Our latest creation is a free knitting pattern for a Camel 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, K4, P2, K2, P2, K6, P2, K2, P2, K15, P1, K1, P1, K1
Even Rows 12-16: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P2, K2, P2, K6, P2, K2, P2, K16, P1, K1, P1, K1
Even Rows 18-20: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P2, K1, P2, K7, P2, K1, P2, K16, P1, K1, P1, K1
Even Rows 22-24: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P5, K7, P5, K16, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 26: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P5, K2, P11, K15, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 28: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K1, P22, K11, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 30: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K1, P24, K9, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 32: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K1, P25, K8, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 34: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K1, P26, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 36: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P27, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 38: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P17, K3, P6, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 40: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P15, K5, P5, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 42: K1, P1, K1, P1, K6, P13, K7, P4, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 44: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P7, K10, P4, K3, P2, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 46: K1, P1, K1, P1, K10, P5, K11, P9, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 48: K1, P1, K1, P1, K26, P9, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 50: K1, P1, K1, P1, K26, P7, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 52: K1, P1, K1, P1, K27, P4, K6, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 54: K1, P1, K1, P1, K27, P1, K9, 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.
Thank you SO much for the camel pattern.
I live in Cape Town, South Africa.
I am knitting an Afghan / throw telling a story during our 2020 Covid-19 Lockdown .
My travel plans to Egypt were cancelled due to the virus so a camel had to be included in the story but you didn’t have a camel amongst your Afghan square patterns!
I have been trying to design my own camel pattern but I am not so happy with my result…. your design looks a lot better. I will now compare my design with your one.
What would you suggest I knit on squares to alternate with animal squares?
Hi Wendy, what a great idea to make a throw showing your story! You could knit blank squares between the animal squares (cast on 45, 7 rows of K1, P1, then 49 rows alternating K1,P1,K1,P1,K37,P1,K1,P1,K1 and K1,P1,K1,P1,K1,P35,K1,P1,K1,P1,K1 and finally another 7 rows of K1,P1. There is also a 2020 square https://daisyandstorm.com/2019/12/29/free-2020-dishcloth-or-afghan-square-knitting-pattern/ which you might like too. Thanks so much, Heather
Hi there, wondering if you would ever possibly make a koi fish pattern? I love your patterns!
Hi Abbi, thanks! I have a fish pattern here https://daisyandstorm.com/2020/05/17/free-fish-dishcloth-or-afghan-square-knitting-pattern/ which is sort of koi like – not quite as long as they are though. Let me know what you think 🙂