Our latest creation is a free knitting pattern for a Whale 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, K17, P1, K19, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 12: K1, P1, K1, P1, K15, P3, K19, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 14: K1, P1, K1, P1, K13, P4, K20, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 16: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P14, K14, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 18: K1, P1, K1, P1, K7, P18, K12, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 20: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P22, K10, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 22: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P24, K9, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 24: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P26, K8, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 26: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P21, K2, P4, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 28: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P20, K4, P4, K6, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 30: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P19, K3, P7, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 32: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P16, K3, P5, K1, P5, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 34: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P13, K4, P4, K5, P4, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 36: K1, P1, K1, P1, K8, P7, K7, P2, K9, P2, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 38: K1, P1, K1, P1, K10, P1, K11, P1, K11, P1, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 40: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P1, K4, P3, K4, P1, K20, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 42: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P2, K1, P2, K1, P1, K1, P2, K1, P2, K20, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 44: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P3, K2, P1, K2, P3, K21, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 46: K1, P1, K1, P1, K10, P1, K26, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 48: K1, P1, K1, P1, K6, P1, K3, P1, K3, P1, K22, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 50: K1, P1, K1, P1, K7, P3, K1, P3, K23, P1, K1, P1, K1
Even Rows 52-56: 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.
I love this! I’m getting totally addicted to making these squares, patterns are great to follow and I love to see the picture evolve. When I’ve finished baby blanket will start making them for friends and family too. Thank you so much again, with best wishes
Caroline
Thanks, Caroline 😊
Thank you for the lovely sea creatures.
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Looks great. Thank you. I’m so enjoying your squares and have made a quilt from 6 of them for the new baby in our family. I am knitting more squares to add as our baby grows and they are much admired and appreciated <3.
Thanks 😊 and what an awesome idea, adding more squares to make the blanket bigger as baby grows! Love it!
I was thinking exactly the same thing, it will be an ongoing project which can grow with baby 🥰