Our latest creation is a free knitting pattern for a US Marines Emblem Square!
I received an email from a lovely lady who wanted a US Marines square to knit for charity (my favorite kind of knitting!), so I hope this will work for her and hopefully others will find a use for the pattern too!
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
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). I highly recommend Cascade Yarns 220 Superwash Yarn.
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). I highly recommend Cascade 220 (Aran)
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, K22, P1, K14, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 12: K1, P1, K1, P1, K21, P6, K10, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 14: K1, P1, K1, P1, K22, P1, K2, P5, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 16: K1, P1, K1, P1, K15, P6, K7, P4, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 18: K1, P1, K1, P1, K12, P11, K6, P4, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 20: K1, P1, K1, P1, K11, P4, K1, P9, K1, P8, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 22: K1, P1, K1, P1, K10, P4, K2, P18, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 24: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P3, K4, P12, K4, P2, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 26: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P4, K4, P10, K5, P2, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 28: K1, P1, K1, P1, K9, P9, K1, P8, K5, P2, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 30: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P2, K2, P10, K2, P6, K5, P2, K3, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 32: K1, P1, K1, P1, K6, P2, K1, P9, K5, P3, K3, P1, K1, P2, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 34: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P3, K1, P9, K6, P2, K3, P4, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 36: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P14, K5, P2, K5, P1, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 38: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P5, K1, P2, K2, P10, K14, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 40: K1, P1, K1, P1, K4, P3, K3, P2, K2, P7, K16, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 42: K1, P1, K1, P1, K16, P4, K17, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 44: K1, P1, K1, P1, K2, P2, K10, P8, K9, P2, K4, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 46: K1, P1, K1, P1, K3, P29, K5, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 48: K1, P1, K1, P1, K5, P25, K7, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 50: K1, P1, K1, P1, K8, P6, K2, P3, K2, P6, K10, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 52: K1, P1, K1, P1, K10, P3, K3, P3, K3, P3, K12, P1, K1, P1, K1
Row 54: K1, P1, K1, P1, K16, P4, K17, 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.
This is so nice i enjoy all your patterns sooo much
Thank you 😊
Thank you kindly. We are so privileged that you share with us free of charge. We in South Africa enjoy every minute of knitting❤
Thank you, Anina, I’m so glad you like the patterns 🙂
Oh my goodness Heather it turned out beautiful!!! I’m so incredibly touched and honored that you took the time and used your fantastic skills to design this for me 💕 I look forward to knitting many, many, many cloths and donating to the veterans hospital in my father’s honor🥰 You are such a talented, kind hearted, fantastic human being💕💕
Thank you, Cherie 🙂 I’m so happy you like it!