Free Clam Shell Dishcloth or Afghan Square Knitting Pattern

By popular demand, our latest creation is a free knitting pattern for a clam shell square! 

This square would work great as a washcloth or dishcloth, or you could put it together with some of the other squares to make an afghan or blanket (all my squares are the same size). Finished square approximately 22 cm x 22 cm (8.5 inches x 8.5 inches)

You could use this square to make an awesome nautical themed blanket along with the dolphin, boat, anchor, turtle, seahorse and a few other squares

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Size and Materials

Size depends on yarn and needle size used – with DK/Light Worsted Weight yarn and 4 mm (US 6, UK 8) knitting needles, finished squares are approximately 22 cm x 22 cm (8.5 inches x 8.5 inches)

Any sized needle and yarn can be used (please refer to yarn label for recommended needle size), however different needle and yarn sizes will produce different sized squares, so if you plan to make an afghan or a set of these it is best to use the same needle size and yarn for each square.

Chart Instructions

On Right Side: Knit white squares and purl black dots

On Wrong Side: Purl white squares and knit black dots

Cast on 45 stitches and start at bottom left hand corner of chart with a wrong side row.

Written Instructions

Cast on 45

Work 7 rows of (K1,P1) to last stitch, K1

Row 8: K1, P1, K1, P1, K37, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 9 and all odd numbed rows: K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P35, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1

Even Rows 10-12: K1, P1, K1, P1, K37, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 14: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P6, K2, P3, K2, P6, K9, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 16: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P4, K2, P7, K2, P4, K9, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 18: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P2, K2, P11, K2, P2, K9, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 20: K1, P1, K1, P1, K11, P3, K1, P7, K1, P3, K11, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 22: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P3, K2, P1, K1, P2, K1, P2, K1, P1, K2, P3, K9, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 24: K1, P1, K1, P1, K7, P4, K1, P2, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P2, K1, P4, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 26: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P5, K1, P2, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1, K2, P2, K1, P5, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 28: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P5, K2, P2, K2, P1, K2, P1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K2, P2, K2, P5, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 30: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P4, K2, P2, K2, P2, K1, P2, K1, P2, K1, P2, K2, P2, K2, P4, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 32: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P2, K2, P4, K1, P3, K1, P2, K1, P2, K1, P3, K1, P4, K2, P2, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 34: K1, P1, K1, P1, K6, P4, K1, P3, K1, P3, K1, P3, K1, P3, K1, P4, K6, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 36: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P5, K2, P3, K1, P3, K1, P3, K1, P3, K2, P5, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 38: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P4, K2, P4, K1, P3, K1, P3, K1, P4, K2, P4, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 40: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P3, K2, P4, K2, P3, K1, P3, K2, P4, K2, P3, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 42: K1, P1, K1, P1, K8, P5, K1, P4, K1, P4, K1, P5, K8, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 44: K1, P1, K1, P1, K7, P6, K1, P4, K1, P4, K1, P6, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 46: K1, P1, K1, P1, K7, P5, K1, P5, K1, P5, K1, P5, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 48: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P2, K2, P5, K1, P5, K2, P2, K9, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 50: K1, P1, K1, P1, K13, P5, K1, P5, K13, P1, K1, P1, K1

Row 52: K1, P1, K1, P1, K15, P3, K1, P3, K15, P1, K1, P1, K1

Even Numbered Rows 54-56: K1, P1, K1, P1, K37, P1, K1, P1, K1

Work 7 rows of (K1, P1) to last stitch, K1

Cast off, weave in ends and block.