Our latest creation is a free knitting pattern for a Badger 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 – you could even use the other Harry Potter house animal squares – Lion, Snake, Eagle.
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, K13, P6, K18, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 12: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K6, P9, K19, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 14: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2, P3, K2, P8, K22, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 16: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2, P12, K23, P1, K1, P1, K1
Even Rows 18-20: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P21, K13, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 22: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P17, K10, P3, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 24: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P16, K9, P5, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 26: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P15, K7, P7, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 28: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P26, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 30: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P25, K8, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 32: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P22, K10, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 34: K1, P1, K1, P1, K6, P21, K10, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 36: K1, P1, K1, P1, K8, P21, K8, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 38: K1, P1, K1, P1, K10, P21, K6, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 40: K1, P1, K1, P1, K13, P19, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 42: K1, P1, K1, P1, K16, P16, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 44: K1, P1, K1, P1, K16, P11, K1, P5, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 46: K1, P1, K1, P1, K11, P15, K3, P4, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 48: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P17, K4, P4, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 50: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P16, K6, P4, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 52: K1, P1, K1, P1, K13, P11, K8, P3, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 54: K1, P1, K1, P1, K17, P5, K11, P2, K2, 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.
Is it me? This looks more like a hare than a badger. Must get out more —blast covid.
I love your patterns and am working on an Afghan right now.
Thanks for all your wonderful work.
Take care
Jill
Hi Jill, it was meant to look like the badger from Harry Potter house Hufflepuff (like this one https://hogwarts-life.fandom.com/wiki/Hufflepuff) but I can see the hare now you point it out too! Glad you’re enjoying the patterns – I’ll have another up soon 🙂
Good morning (ignore the comment I sent a bit a few moments ago –same as before) —yes OK I can see the Huffelpuff badger now ——-like those pictures you can see two images —-old lady /young lady —-vase/faces!
Any chance of a frog, lizard(gecko)?
Take care, keep safe in these worrying times.
Jill
Funny you should suggest a lizard, that’s exactly what’s on my needles at the moment – should be up in a week or so, I have a couple more ready to go in the next few days first 😊 I’ll add frog to my list too. I’m feeling very grateful to live in New Zealand at the moment as we seem to have everything under control here and am very aware much of the rest of the world is not so lucky, so please keep safe yourself and take care, thanks again, Heather
Hi Heather,
Spooky about the lizard. I will look forward to it coming out as I need a reptile to add to my current afghan. I am making a blanket/play mat for a baby expected in Dec. All cotton , aran weight —the squares look fabulous.
The only problem with your patterns is I can’t knit fast enough!! I want to do a seaside themed one, a farm theme, (love the sheep) a jungle theme —heavens, so many inspirations from your work.
If I were you I would stay living safely in New Zealand! The situation in England (parts of the UK are different would you believe) remains worrying. Too many unknowns in respect of easing lockdown restrictions—–really concerned we will see a second spike. Having said that I think we are in a better position than the USA.
Keep creative, safe and positive
Jill