MOLINOS Stitch Pattern

This pattern corresponds to Block 35 of my 52 Square Pickup KAL 🙂

“MOLINOS” is the Spanish word for “windmills”. “Why in Spanish?” you may ask. Well, here’s the reason. During my 2018 KAL (“12 Blocks for Xmas“) I originally named one of the blocks as “windmills”. And although I renamed it “pinwheels” after the suggestion of a follower, I still wanted to avoid duplicating names.

Remember that, in case you need more patterns to add to this project, I adapted all patterns from my “12 Blocks for Xmas” blanket to the same number of stitches and rows than the “52 Square Pickup” ones. You can find them HERE.

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UPDATE February 2020

The entire pattern is below.

You can also find this pattern in my collection “52 SQUARE PICKUP: Patterns 21 to 40” HERE. As a “Beginner Stitch Patterns” mini book it could be a great resource for your future projects.

The high quality PDF file includes:

• gauge/tension info and materials
• written instructions
• charted instructions
• row-by-row CONTROL TABLE for each block: specially prepared for novice knitters, with integrated instructions for the block pattern AND edge stitches, to avoid confusion. You can use the table cells to check each row as you finish it, and there is a column for every repeat of the pattern you need to make according to the instructions. A great resource to print and check your progress as you knit.

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BLOCK 35: MOLINOS

ABBREVIATIONS

• CO: cast on
• RS: right side
• WS: wrong side
• st: stitch
• k: knit
• p: purl

INSTRUCTIONS

– CO 43 sts with US 7 (4.5 mm) needles.

I always cast on and bind off stitches with larger needles than I use for the main work. This prevent my cast on and bind off rows from being too tight.

– With US 6 (4 mm) needles, knit 4 rows.

Slip first stitch on every row as if you were to knit it, but without knitting it (except on the first row). It will form a neat and sturdy border.

– Continue working as follows:

4 garter sts, MOLINOS pattern over 35 sts, 4 garter sts​ until you have a total length of 8’’ (20.5 cm).

I knitted 3 times the MOLINOS pattern complete + row 1) again.

– Knit 4 rows.

– Bind off with US 7 (4.5 mm) needle. Cut yarn and weave in ends.

STITCH GLOSSARY

Garter Stitch

k all sts, all rows.

MOLINOS Stitch Pattern 

(Over a multiple of 18 sts. I added 17 more sts to reach our needed 35.)

Row 1) (RS) k all sts

Row 2) p5, k1, p5, k1, p11, k1, p5, k1, p5

Row 3) k4, p1, k7, p1, k9, p1, k7, p1, k4

Row 4) p3, k1, p1, k1, p5, k1, p1, k1, p7, k1, p1, k1, p5, k1, p1, k1, p3

Row 5) k2, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k5, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k2

Row 6) p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p5, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p5, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1

Row 7) p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1

Row 8) p3, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p7, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p3

Row 9) k6, p1, k3, p1, k13, p1, k3, p1, k6

Row 10) p8, k1, p17, k1, p8

Row 11) k6, p1, k3, p1, k13, p1, k3, p1, k6

Row 12) p3, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p7, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1,
k1, p3

Row 13) p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1

Row 14) p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p5, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p3, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p5, k1, p1, k1, p1,
k1, p1

Row 15) k2, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k5, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k3, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k2

Row 16) p3, k1, p1, k1, p5, k1, p1, k1, p7, k1, p1, k1, p5, k1, p1, k1, p3

Row 17) k4, p1, k7, p1, k9, p1, k7, p1, k4

Row 18) p5, k1, p5, k1, p11, k1, p5, k1, p5

MOLINOS Stitch Pattern – CHART

• Read all odd rows from right to left, and all even rows from left to right.
• Work the grey painted part as many times as the pattern calls for (1 time horizontally, in the case of this block).

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