Lets try something a little different – a square that starts in the center and works out – a whole blanket of these would have a very vintage feel! Here is a link to Tin Can Knits for a Pinhole center start. An alternative start would be to cast-on the eight sts and then gather them up to close the hole at the end of the knitting.
This pattern is written and charted.
Materials: Tracks in Imyor Huckleberry, approx. 22 grs; 3.25mm US#3 dpn’s and 16in circs; markers and the regular notions.
Gauge: over lace pattern, 25 sts in 4 inches.
Size: 8 inches square
Abbreviations: pm – place marker. K1tbl – Knit 1 st through the back of the loop (to twist the stitch). slm – slip marker. YO – yarn over. YO, YO – double yarn over – work wrong side of double yarn over as K1, P1. K2tog – Knit 2 sts together. SSK – slip the next 2 sts knitwise (one at a time), then insert the left needle across the front of your 2 slipped sts and knit them together. S2KP – Slip 2 sts knitwise (as a unit), K1, Pass the 2 slipped sts over the knit st as a unit. WS – wrong side. RS – right side.
Pattern
Working with the dpn’s and using the pinhole cast-on or the regular cast-on, cast-on 8 sts. Divide the 8 sts evenly over your dpn’s and connect into a round.
Work the next 32 rounds as follows, or from the chart.
Download the chart HERE. If working from the chart; once the chart is completed move from the chart to the finishing section below.
Change from the dpn’s when there are enough stitches to fit around the circ.. Use markers as indicated.
Excluding rounds 13, 21 and 31; all odd rounds increase by 8 sts.
Round 1 – *pm, K2, repeat from * 4 times – 8 sts.
Round 2 and all even rounds Knit.
Round 3 – *slm, K1tbl, YO, K1, YO, repeat from * 4 times – 16 sts.
Round 5 – *slm, K1tbl, YO, K3, YO, repeat from * 4 times – 24 sts.
Round 7 – *slm, K1tbl, YO, K5, Yo, repeat from * 4 times – 32 sts.
Round 9 – *slm, K1tbl, YO, K1, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K1, YO, repeat from * 4 times – 40 sts.
Round 11 – *slm, K1tbl, YO, K1, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K1, YO, repeat from * 4 times- 48 sts.
Round 13 – *slm, K1tbl, YO, K3, YO, K5, YO, K3, YO, repeat from * 4 times – 64 sts.
Round 15 – *slm, K1tbl, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K1, K2tog, YO, K1, YO, SSK, K1, YO, SSK, K2, YO, repeat from * 4 times – 72 sts.
Round 17 – *slm, K1tbl, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K1, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K1, YO, SSK, K2, YO, repeat from * 4 times – 80 sts.
Round 19 – *slm, K1tbl, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K1, K2tog, YO, K5, YO, SSK, K1, YO, SSK, K2, YO, repeat from * 4 times – 88 sts.
Round 21 – *slm, K1tbl, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K3, YO, K3, YO, K1, YO, K3, YO, K3, YO, SSK, K2, YO, repeat from * 4 times – 112 sts.
Round 23 – *slm. K1tbl, (YO, K2, K2tog) 3 times, YO, YO, S2KP, YO, YO (SSK, K2, YO) 3 times, repeat from * 4 times. – 120 sts.
Round 25 – *slm, K1tbl, (YO, K2, K2tog) 3 times, YO, YO, K1, S2KP, K1, YO, YO (SSK, K2, YO) 3 times, repeat from * 4 times – 128 st.
Round 27 – *slm, K1tbl, (YO, K2, K2tog) 2 times, YO, K3, K2tog, YO, YO, K1, S2KP, K1, YO, YO, SSK, K3, YO (SSK, K2, YO) 2 times, repeat from * 4 times – 136 sts.
Round 29 – *slm, K1tbl, YO, K2, K2tog, YO, K3, SSK, YO, SSK, K4, YO, YO, S2KP, YO, YO, K4, K2tog, YO, K2tog, K3, YO, SSK, K2, YO, repeat from * 4 times – 144 sts.
Round 31 – *slm, K1tbl, YO, K3, SSK, YO, K2, S2KP, YO, SSK, K4, S2KP, K4, K2tog, YO, S2KP, K2, YO, SSK, K3, YO, repeat from * 4 times – 128 – sts.
Finishing
Round 1 – *slm, K1tbl, YO, K41, YO, repeat from * 4 times – 136 sts.
Round 2 – *slm, K1, P43, repeat from * 4 times.
Round 3 – *slm, K1tbl, YO, K43, YO, repeat from * 4 times – 144 sts.
Round 4 – *slm, K1, P45, repeat from * 4 times.
Round 5 – *slm, K1tbl, YO, K45, YO, repeat from * 4 times – 152 sts.
Round 6 – *slm, K1, P47, repeat from * 4 times.
Round 7 – Knit, removing markers.
Bind-off with a K2tog bind-off.
K2tog Bind-off. – Knit 2 sts, slip those sts back to your left hand needle and then knit them together. K1, slip the 2 sts on the right hand needle back to the left hand needle and knit them together – repeat around square and pull yarn through last st when finished.
Weave in your ends and lightly block square.
