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1. January - blanket square - horizontal open work square

   Posted on 1:00am Friday 10th Jan 2025

   

   Cast on 28 stitches.

   Row 1: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to end.

   Work row 1: 3 more times

    

   Row 5: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 6: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, purl to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 7: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 8: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, purl to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 9: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, *yarn round needle, purl 2 together – repeat to last 4, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 10: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 11: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, purl to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 12: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 13: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, purl to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 14: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 15: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, purl to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 16: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, *yarn round needle, purl 2 together – repeat to last 4, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 17: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 18: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, purl to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 19: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 20: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, purl to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 21: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 22: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, purl to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 23: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, *yarn round needle, purl 2 together – repeat to last 4, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 24: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 25: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, purl to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 26: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 27: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, purl to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

   Row 28: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

    

   Row 29: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to end.

   Repeat last row 3 times more.

   Cast off.

2. January - Soft easy beanie hat.

   Posted on 1:00am Friday 3rd Jan 2025

   Size – approximately 16” head size – but there is a lot of give in them

   You will need

   6mm knitting needles

   Double knitting or chunky yarn

   Large blunt needle to sew up

   Pompom if you want one

   • you can use either 2 strands of double knitting together – or 1 strand of chunky – it works out the same

   Method

   Using 6mm needles – cast on 60 stitches.

   Work the bottom pattern in rib stitch as follows.

   Row 1: knit 1 stitch, purl 1 stitch, repeat to end of row.

   Repeat row 1: 5 times more.  If you want a fold over edge – work 3 or 4” in rib.

   Row 7: knit across all stitches.

   Row 8: purl across all stitches.

   Continue these last 2 rows until you reach top shaping – you go longer if you want a looser, longer hat!

   Shape for top

   Row 29: *(knit 2 together, knit 6, knit 2 together, knit 2) – repeat from * to end of row.  (50 stitches).

   Row 30: purl across all stitches.

   Row 31: *(knit 2 together, knit 4, knit 2 together, knit 2) – repeat from * to end of row.  (40 stitches).

   Row 32: purl across all stitches.

   Row 33: *(knit 2 together, knit 2) – repeat from * to end of row. (30 stitches).

   Row 34: purl across all stitches

   Row 35: *(knit 2 together, knit 2 together, knit 2) – repeat from * to end of row. (20 stitches).

   Row 36: purl 2 together all across row. (10 stitches).

   Row 37: knit 2 together all across row. (5 stitches).

   thread the yarn through the remaining stitches, pull tight and secure.

   Making up - Sew the back seam together.  If you have added a turn back cuff you can turn if to where you want it and add a few stitches at the ¼ points of the circumference so that it stays turned back. 

   Take a step further:

   • Change the size by adding / reducing the number of stitches case on in blocks of 10.
   • Work stripes.
   • Work the cuff in a different colour.
   • Add motif patterns.
   • Add texture patterns / cables.
   • Work all in rib.