishing the row with Ch 1, skip 1, DC in next stitch 3 times. When the row is done, it should be 3 “windows” and 7 DC between the sets of windows.
Rows 44 & 45 – Repeat row 43
Row 46 – Ch 4, skip one stitch, and DC in the next stitch. Ch 1, skip 1 stitch, DC in next stitch, skip 1 stitch, DC in next stitch. *6 DC in the next 6 stitches. Ch 1, sk 1, DC in next stitch, Ch 1, sk 1 DC in next stitch, Ch 1, sk 1, DC in next stitch.* Repeat across, the row ending with 6 DC.
Rows 47 & 48 – Repeat row 46
Rows 49 – 51 – Repeat row 2
Row 52- 6 DC in the first 6 stitches. *Ch 1, skip 1, DC in next st, 3 times. DC in the next 6 stitches* Repeat across the row. Finishing the row with Ch 1, skip 1, DC in next stitch 3 times. When the row is done, it should be 3 “windows” and 7 DC between the sets of windows.
Rows 53 & 54 – Repeat row 52
Row 55 – Ch 4, skip one stitch, and DC in the next stitch. Ch 1, skip 1 stitch, DC in next stitch, skip 1 stitch, DC in next stitch. *6 DC in the next 6 stitches. Ch 1, sk 1, DC in next stitch, Ch 1, sk 1 DC in next stitch, Ch 1, sk 1, DC in next stitch.* Repeat across, the row ending with 6 DC.
Rows 56 & 57 – repeat row 55
Row 58 – 6 DC in the first 6 stitches. *Ch 1, skip 1, DC in next st, 3 times. DC in the next 6 stitches* Repeat across the row. Finishing the row with Ch 1, skip 1, DC in next stitch 3 times. When the row is done, it should be 3 “windows” and 7 DC between the sets of windows.
Row 59 & 60 – Repeat row 58
Rows 61 – 63 – Repeat row 2. Do not finish off.
Border
Ch 4, turn. Chain 4 counts as first stitch and space. Skip first stitch, DC in next DC, ch 1. *Skip next stitch, DC in next stitch* *Repeat across to 2nd to last DC. DC in the last stitch in the row. Chain 3 and DC in the same stitch to turn the corner.
Staggered Windows Afghan Pattern Final Thoughts
This was a quick building afghan with a fun repeating pattern. Perfect for many different gifting situations. Just be prepared for how quickly you go through the yarn. I hope you enjoy it.
