The Blanket Club - Long Cross Stitch Square
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Long Cross Stitch Square
You will need;
1 strand of double knitting to be worked on 4mm knitting needles – about 12g
Or 2 strands of double knitting (equal to chunky weight yarn) to be worked on 6mm knitting needles – about 20g
- If you are using the double knitting weight of yarn, then use 2 strands together throughout.
- If you are using the chunky weight of yarn, then use 1 strand throughout.
- Remember to count all the rows as you work up the square.
Cast on 29 stitches.
Row 1: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.
Row 1: *(purl 1, knit 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.
Work row 1: and row 2: again
The pattern:
Row 5: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit to last 4 stitches, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1.
Row 6: purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 3, purl 6 wrapping the yarn twice round the needle for each stitch, knit 3, purl 6 wrapping the yarn round the needle twice, purl 3, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.
Row 7: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 3, slip the 6 purled stitches onto the right hand needle dropping the extra wrap, put these same stitches back onto the left hand needle and lift the last 3 stitches over the top of the first 3 stitches to cross them over – keep them in the crossed over order on the needle and knit these 6 stitches, knit 3, slip the 6 purled stitches onto the right hand needle dropping the extra wrap, put these same stitches back onto the left hand needle and lift the last 3 stitches over the top of the first 3 stitches to cross them over – keep them in the crossed over order on the needle and knit these 6 stitches, knit 3, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1.
Row 8: purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.
These last 4 rows make up the pattern – work them a total of 6 times
Row 28: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.
Row 29: *(purl 1, knit 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.
Row 30: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.
Row 31: *(purl 1, knit 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.
Cast off.