Our latest creation is a free knitting pattern for a Gift 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. If you’d like to use it as part of a holiday theme, there are lots of holiday squares to be found here.
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
Even Rows 10-24: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P12, K3, P12, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 26: K1, P1, K1, P1, K37, P1, K1, P1, K1
Even Rows 28-34: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P12, K3, P12, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Even Rows 36-42: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P13, K3, P13, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 44: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P7, K1, P3, K1, P7, K9, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 46: K1, P1, K1, P1, K8, P8, K1, P3, K1, P8, K8, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 48: K1, P1, K1, P1, K8, P9, K3, P9, K8, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 50: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P8, K3, P8, K9, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 52: K1, P1, K1, P1, K11, P5, K5, P5, K11, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 54: K1, P1, K1, P1, K12, P3, K7, P3, K12, 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.
LOL! I see ALL your patterns as a gift so I didn’t figure out what this one was in my email until I actually clicked the link to it.
Thank you for all the patterns you share!
Haha! Thanks Cindy – I thought that might be a problem, but I couldn’t figure out how else to word it 🙂
I could not figure out either what the pattern was . And then there is this little problem that your word gift, is our word for poison in Dutch my first language . Present is cadeau or kado in the modern spelling. Anyway, thank you VERY much for all you beautiful patterns, this one may end up in my Christmas afghan.
Oh dear! You wouldn’t want to get the Dutch and English words mixed up! Thank you 😊
A kind of urgent question, is it the correct written pattern ?
As it says : Free Knitting Pattern Oak Tree Washcloth Afghan Square
just above the written pattern.
Hi there, yes it’s the right pattern, I just had the wrong title on the picture – thanks for letting me know 🙂
Make the blocks and make a whole strip of them. Then sew the strips together. This will eliminate sewing/crocheting each individual block together.
Thanks you so much for sharing your unique free patterns, I am now going to start making a blanket for my Grandaughter using these squares.
Can I ask is there advice on how to join the squares together,.
Kindest regards
Linda
Hi Linda, thank you – I’m so happy you like the patterns. There’s two different ways I use to join my squares, the first is sewing them using mattress stitch (there’s a tutorial here on that https://www.purlsoho.com/create/mattress-stitch/) and then second way I sometimes use is to crochet them together (http://knitforvictoryblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/joining-knitted-squares-with-crochet.html?m=1)
Or you could make a Big Strip doing several blocks in the one strip. Then only sew the one strip to the other strip. Then you only need to sew strips together. And not all individual blocks. I hope this makes sense to you? I found it easier to do it this way to make a block blanket………I hope this helps. ENJOY!
Great suggestion, thanks Diane🙂
Thank you so much for your latest patterns. I love this one, great for Christmas or a birthday 😊
With best regards
Caroline
Thanks, Caroline 🙂 much appreciated!
Make the blocks and make a whole strip of them. Then sew the strips together. This will eliminate sewing/crocheting each individual block together.