Bordered Baby Square

• LevelEasy
• Time3 hours per square
• SizeAbout 7.5 in / 19 cm square
• NeedlesUS 6 / 4 mm needles

Smooth stockinette in the middle with a garter border all around so the edges stay flat. Knit 20 of them for a baby blanket, or one as a washcloth for the nursery.

What you need

• Yarn: Light (3) DK, soft and washable. About 90 yd / 82 m per square, 1 colour per square.
• Needles: US 6 / 4 mm needles
• Yarn needle

Gauge and size

Gauge: 22 sts and 30 rows = 4 in / 10 cm in stockinette

Finished size: About 7.5 in / 19 cm square

Gauge means how many stitches and rows fit in a set width. What gauge is and how to use it.

Abbreviations used

Before you start

• The 4 knit stitches at each edge of the WS rows make the side borders.
• Slip the first stitch of each row purlwise for a tidy edge, if you like.

The pattern

Each step is in plain words first. The short pattern words are under it, so you can learn to read both.

1. Cast on 41 stitches.Pattern words: CO 41 sts.
2. Rows 1 to 6Knit every stitch.Pattern words: Rows 1 to 6: Knit. (41)
3. Row 7 (RS)Knit every stitch.Pattern words: Row 7 (RS): Knit. (41)
4. Row 8 (WS)Knit 4, purl until 4 are left, knit 4.Pattern words: Row 8 (WS): K4, purl to last 4 sts, k4. (41)
5. Rows 9 to 50Repeat the last 2 rows.Pattern words: Rows 9 to 50: Repeat Rows 7 and 8. (41)
6. Rows 51 to 56Knit every stitch.Pattern words: Rows 51 to 56: Knit. (41)
7. Bind off all the stitches by knitting them, and sew in the ends.Pattern words: BO all sts knitwise. Weave in the ends.

Stitches in this pattern

Not sure about one? Each link has plain steps.

Questions

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