Wimbledon Challenge - Day 10

Sunshine on Henman’s Hill/Murray’s Mount….

Knitted Square

Sample shown made in DK with 4mm needles

Abbreviations: K = Knit, P = Purl,  Yo = yarn over, K4tog = knit 4 stitches together, K4tog-bl = knit 4 stitches through the back loop.

Cast on 30 stitches (or a multiple of 9 + 3)

1. (Right side): K2, * yo, k8, yo, k1; repeat from * to last st, k1.
2. K3, * p8, k3; repeat from * to end.
3.  K3, * yo, k8, yo, k3; repeat from * to end.
4. K4, * p8, k5; repeat from * to last 12 sts, p8, k4.
5. K4, * yo, k8, yo, k5; repeat from * to last 12 sts, yo, k8, yo, k4.
6. K5, * p8, k7; repeat from * to last 13 sts, p8, k5.
7. K5, * k4tog-bl, k4tog, k7; repeat from * to last 13 sts, k4tog-bl, k4tog, k5.
8. Knit all sts.
9. cast off

Crochet Square

Sample shown made in DK using 4mm hook

Abbreviations: ch = chain, ss = slip stitch, ch sp = chain space, dc = double crochet, tr = treble, dtr = double treble ( wrap yarn over twice, insert hook into stitch, pull up a loop. Wrap yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over and pull through 2 loops, yarn over and pull through 2 loops)

1. 8ch and join with ss to form a ring
2. 1ch, 12dc into ring, join with ss to first dc
3. 6ch (counts as 1dtr and 2ch), [1dtr, 2ch] 11 times join with ss to 4th ch
4. 5ch (counts as 1tr, 2ch). *[1dc into next 2ch sp, 2ch] twice [3tr, 2ch, 3tr] into next 2ch sp, 2ch; rep from * 3 times omitting 1tr, 2ch at end. Join with ss into 3rd chain
5. 1ch * [1dc into next 2ch sp, 2ch] 3 times, [3tr, 2ch, 3tr] into 2ch corner space, 2ch; rep from * 3 times. Join with ss to first dc
6. ss into next 2ch sp, 1ch, 1dc into same space, 2ch [1dc into next ch sp, 2ch] 3 times, *[3tr, 2ch, 3tr] into 2ch corner sp, 2ch; ** [1dc into next ch sp, 2ch] 4 times; rep from * twice and from * to ** once again. 1dc into next 2ch sp, 2ch join with ss to first dc.
7. ss into next 2ch sp, 3ch (counts as 1tr), 1tr into same sp. 2 tr into each 2ch sp. 1tr into each tr and (3tr, 2ch, 3tr) into corner space. Join with ss into 3rd ch of 3ch
8. 2tr (counts as htr). 1htr into each tr making 5htr in corner spaces. Join with ss into top of ch2.
9. Fasten off

Pop back for the next set tomorrow,