SUPPLIES & TOOLS:
- Caron® One Pound™, Off White, 3 balls
- Size U.S. 8 [5 mm] circular knitting needle 29" long or size needed to obtain gauge
- Cable needle
MEASUREMENT:
Approx 62" square.
GAUGE:
16 sts and 20 rows = 4" in stocking st.
DIRECTIONS:
SQUARE [make 16].Note: First Half of Square is worked as a triangle from point to point in Lacy Cable Pat. Second Half of Square is worked as a triangle in Cable Column Pat and begins with picked up sts along straight side edge of First Half.
First Half
Cast on 3 sts. See chart. To print the chart, click on the "Download Project PDF" button (above).
Work back and forth across needle in rows as follows:
Row 1: [RS]. K1 [selvege st]. P1. Kfb. 4 sts.
Row 2: K4.
Row 3: K1. P2. Kfb. 5 sts.
Row 4: K5.
Row 5: K1. P3. Kfb. 6 sts.
Row 6: K1. P1. K4.
Row 7: K1. P3. K1. Kfb. 7 sts.
Row 8: K1. P2. K4.
Row 9: K1. P3. yo. ssk. Kfb. 8 sts.
Row 10: K1. P3. K4.
Row 11: K1. P3. yo. ssk. K1. Kfb. 9 sts.
Row 12: K1. P4. K4.
Row 13: K1. P3. yo. ssk. K2tog. yo. Kfb. 10 sts.
Row 14: K2. P4. K4.
Row 15: K1. P3. C4B. P1. Kfb. 11 sts.
Row 16: K3. P4. K4.
Row 17: K1. P3. yo. ssk. K2tog. yo. P2. Kfb. 12 sts.
Row 18: K4. P4. K4.
Row 19: K1. P3. yo. ssk. K2tog. yo. P3. Kfb. 13 sts.
Row 20: K1. P1. K3. P4. K4.
Row 21: K1. P3. yo. ssk. K2tog. yo. P3. K1. Kfb. 14 sts.
Row 22: K1. P2. K3. P4. K4.
Row 23: K1. P3. yo. ssk. K2tog. yo. P3. yo. ssk. Kfb. 15 sts.
Row 24: K1. P3. K3. P4. K4.
Row 25: K1. P3. C4B. P3. yo. ssk. K1. Kfb. 16 sts.
Row 26: K1. [P4. K3] twice. K1 Keeping cont of pat, as placed in last 16 rows, inc 1 st at end of every following RS row [as before] until there are 33 sts. Work 1 row [WS] in pat.
Next row: [RS]. Pat to last 2 sts. K2tog.
Next row: Work even in pat. Rep last 2 rows until there are 3 sts. Cast off.
Second Half
With RS of First Half facing, pick up and knit 92 sts evenly across selvedge [straight] edge of First Half.
Row 1: [WS]. K1. *P6. K1. Rep from * to end of row.
Row 2: [RS]. K1. *Cr3B. Cr3F. P1. Rep from * to end of row. Last 2 rows form Cable Column Pat.
Next row: K2tog. Pat to last 2 sts. ssk. Keeping cont of pat [as placed], rep last row until 2 sts rem. Cast off.
FINISHING:
Pin Squares onto flat surface to measure approx 15" square. Cover with a damp cloth leaving cloth to dry. Following assembly diagram, sew 16 Squares tog.
Bottom edging: With RS facing, pick up and knit 240 sts evenly across bottom edge. **Knit 2 rows.
Next row: [WS]. K1. *yo. P2tog. Rep from * to last st. K1. Knit 2 rows. Cast off knitwise.**
Top edging: Work as for Bottom edging, picking up sts evenly across top edge.
Side edging: With RS facing, pick up and knit 246 sts evenly across side edge. Rep from ** to ** as given for Bottom edging.
ABBREVIATIONS:
Approx = Approximately
Beg = Beginning
C4B = Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and leave at back of work. K2, then K2 from cable needle.
Cr3B = Slip next 2 stitches onto cable needle and leave at back of work. K1, then K2 from cable needle
Cr3F = Slip next stitch onto cable needle and leave at front of work. K2, then K1 from cable needle
Cont = Continue[ity]
Inc = Increase[ing]
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit next 2 stitches together
Kfb = Increase 1 stitch by knitting into front and back of next stitch
P = Purl
P2tog = Purl next 2 stitches together
Pat = Pattern
Rem = Remain[ing]
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Ssk = Slip next 2 stitches knitwise one at a time. Pass them back onto left-hand needle, then knit through back loops together
St[s] = Stitch[es]
Tog = Together
WS = Wrong side
Yo = Yarn over