volume one
MYSTERY BLANKET STITCH–ALONG
The 16 squares that make up this blanket are issued four at a time, and named for famous mystery
authors instead of their stitch name. You won’t know which block you’re knitting until you complete
the ﬁrst row repeat. Once you have completed all sixteen squares, the real names of the stitches will be
revealed along with their images, so you can match your knitted swatch with the square accompanying
the author and their famous works. You’ll learn complex pattern instruction while building up your stitch
repertoire — from simple knit and purl to backwards knit, cables, cross stitches, knit/purl, chevron, and
even lace. Stitch your 16 completed blocks together to make a multi-textured baby blanket.
Experiment with a variety of knitting stitches
and textures. These individual squares can
be combined to create a blanket or scarf.
Recommended Yarn: Berocco
Ultra Alpaca; Karabella Yarns Aurora 8
Completed Blanket Yardage:
approx. 1800 yds.
Gauge: 5 stitches to 1 inch
Blocked Trim Size: each swatch
measures approx. 8 x 8 inch square
Dame Daphne Du Maurier
1907-1989
Jamaica Inn
Walter Mosley
1952 Devil in the Blue Dress
Stitch Multiple: 9 plus 4 stitches
Stitch Multiple: 6 plus 2 stitches
Needles: Size 6 US
Needles: Size 6 US
CRYPTIC PATTERN: The mystique
of this airy material is not simply the
continuity of the eyelets, but that
with a yarn over here, a decrease there,
a simple knit on the right side, purl on
the wrong, it looks to be divided by a
perfect spine.
CRYPTIC PATTERN: What goes up
must come down (or as with this pretty,
but surprisingly simple pattern – what
comes down goes up again), using
garter and stockinette to differentiate
the stitch pattern.
Cast on 40 Stitches. Purl 1 row.
Row 1 & all uneven numbered rows:
Row 1: (rs) k2, *k2tog., k2, yo, k1, yo,
k2, k2tog; repeat from *, 4 times, k2.
(ws) k1, p36, k1.
Cast on 38 Stitches.
Row 2, 4, 6: k1, p38, k1.
Row 2: k1, *k3, p3; repeat from * 5 times,
k1.
Row 3: k2, *k2tog., k1, yo, k3, yo, k1,
k2tog.; repeat from * 4 times, k2.
Row 4: k1, p1, *k3, p3; repeat from * 4
times, k3, p2, k1.
Row 5: k2, * k2tog., yo, k5, yo, k2tog.;
repeat from * 4 times, k2.
Row 6: k1, p2, *k3, p3; repeat from * 4
times, k3, p1, k1.
Repeat these 6 rows for pattern until 59
rows – about 8 inches from beginning,
end on wrong side with pattern row 4.
Bind off.
Row 8: k1, *p3, k3; repeat from * end last
repeat k4.
Row 10: k1, p2, *k3, p3; repeat from * 4
times, k3, p1, k1.
Row 12: k1, p1, *k3, p3; repeat from * 4
times, k3, p2, k1.
Repeat these 12 rows for pattern until 59
rows – about 8 inches from beginning,
end on wrong side with pattern row 11.
Bind off in pattern.
sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo; repeat from *, end k1.
Agatha Christie
1890-1976
The Secret of Chimneys
Stitch Multiple: 20 plus 1 stitches
Needles: Size 6 US
CRYPTIC PATTERN: Like sailboats riding
the waves – a wake here and a curl there
creates the riptide in ocean currents.
Cast on 41 Stitches.
Row 1: (rs) * k1, yo, k8, p3tog, k8, yo;
repeat from *, end k1.
Row 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16: purl.
Row 3: * k2, yo, k7, p3tog, k7, yo, k1,
repeat from *, end last repeat k2.
Row 5: k2tog, *yo, k1, yo, k6, p3tog, k6,
yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, pass the slipped
stitch over the k2tog (psso); repeat from *,
end last repeat yo, k1, yo, k2tog.
Row 7: * k4, yo, k5, p3tog, k5, yo, k3;
repeat from *, end last repeat k4.
Row 9: *k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1,
yo, k4, p3tog, k4, yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog,
psso, yo; repeat from * once, k1.
Row 11: * k6, yo, k3, p3tog, k3, yo, k5;
repeat from *, end last repeat k6.
Row 13: k2tog, * yo, k1, yo, sl 1 k2tog,
psso, yo, k1, yo, k2, p3tog, k2, yo, k1, yo,
sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog,
psso; repeat from *, end last repeat yo, k1,
yo, k2tog.
Row 15: * k8, yo, k1, p3tog, k1, yo, k7;
repeat from *, end last repeat k8.
Row 17: * k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo,
k1, yo, sl 1 k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo, p3tog,
yo, k1, yo, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yo, k1, yo,
Row 18: k.
Row 19: p.
Row 20: k.
Repeat these 20 rows for pattern until 57
rows – about 8 inches from beginning,
end on right side with pattern row 17.
Bind off as to purl.
P. D. James
1920The Children of Men
Stitch Multiple: 8 plus 2 stitches
Needles: Size 7 US
CRYPTIC PATTERN: Under, over, and
interlaced – each supporting the other
while all holding on. It isn’t braided or
twisted, but looks as if entwined, yet
cleanly textured, and oh-so sublime.
Cast on 42 Stitches.
Row 1, 3, & 5: (ws) k2, *p2, k2; repeat
from * to end.
Row 2 & 4: P2, *k2, p2; repeat from * to
end.
Row 6: P2, * sl next 3 sts to cable needle,
hold at front, k next 2 sts, p next st. then
p1, k2 from cable needle, p2; repeat from
* to end.
Repeat row 1 and 2 twice, row 1 once
again.
Row 12: P2, k2, p2, * sl next 3 sts to cable
needle, hold at back, k next 2 sts., p next
st, then p1, k2 from cable needle, p2;
repeat from *, end k2, p2.
Repeat these 12 rows for pattern until 58
rows – about 8 inches from beginning,
end on right side with pattern row 10.
Bind off in pattern.
A BBREVIATIONS
k - knit
dec.(s) - decrease(s)
pat.(s) - pattern(s)
p - purl
st. st. - stockinette St
in.(s) - inch (es)
st(s) - stitches(es)
tog - together
sl - slip
inc.(s) - increases
beg. - beginning
yo - yarn over
sc - single crochet
skp - sl1 k1, pass sl st over k st.
psso - pass the slipped stitch over
sl st - slip stitch-pass stitch from one
needle to another without working it.
Unless otherwise speciﬁed always
slip stitch as to purl except when
decreasing – then slip as to knit.
* Indicates that the instructions immediately following are to be repeated the
given number of times in addition to
the original.
BLOCKING
With (ws) up pin out on a
padded surface to given
measurement. Steam lightly
with damp paper
towel, let dry pinned.
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Mystery Blanket Stitch-Along
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Cryptic Patterns by Kim Anthony Davis,
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