Yarnstravaganza - Saturday 28th September - Saturday 5th October

Wimbledon Challenge - Day 12

Todays squares represent the stars and rising stars of tennis 🎾 
Knitted Square
Sample shown in DK with 4mm needles
Abbreviations: K = knit, P = purl
Cast on 29 stitches (the star is knitted over 23 stitches)
    1. Purl
    2. k14, p1, k14
    3. p14, k1, p14
    4. k13, p1, k1, p1, k13
    5. p13, k1, p1, k1, p13
    6. k12, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k12
    7. p12, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p12
    8. K11, (p1, k1) x 3, p1, k11
    9. p11, (k1, p1) x 3, k1, p11
    10. k10, (p1, k1) x 4, p1, k10
    11. p19, (k1, p1) x 4, k1, p10
    12. k3, (p1, k1) x 11, p1, k3
    13. p3, (k1, p1) x 11, k1, p3
    14. k4, (p1, k1) x 10, p1, k4
    15. p4, (k1, p1) x 10, k1, p4
    16. k5, (p1, k1) x 9, p1, k5
    17. p5, (k1, p1) x 9, k1, p5
    18. k6, (p1, k1) x 8, p1, k6
    19. p6, (k1, p1) x 8 k1, p6
    20. k7, (p1, k1) x 7, p1, k7
    21. p7, (k1, p1) x 7, k1, p7
    22. k6, (p1, k1) x 8, p1, k6
    23. p6, (k1, p1) x 8, k1, p6
    24. k5, (p1, k1) x 9, p1, k5
    25. p5 (k1, p1) x 9, k1, p5
    26. k4, (p1, k1) x 10, p1, k4
    27. p4, (k1, p1)x 10, k1, p4
    28. k3, (p1, k1) x 11, p1, k3
    29. p3, (k1, p1) x 11, k1, p3
    30. k10, (p1, k1) x 4, p1, k10
    31. p10, (k1, p1) x 4, k1, p10
    32. k11, (p1, k1) x 3, p1, k11
    33. p1, (k1, p1) x 3, k1, p11
    34. k12, (p1, k1) x 2, p1, k12
    35. p12, (k1, p1) x 2, k1, p12
    36. k13, p1, k1, p1, k13
    37. p13, k1, p1, k1, p13
    38. k14, p1, k14
    39. p14, k1, p14
    40. knit
    41. cast off

Crochet Square

Sample shown in DK with 4mm hook

Abbreieviations: ch = chain, sl st = slip stitch, tr = treble

Special stitches: 3tr cluster = Yarn over (yo), insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over, draw the yarn through the stitch, yarn over, draw the yarn through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat twice more - 4 loops on the hook. Yarn over & pull through all of the loops.

4tr cluster = Yarn over (yo), insert the hook into the next stitch, yarn over, draw the yarn through the stitch, yarn over, draw the yarn through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat three more times - 5 loops on the hook. Yarn over & pull through all of the loops.

  1. 4ch, make 11tr into 1st ch. sl st into top of 4ch to join
  2. 3ch, *yarn over, insert hook into same stitch as slip stitch, yarn over, draw the yarn through the stitch, yarn over, draw the yarn through 2 loops on the hook. Repeat from * once more. Pull yarn through all loops. (1ch, 3tr cluster into next stitch) twice. 5ch, **3tr cluster into next stitch, (1ch, 3tr cluster into next stitch) twice, 5ch. Repeat from ** twice more. Sl st into top of first cluster.
  3. sl st into first ch sp. 3ch, in same space make a 3tr cluster. *1ch, 4tr cluster into next ch sp, 2ch, 5tr into 5ch arch, 2ch, 4tr cluster into next ch sp. Repeat from * 3 times omitting last cluster. Sl st into top of first cluster.
  4. sl st into first ch sp, 3ch, in same space make a 3tr cluster. *2ch, 1tr into 2ch sp, 1tr into each of next 2tr, 5tr into next tr, 1tr into each of next 2tr, 1 tr into next 2 ch sp, 2ch, 4tr cluster. Repeat from * 3 times omitting 1tr at the end. Sl st into top of ch.
  5. 3ch, *2tr into next 2ch sp, 1tr into each of next 4tr, 3ch, miss 1tr, 4tr cluster into next stitch, 3ch, miss 1tr, 1tr into each of next 4 stitches, 2tr into next 2ch sp, 1tr into top of cluster. Repeat from * 3 times, omitting 1tr at end, sl st into top ch.
  6. 3ch, 1tr into each of next 6stitches. *2ch, 4tr cluster into next ch sp, 5tr, 4tr cluster into next ch sp, 2ch, 1tr into each of next 13 stitches. Repeat from * 3 times omitting last 7 tr. sl st into top of ch.
  7. fasten off.

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