Sunny Meadow corner-to-corner square

Sunny Meadow corner-to-corner (baby) blanket

This is an easy, adaptable pattern.

It requires knowing how to knit and purl, increase one stitch (knit into front and back or substitute your favorite way to make a stitch), decrease one stitch (knit 2 together or your favorite way to decrease), and (optional) knit to the back the last stitch of every row.

This pattern starts at the corner. So, you just keep going with the increase until the sides are the size you want for your square (blanket, washcloth, whatever). And if you want a triangular shawl (or other triangle knitted item), just stop when your triangle is large enough.

The basic increase pattern once you’re started is

SL1, KFB, *seed* to last stitch, knit last stitch to the back.

Repeat to desired length before changing to decrease.

Basic decrease:

SL1, K2tog, *seed* to last stitch, knit last stitch to the back.

Using the slip stitch at the beginning and knit from the back at the end, makes a nice braided looking edge.

SL1 slip one stitch without knitting it

KFB: knit into front and back of the same stitch (increases one stitch)

K2tog: knit 2 stitches together (decreases one stitch)

Ktb: knit into the back of the stitch (put working needle behind the other needle). This stitch is optional.

Seed stitch: K1P1 all the way across. On the next row, K1P1 so that you knit the purled stitches and purl the knit ones.

Note, that when you are increasing, when you get to the end of each row, you will have new stitches that don’t necessarily look like knit and purl. Just continue seed pattern on those two stitches. (If you just did P1, then you’ll do K1P1 (and then Ktb the last stitch). If you just did K1, then you’ll do P1K1 (and then Ktb the last stitch).

I used one of my favorite yarns—Lion Brand striped tweed. I’m calling this sunny meadow blanket because the greens make me think of meadows and the blue and yellow of a sunny sky. This one is about 3 skeins and measures around 30”x30”. (Since everyone knits differently, check your gage. The beauty of this pattern is that you can stop increasing when you have used up almost half of your yarn.)

The basic pattern:

Row 1: KFB (2 stitches)

Row 2: SL1, KFB (3 st)

Row 3: SL1 KFB Ktb (knit to the back) (4 st)

Row 4: SL1 KFB K1 Ktb (5 st)

Row 5: SL1 KFB K1 P1 Ktb (6 st)

Row 6: SL1 KFB K1 P1 K1 Ktb (7)

Row 7: SL1 KFB *seed* to last stitch; Ktb

Repeat row 7 until desired size.

Knit two rows with no increase or decrease:

SL1 *seed” Ktb

Now decrease rows

Row 1: SL1 K2tog *seed* Ktb

Continue until two stitches remain. Knit together and cast off.

Weave in loose ends. That’s it. No blocking required.