Saguaro Sunset Afghan

**This is just one of many patterns available in my book, Mosaic Knitting Workshop!** >My book can be found via [Amazon,][1] Barnes and Noble, Bookmarked Hub, and other major book retailers. > Signed copies of my book are > available on my personal website > [here][2]. If you would like to > purchase the yarn used for this > pattern, [click here for an affiliate > link][3] (I recieve a very small > commission at no cost to you!). Saguaro’s are solitary cacti reaching up to the sky amongst the scrub brush and tumbleweeds, their open arms invite you to touch them, to give them a hug (even though we know it’s a bad idea!). My Saguaro Sunset Afghan invokes hot desert afternoons where the temperature quickly falls as evening arrives - the long color changes imitate beautiful sunsets that you can only find in the high desert. It’s hard to set this blanket down because every row you knit you get to slowly see the full motif magically emerge. **Yarn** Lion Brand Mandala Ombre (100% Acrylic) aran, 150 g (315 m/344 yds), in: Serene (207BA); 3 balls Lion Brand Wool Ease (80% acrylic, 20% wool) aran, 85 g (180 m/197 yds) in: Rainforest (078A); 5 balls **Knitting Needles** Size 5.5mm (US 9) needles Size 6.0mm (US 10) needles **Other Tools and Materials** Stitch markers (optional) **Tension/Gauge** 19 sts and 25 rows measure 10 x 10cm (4 x 4in) over mosaic motif using 6.0mm needles. Tension is not critical for this pattern. **Finished Size** 91 x 127cm (36 x 50in) after blocking **Pattern Notes** * Pattern is available from my book Mosaic Knitting Workshop - available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Bookmarked Hub, and other major book retailers. * The pattern includes both written and charted instructions. [1]: https://amzn.to/44j7GSt [2]: https://ashleighwempe.com/products/exclusive-author-signed-copy-of-mosaic-knitting-workshop [3]: https://shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=1026079&u=3608453&m=72611&urllink=www%2Elionbrand%2Ecom%2Fproducts%2Fmandala%2Dombre%2Dyarn%3Fvariant%3D32421728682077&afftrack= **Errata:** Written instructions for Row 39 on p. 101 should read: **Row 39:** With Serene, k10, \* k1, sl1, k10, sl1, \[k1, sl2\] 2 times, k3, sl1, k1, sl2, k1, sl1, k1, sl2, k3,\[sl1, k1\] 2 times, sl1, k4, sl2, k2, sl1, k4; rep from * two more times, k9.