Combining just three different stitch patterns can create such a beautiful result. While it will require a little more work to keep track of which row you’re on for each pattern, the outcome is well worth the effort. While I was knitting this afghan, thoughts of my father kept coming to mind. The Tile Stitch reminds me of bricks; he was a bricklayer by trade. He was also an avid fisherman, and the four-stitch cable… well, he did have four children! I just had to name the afghan in his memory.