Our latest creation is a free knitting pattern for a Love 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, K37, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 12: K1, P1, K1, P1, K7, P1, K10, P1, K10, P1, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 14: K1, P1, K1, P1, K6, P3, K8, P3, K8, P3, K6, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 16: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P5, K6, P5, K6, P5, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 18: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P7, K4, P7, K4, P7, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 20: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P4, K1, P4, K2, P4, K1, P4, K2, P4, K1, P4, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 22: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P2, K3, P2, K4, P2, K3, P2, K4, P2, K3, P2, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 24: K1, P1, K1, P1, K37, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 26: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2, P7, K5, P1, K6, P5, K2, P7, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 28: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K4, P1, K5, P1, K1, P1, K4, P1, K5, P1, K1, P1, K4, P1, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 30: K1, P1, K1, P1, K7, P1, K4, P1, K3, P1, K3, P1, K5, P1, K6, P1, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 32: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P4, K3, P1, K5, P1, K2, P1, K5, P1, K6, P1, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 34: K1, P1, K1, P1, K7, P1, K3, P1, K5, P1, K2, P1, K5, P1, K6, P1, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 36: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2, P1, K4, P1, K3, P1, K5, P1, K2, P1, K5, P1, K6, P1, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 38: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2, P7, K1, P3, K3, P3, K2, P5, K6, P3, K2, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 40: K1, P1, K1, P1, K37, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 42: K1, P1, K1, P1, K7, P1, K10, P1, K10, P1, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 44: K1, P1, K1, P1, K6, P3, K8, P3, K8, P3, K6, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 46: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P5, K6, P5, K6, P5, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 48: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P7, K4, P7, K4, P7, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 50: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P4, K1, P4, K2, P4, K1, P4, K2, P4, K1, P4, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 52: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P2, K3, P2, K4, P2, K3, P2, K4, P2, K3, P2, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 54: K1, P1, K1, P1, K37, 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.
I love this square. I’m knitting dog and cat beds for our local Charity in Marlborough NZ – Marlborough Four Paws. Any chance you could do a square which is similar but spells out dog and cat?
Fingers crossed
Thanks
Hi Anna, I love Marlborough! Such a beautiful part of the country! (I live in Christchurch). I’ll definitely add cat and dog to the list – will be a few weeks as my list is quite long at the moment. That’s an awesome charity to be knitting for 🙂
Huge thanks. I’ll knit some without those in for now. Then full steam ahead. I love Christchurch too.
Hallo, from Germany.
I knit for newborns, preemies and stillborns.
A square with MADE WITH LOVE would be the icing on the cake (blanket).
Is there any chance of this?
Thank you for the beautiful squares.
that is an awesome idea! I’ve put it on my list to make – should be up in about 2 weeks 🙂
So I cast off in pattern or knit?
I cast off in knit, but you could do either