Afghan Square of the Week Knit
Yarn:
3 Vanna’s Choice #173 Dusty Green
3 Vanna’s Choice #174 Olive
3 Vanna’s Choice #860 White
Size: each square measures 10” X 10”
Needles:
Boy Knitting needles size 7, 8 and 9
The six stitch patterns need three different
needle sizes in order to obtain the required 10”
width.
Below are the colors and needle size
Abbreviations:
cn: cable needle
k2tog: knit 2 stitches together
ssk: slip, slip, knit these 2 stiches together—a decrease
tbl: through back loop
rs: right side
ws: wrong side
wyif: with yarn in front
wyib: with yarn in back
yo: yarn over
Leaves of Grass
Size 7 needles
Make one square each in Dusty Green & Olive
Cast on 46
Row 1: (RS) K1 *yo, ssk, k9; rep from * to last stitch, k1.
Row 2 and all WS row: purl
Row 3: K1 *k1 yo, ssk, k8, rep from * to last stitch, k1.
Row 5: K1 *k2, yo, ssk, k4, k2tog, yo, k1; rep from * to last
stitch, k1.
Row 7: K1 *k3, yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo, k2; rep from * to last
stitch, k1.
Row 9: K1 *k6, k2tog, yo, k3; rep from * to last stitch, k1.
Row 11: K1 *k5, k2tog, yo k4; rep from * to last stitch, k1.
Row 12: purl
Repeat row 1-12 for pattern
Bargello
Size 7 needles
Make two squares
MC: White
A: Dusty Green
B: Olive
ML (make loop) insert RH needle into the next st 2 rows
below and pull up a loose loop of yarn, k the next st, pass
the loop over the st just knit.
Cast on 51
Preparation Row 1: (WS) with MC purl
Preparation Row 2: with MC knit
Preparation Row 3: with MC p2, p1 wrapping yarn around needle twice, *p3, p1 wrapping yarn
around needle twice; repeat from * ending p2
Row 1: (RS) with A, k2, *wyib sl 1 dropping extra wrap, k1, ML, k1; repeat from * ending wyib
sl 1 dropping extra wrap, k2
Row 2: with A, p2, wyif sl 1, *p3, wyif sl 1; rep from * ending p2
Row 3: with A, knit
Row 4: with A, p2, p1 wrapping yarn around the needle twice, *p3, p1 wrapping yarn around
needle twice; rep from * ending p2
Rows 5-8: with MC, rep rows 1-4
Rows 9-12: with B, rep rows 1-4
Row 13-16: with MC, rep rows 1-4
Rows 17-20: with A, rep rows 1-4
Repeat rows 5-20 twice more, then repeat row 5-8 once. Bind off
Honeycomb
Size 9 needles
Make 1 square each in Dusty Green & White
Cast on 48
Row 1: (wrong side) and all wrong-side rows: Purl.
Row 2: *Slip 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in the back.
Knit 2, then knit 2 off the cable needle. Slip 2 stitches to cable
needle and hold in front. Knit 2, then knit 2 off the cable
needle. Repeat from * across.
Row 4: Knit.
Row 6: *Slip 2 stitches to cable needle and hold in front. Knit
2, then knit 2 off the cable needle. Slip 2 stitches to cable
needle and hold in back. Knit 2, then knit 2 off the cable
needle. Repeat from * across.
Row 8: Knit.
Repeat these 8 rows for pattern.
Mosaic Stitch
Size 9 needles
Make one with A as Olive and one with A as Dusty Green
A: Olive or Dusty Green
B: White
Cast on 41
Row 1: (RS) with B, knit
Row 2: with B, knit
Row 3: with A, *k1, wyib sl 1; rep from * ending with k1
Row 4: with A, p1, *wyib sl 1, p1; rep from * to end
Row 5 & 6: knit
Row 7: with A, *k1, wyib sl 1, k5, wyib sl 1; rep from * ending with k1
Row 8: with A k1, *wyif sl 1, k5, wyif sl 1, k1; rep from * to end
Row 9 & 13: with B, *k2, wyib sl 1, k3, wyib sl 1, k1; rep from *, end k1
Row 10 & 14: with B, k1, *k1, wyif sl 1, k3, wyif sl 1, k2; rep from * to end
Row 11: with A, *k1, wyib sl 1; rep from *, end k1
Row 12: with A, k1, *wyif sl 1, k1; rep from * to end
Row 15: with A, k1, *wyif sl 1, k5, wyif sl 1, k1; rep from * to end
Row 16: with A, k1, *wyif sl 1, k5, wyif sl 1, k1; rep from * to end
Repeat rows 1-16
Diamond Brocade
Make one in Dusty Green and one in Olive
Cast on 41
Row 1: (RS) K4, *p1, k7; rep from * to last 5 sts, p1, k 4
Row 2: p 3, *k1, p1, k1, p5; rep from * to last 6 sts, k1, p1, k1, p3
Row 3: k2, *p1, k3; rep from * to last 3 sts, p1, k2
Row 4: p1, *k1, p5, k1, p1; rep from * to end
Row 5: *p1, k7; rep from * to last st, p1
Row 6: as row 4
Row 7: as row 3
Row 8: as row 2
Repeat rows 1 – 8 for pattern
Quail
Make on in Olive and one in Dusty Green
3-st RC: sl 2 sts to cn and hold to back, k1, k2 from cn
3-st LC: sl 1 st to cn and hold to front, k2, k1 from cn
Cast on 49
Row 1, 3 & 5: (WS) k5, *p2,[wyif slip 1] twice, p2, k5, p6, k5; rep
from * to end
Row2, 4 & 6: (RS) *p5, k6, p5, 3-st RC, 3-stLC; rep from *, end p5
Row 7, 9 & 11: k5, *p6, k5, p2, [wyif slip 1] twice, p2, k5; rep from
* to end
Row 8, 10 & 12: *p5, 3-st RC, 3-st LC, p5, k6; rep from * end p 5
Repeat rows 1-12 for pattern
Finishing: sew pieces together as in picture