Wimbledon Challenge - Day 12
Todays squares represent the stars and rising stars of tennis 🎾Â
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)
- Purl
- k14, p1, k14
- p14, k1, p14
- k13, p1, k1, p1, k13
- p13, k1, p1, k1, p13
- k12, p1, k1, p1, k1, p1, k12
- p12, k1, p1, k1, p1, k1, p12
- K11, (p1, k1) x 3, p1, k11
- p11, (k1, p1) x 3, k1, p11
- k10, (p1, k1) x 4, p1, k10
- p19, (k1, p1) x 4, k1, p10
- k3, (p1, k1) x 11, p1, k3
- p3, (k1, p1) x 11, k1, p3
- k4, (p1, k1) x 10, p1, k4
- p4, (k1, p1) x 10, k1, p4
- k5, (p1, k1) x 9, p1, k5
- p5, (k1, p1) x 9, k1, p5
- k6, (p1, k1) x 8, p1, k6
- p6, (k1, p1) x 8 k1, p6
- k7, (p1, k1) x 7, p1, k7
- p7, (k1, p1) x 7, k1, p7
- k6, (p1, k1) x 8, p1, k6
- p6, (k1, p1) x 8, k1, p6
- k5, (p1, k1) x 9, p1, k5
- p5 (k1, p1) x 9, k1, p5
- k4, (p1, k1) x 10, p1, k4
- p4, (k1, p1)x 10, k1, p4
- k3, (p1, k1) x 11, p1, k3
- p3, (k1, p1) x 11, k1, p3
- k10, (p1, k1) x 4, p1, k10
- p10, (k1, p1) x 4, k1, p10
- k11, (p1, k1) x 3, p1, k11
- p1, (k1, p1) x 3, k1, p11
- k12, (p1, k1) x 2, p1, k12
- p12, (k1, p1) x 2, k1, p12
- k13, p1, k1, p1, k13
- p13, k1, p1, k1, p13
- k14, p1, k14
- p14, k1, p14
- knit
- cast off
Crochet Square
Sample shown in DK with 4mm hook
Abbreieviations: ch = chain, sl st = slip stitch, tr = treble
Special stitches: 3tr cluster =Â 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 =Â 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.
- 4ch, make 11tr into 1st ch. sl st into top of 4ch to join
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- fasten off.
Only 2 more days to go!