Our latest creation is a free knitting pattern for a Lion 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.
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)
With Worsted Weight yarn and and 4.5 mm knitting needles (US size 7, UK size 7) finished square is approximately 26 cm x 26 cm (10 inches x 10 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 Numbered Rows: K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P35, K1, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 10: K1, P1, K1, P1, K10, P4, K4, P4, K15, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 12: K1, P1, K1, P1, K12, P3, K5, P3, K14, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 14: K1, P1, K1, P1, K13, P3, K5, P3, K13, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 16: K1, P1, K1, P1, K14, P3, K4, P3, K13, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 18: K1, P1, K1, P1, K14, P4, K2, P4, K13, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 20: K1, P1, K1, P1, K14, P10, K13, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 22: K1, P1, K1, P1, K14, P12, K11, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 24: K1, P1, K1, P1, K14, P10, K1, P2, K10, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 26: K1, P1, K1, P1, K15, P8, K3, P1, K10, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 28: K1, P1, K1, P1, K14, P9, K3, P1, K10, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 30: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P2, K7, P9, K4, P1, K10, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 32: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P3, K5, P9, K5, P1, K10, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 34: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P16, K5, P1, K4, P1, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 36: K1, P1, K1, P1, K7, P15, K4, P1, K4, P2, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 38: K1, P1, K1, P1, K10, P12, K1, P1, K3, P1, K3, P2, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 40: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P16, K3, P4, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 42: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P16, K12, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 44: K1, P1, K1, P1, K8, P3, K4, P11, K11, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 46: K1, P1, K1, P1, K8, P3, K2, P13, K11, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 48: K1, P1, K1, P1, K7, P3, K3, P13, K11, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 50: K1, P1, K1, P1, K7, P2, K4, P12, K12, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 52: K1, P1, K1, P1, K15, P10, K12, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 54: K1, P1, K1, P1, K17, P6, K14, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 56: K1, P1, K1, P1, K37, P1, K1, P1, K1
Rows 57-63: Work 7 rows of (K1, P1) to last stitch, K1
Cast off, weave in ends and block.
Thats fantastic, was actually going to suggest a lion. Thank you again for doing all these, you’re a star! 🌟
With best regards
Caroline
Thanks, Caroline! Glad you like it 🙂
Have you created a flamingo square cloth? I’d love to knit one and really like your patterns
I haven’t yet, but I’ll add a flamingo to my list 🙂
Thank you, thank you. Fabulous Lion!
Thanks Ellisen!
Thank you so much for all your fantastic patterns. I have started making dish cloths for Xmas presents, there is so many different patterns to choose from that no one will get the same ones. Thank you so so much for the lion pattern one of my grand daughters loves everything about lions. I’m going to make her a rug with all different coloured lions. She will love it. My other grand daughter loves hippos and my grand son loves trucks. I know you are so busy making new patterns all the time but I just thought if you ran out of ideas, haha. There is enough other things for me to choose from to make them a rug. Thank you again for all the time and work you do to make such awesome patterns, I really love them and I appreciate all the hard work you do. You are absolutely awesome. Have a great day and thank you again.
Thanks so much Sue 😊 I’m so glad you like the patterns – I’ll definitely add hippo and truck to my list to make!
Thank you so much for that, it will be awesome.