Hi Friends of Spud & Chloë,

I have a couple of options worked up if you didn’t enjoy the Blackberry stitch square.

The first square choice (in the photo above) is called the Pennant Stitch (pg. 56 of Super Stitches Knitting).

Important Note: Remember only to make 5 squares total in Grass. The Dream Catcher Blanket has 25 squares total. My Grass squares will be a mix of different stitch patterns. You could do different stitch patterns for the Grass squares OR you could make 5 squares in the same stitch pattern. It is up to you!

Here is my take on the Pennant stitch:

Spud & Chloë Sweater in Grass

US size 7 needles or size to obtain gauge

Gauge: 5 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch

Pennant Square (make 5 or the number needed to have 5 squares in Grass):

Cast on 32 stitches.

Row 1 (right side): knit

Row 2: p1, *(k1, p4) repeat from * to the last stitch, p1

Row 3: k1, *(k3, p2) repeat from * to the last stitch, k1

Row 4: the same as row 3

Row 5: the same as row 2

Row 6: knit

Repeat rows 1-6 until the square measures 6 1/4 inches from the cast on edge. Try to end with an even row but it won’t make any difference if not. Most importantly, make sure your squares are consistent. Bind off. Cut the yarn leaving an 8-inch end. Pull the end through the remaining stitch.

The Pennant stitch pattern is another that looks great on both sides. This would make a terrific stitch pattern for a scarf if you are interested! I really like the look of this stitch pattern.

Option #2 (in the photo above):

The next stitch pattern choice is perhaps the simplest square yet but it has the most complicated name, The Andalusian Stitch (pg. 56 in Super Stitches Knitting).

Andalusian Square (make 5 or the number needed to have 5 squares in Grass):

Cast on 32 stitches.

Row 1 (right side): knit

Row 2: purl

Row 3: (k1, p1) repeat to the end of the row

Row 4: purl

Repeat rows 1-4 until the square measures 6 1/4 inches from the cast on edge. Bind off. Cut the yarn leaving an 8-inch end. Pull the end through the remaining stitch.

I set out all of my squares yesterday. I only have 2 open spots to fill! It is looking fantastic. It is like a citrus delight.

I hope you find something to suit your needs with these choices.

Hi Spud & Chloë Friends,

I have the fourth square ready to go for you! It is in Sweater Firefly #7505, you need two skeins to make 5 squares. I just love the sweet stitch pattern in this square along with the buttery yellow color. The squares look like tiny pats of butter. Yum. The stitch pattern is from Super Stitches Knitting by Karen Hemingway and it is called Stockinette Stitch Check, page 54. In the book it says the stitch pattern is for an 8 stitch repeat but this is incorrect. It is for a 6 stitch repeat. I added one knit stitch at each end on the odd rows and one purl stitch on each end for the even rows. I will write it all out.

Here is my take on the Stockinette Stitch Check square for the Dream Catcher Baby Blanket:

US size 7 needles or size necessary to obtain gauge

Gauge: 5 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch

Cast on 32 stitches.

Row 1 (right side): k1, *(p2, k4) repeat from * to the last stitch, k1

Row 2: purl

Row 3: same as row 1

Row 4: purl

Row 5: k4, *(p2, k4) repeat from * to the last 4 stitches, p2, k2

Row 6: purl

Row 7: same as row 5

Row 8: purl

Repeat these 8 rows until the square measures 6 1/4 inches from the cast on edge. I worked 5 repeats of rows 1-8 total and then rows 1 and 2 one more time. The main concern is to work until the square measures 6 1/4 inches. Stop working after an even row.

Bind off. Cut the yarn leaving about an 8-10 inch end. Pull the end through the remaining stitch.

I’m making way on the squares. I have 16 squares completed. I haven’t gotten back to my Blackberry squares yet so I only have one of those completed. I am loving working up these little squares, it is too much fun.

Don’t they look great all stacked up?

Squish.

Don’t forget that I’ll be writing all of this up for you in a single pattern for free download at the end. I’ll be back soon with the last square! Have fun!

Hi Spud & Chloë Friends,

I have decided on the Horizontal Dash Stitch (pg. 54 in Super Stitches Knitting) knit in Sweater in the colorway Splash #7510. I made a different square in Firefly in the Spine Stitch (pg. 94) but I had reservations about it. Don’t get me wrong, it is a cool looking stitch pattern. My main reservation was (I have since ripped it out) that it was not easy to knit when you are around noise or people talking to you, I had to keep back-tracking and counting to get my place in the row. This is fine at times but my intention for the blanket is for simplicity or smooth sailing knitting while making the squares. Squares are great for carrying around with you while you are out and about or to a knit group gathering. Anyway, check out this stitch if you are interested. Maybe you’ll find it more enjoyable than I did.

Moving on, I did the third square in the Horizontal Dash stitch which was a breeze to work, so fast and smooth. Perfect. The stitch pattern in the book is written for a multiple of 10 stitches and since we are casting on 32 stitches I added a knit stitch on the first and last stitch of every single row creating a neat and tidy edge.

Isn’t it a cool looking square? I love this one.

Here are the three squares I have going so far. They measure up perfectly, which will make for easy stitching together in the end. I thought the Blackberry (in Grass) was a little wider but when I stacked them up they are lining up great.

Here is my take on the Horizontal Dash stitch for our third square:

See how that Splash looks just like the water in the pool? Too good.

Horizontal Dash Square (make 5)

Spud & Chloë Sweater in Splash #7510

US size 7 needles or size to obtain gauge

Gauge: 5 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch

Cast on 32 stitches.

Row 1 (right side): k1, *(k4, p6) repeat from * until the last stitch, k1

Row 2 and all even rows: k1, purl to the last stitch, k1

Row 3: knit

Row 5: k1, *(p5, k4, p1) repeat from * until the last stitch, k1

Row 7: knit

Row 8: k1, purl to the last stitch, k1

Repeat these 8 rows 5 times total, then knit rows 1 and 2 one more time OR work until the square measures 6 1/4 inches from the cast on edge, ending with an even row. Be consistent on all of the Horizontal Dash stitch squares.

Bind off.

One more note, my daughter is obsessed with her Dream Catcher that she got as a trip souvenir. She keeps carrying it around and sitting it next to me while I read or knit. It dawned on me that Dream Catcher should be the name of our new blanket. How sweet is a baby blanket called Dream Catcher? I love it.

Okay, knitters, I have a ways to go on my squares. I don’t have any more Pollen with me right now so that is stalled, I ripped out my Firefly square, I have almost 2 Horizontal Dash Squares finished and I only have one Blackberry square completed. I have heard from quite a few people who are joining me so far so that’s good and fun. You may get ahead of me if I am not careful:)

I am loving this project. Searching and trying out the new stitch patterns is so much fun.

I’ll be back soon with square #4!

Hi Spud & Chloë Friends,

Here is square #2 in the baby blanket adventure. One important update is that you will need 2 skeins of each color in Sweater. You won’t use much of the second skein but I don’t like sweating it out hoping to scrape together enough yardage to finish. I tried, even tying extra ends together to make it work but it isn’t worth the effort. What I am planning to do is to design a baby set to go along with the blanket in the end. We’ll use up that extra yarn together

The next stitch pattern I selected makes a texture-y block of goodness.

Oh, and I will pull this pattern all together at the end so don’t worry about piecing it together as we go. I’ll do it for you!

I am selecting stitch patterns that lay fairly flat so the squares will be fairly even in size. The next square I made out of Spud & Chloë Sweater in Grass. It is a stitch pattern from Super Stitches Knitting (p. 94), called the Blackberry Stitch. Here is my take on this stitch pattern for the square:

Make 5 squares out of Grass in the Blackberry stitch.

US size 7 needles or size to obtain gauge

Gauge: 5 stitches per inch in stockinette stitch

Cast on 32 stitches.

Row 1: (right side) *(knit in the front, then back, then front again of the same stitch, p3), repeat from * to the end of the row

Row 2: *(p3tog, k3) repeat from * to the end of the row

Row 3: *(p3, knit in the front, then back, then front again of the same stitch) repeat from * to the end of the row

Row 4: *(k3, p3tog) repeat to the end of the row

Repeat rows 1-4 ten times total OR until the square measures 6 1/4 inches from the cast on row. Try to end with a row 4 if you can but if not it won’t matter just be consistent on all 5 squares.

Bind off.

Cut the yarn leaving a long end that will be used for stitching the blanket together later. Pull the end through the remaining stitch.

There you go! This square takes a little longer to knit than the Harris Tweed square. I’m going to switch off and start another square next. Then I will alternate the Blackberry stitch square with the next one. I’m still picking out the next square’s stitch pattern.

Hope you are well with your knitting and otherwise! I’ll be back soon….