UPDATE February 2023: the MKAL has finished, but you can still buy all the patterns released at 40% off HERE. Enjoy!
Happy Friday!
We’ll give a little break to the cable needle today (well, almost 😉) and introduce the Double Loop. If you’ve never encountered it in your knitting journey, you can see a step-by-step guide in the “Knitting Tutorials” section of my blog. I included the direct link in the “Abbreviations” section below.
With this pattern we finish the first half of our project! I really hope you’re enjoying it so far.
Hugs,
Ceci
PS: if you want to share your progress in social media, please use the hashtag #ohlalanaMKAL2022. That helps me a lot and I love to see photos of your knitting!
Did you just find this MKAL?
Don’t worry, you can join at any time. You can follow it for free here during the KAL (see all general information for this MKAL for intermediate knitters HERE), or purchase your entry at any point either HERE in my website or in Ravelry HERE. At the moment you join, you’ll receive all the patterns shared so far.
Naturally, if you support me on Patreon, you’ll also receive all PDF files 🙂
ABBREVIATIONS
- CO: cast on
- BO: bind off
- RS: right side
- WS: wrong side
- st: stitch
- k: knit
- ktbl: knit through back loop
- p: purl
- ptbl: purl through back loop
- yo: yarn over
- k3tog: knit 3 sts together
- SK2P / sl1, k2tog, psso: slip 1 st as if to knit, k2tog, pass the slipped st over
- 1B, k2, p1B: slip 1 st to cable needle and hold in back, k next 2 sts, p1 from cable needle.
- 2F, p1, k2F: slip 2 sts to cable needle and hold in front, p next st, k2 from cable needle.
- DOUBLE LOOP / 2 loops, yo ,k2, yo: with the right hand needle, pick the 3rd st on left hand needle, pass it over sts 1 and 2, and drop it; pick the 4th st on left hand needle, pass it over sts 1 and 2, and drop it; yo, k2, yo.
You can see a step-by-step photo guide of the DOUBLE LOOP here.
INSTRUCTIONS
– CO 70 sts with US 6 (4 mm) needles.
– With US 4 (3.5 mm) needles, knit 6 rows. In the last row, increase 3 sts distribuited (73 sts).
– Continue working as follows:
- 5 garter sts, BLOCK N°6A pattern over 63 sts, 5 garter sts (20 rows)
- 5 garter sts, BLOCK N°6B pattern over 63 sts, 5 garter sts (20 rows)
- 5 garter sts, BLOCK N°6A pattern over 63 sts, 5 garter sts (20 rows)
- 5 garter sts, BLOCK N°6B pattern over 63 sts, 5 garter sts (20 rows)
- 5 garter sts, rows 1) to 9) of BLOCK N°6A pattern over 63 sts, 5 garter sts (9 rows)
– Knit 6 rows, decreasing 3 sts in the first row to return to a total stitch count of 70.
– Bind off with US 6 (4 mm) needle. Cut yarn and weave in ends.
– Block your square to its final measures. You can read my post on blocking if you need more info.
UPDATE February 2023: the MKAL has finished, but you can still buy all the patterns released at 40% off HERE. Enjoy!
Did you just find this MKAL?
Don’t worry, you can join at any time. You can follow it for free here during the KAL, or purchase your entry at any point either HERE in my website or in Ravelry HERE. At the moment you join, you’ll receive all the patterns shared so far.
Remember that if you support me in Patreon you already have a copy of this pattern ready to download in my Patreon page.
Do you want more squares?
All blocks in my Blanket MKAL 2021 have the same size (stitches and rows) than the one I’ll be sharing this year. So, if you want to make a larger blanket, those squares will be perfect!
© Cecilia Fameli, 2022.
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