Winding Down With Our Squares Project

Well we are coming close to home stretch with our squares. I am giving you numbers 53, 54 and 55. We will soon be planning our reunion day in the park to start putting the blanket together. If you have any questions you know what to do. Have fun.

Oh, for square 52 the cast on should be 29 not 27. I needed to add a couple of stitches for the measurement so change that.

(Square 53) Squares 1

Co 25

K 3 rows

Row 1, 3 and 4: k all sts

Row 2: k3, p3, *k1, p3*, rep from * to * to last three sts, k3

Repeat Rows 1 – 4 for pattern until 5 ½” (I did 9 ridge rows and then I was 5 ½” but this also includes the 10th ridge row and this is where you will do 2 more knit rows which will equal to 4 knit rows then bind off. There are times when you have to change the pattern some to get the results of the pattern stitch and also your measurement.)

Bind off and weave in ends

(Square 54) Granite Relief Stitch

Co 28

K 3 rows

Row 1: knit across row

Row 2: k3, *k 2sts tog* (decreasing across row); rep from * to * across row to last three sts, k3

Row 3: k3, *in each st, k 2 sts (once in front strand, once in back strand) (increasing in each stitch across row)*; rep from * to * across row to last three sts, k3

Row 4: k3, p across row to last three sts, k3

Continue Rows 1 – 4 until 5 ½”

K3 rows

Bind off and weave in ends

(Square 55) ZigZag

Co 25

K 3 rows

Row 1 (RS): k across row

Row 2 and all wrong side rows: k6, p 5, k3, p5, k6

Row 3: k3, p3, k1, k2tog, yfwd, k2, p3, k1, k2tog, yfwd, k2, p3, k3

Row 5: k3, p3, k2tog, yfwd, k3, p3, k2tog, yfwd, k3, p3, k3

Row 7: k3, p3, k5, p3, k5, p3, k3

Row 9: k3, p3, k2, yfwd, skp (slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over the knit 1), k 1, p3, k2, yfwd, skp (slip 1, knit 1, pass slip stitch over the knit 1), k 1, p3,k3

Row 11: k3, p3, k3, yfwd, skp, p3, k3, yfwd, skp, p3, k3

Repeat rows 1 – 12 (Remember that row 12 is on the wrong side so you are repeating Row 2) once and this will complete two repeats, then repeat rows 1 – 6 for ½ of the design because if you did the whole repeat of 12 rows it would be over the 5 ½”.

Next row k across row (this is the right side)

On wrong side row start the K 3 rows

Bind off and weave in ends