October Blanket Stitches

Stitch DC 2008 Blanket Craft Along -- October
Suggested Materials
Approximately 200 yards of a Worsted Weight Wool (for each square)
US 8 knitting needle
G Or H Crochet hook
Darning Needle
Measuring Tape
Knit Square
Embossed Leaves
(Multiple of 26 sts)
Row 1 (WS) K5, p5, k4, p3, k9.
Row 2 P7, p2tog, KF&B, k2, p4, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p5-28 sts.
Row 3 K5, p7, k4, p2, k1, p1, k8.
Row 4 P6, p2tog, k1, pf&b, k2, p4, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p5-30 sts.
Row 5 K5, p9, k4, p2, k2, p1, k7.
Row 6 P5, p2tog, k1, pf&b, p1, k2, p4, ssk, k5, k2tog, p5-28 sts.
Row 7 K5, p7, k4, p2, k3, p1, k6.
Row 8 P4, p2tog, k1, pf&b, p2, k2, p4, ssk, k3, k2tog, p5-26 sts.
Row 9 K5, p5, k4, p2, k4, p1, k5.
Row 10 P5, yo, k1, yo, p4, k2, p4, ssk, k1, k2tog, p5.Row 11 K5, p3, k4, p2, k4, p3, k5.
Row 12 P5, [yo, k1] twice, k1, p4, k1, M1, k1, p2tog, p2, S2KP, p5.
Row 13 K9, p3, k4, p5, k5.Row 14 P5, k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, p4, k1, kf&b, k1, p2tog, p7-28 sts.
Row 15 K8, p1, k1, p2, k4, p7, k5.
Row 16 P5, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, p4, k2, pf&b, k1, p2tog, p6-30 sts.
Row 17 K7, p1, k2, p2, k4, p9, k5.
Row 18 P5, ssk, k5, k2tog, p4, k2, p1, pf&b, k1, p2tog, p5-28 sts.
Row 19 K6, p1, k3, p2, k4, p7, k5.
Row 20 P5, ssk, k3, k2tog, p4, k2, p2, pf&b, k1, p2tog, p4-26 sts.
Row 21 K5, p1, k4, p2, k4, p5, k5.
Row 22 P5, ssk, k1, k2tog, p4, k2, p4, yo, k1, yo, p5.
Row 23 K5, p3, k4, p2, k4, p3, k5.
Row 24 P5, S2KP, p2, p2tog, k1, M1, k1, p4, [yo, k1] twice, k1, p5.
Rep rows 1-24.
To make your practice swatch, cast on 26 stitches. Complete 24 rows. Measure swatch to determine final number of stitches to cast on for blanket square.

Crochet Square
Start: ch 5 join with a sl st to form a ring
Round1: ch 3, 2 dc in ring, ch 2, (3 dc in ring, ch 2) 3 times, join with a sl st to top of ch 3
Round 2: ch 3, puff st in next st, dc in next st, **work 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc in next ch 2 sp to form corner,* dc in next st, puff in next st, dc in next st** repeat from **to** 3 times, repeat from **to * once, join with a sl st to top of ch 3
Round 3: ch 3, dc in next 2 sts, puff in next st, dc in next st, **work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs in next ch 2 sp, dc in next st, puff in next st,* dc in next 3 sts, puff in next st, dc in next st** repeat from **to** 3 times, repeat from **to * once join with a sl st to top of ch 3
Round 4: ch 3, puff in next st, dc in next 3 sts, puff in next st, dc in next st, **work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs in next ch 2 sp, dc in next st, puff in next st, dc in next 3 sts,* puff in next st, dc in next 3sts, puff in next st, dc in next st ** repeat from **to** 3 times, repeat from **to * once except you will only dc in the next 2 sts not 3, join with a sl st to top of ch 3
Round 5: ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, puff in next st, dc in next 3sts, puff in next st, **work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs in next ch 2 sp, (puff in next st, dc in next 4 sts) 2 times, puff in next st, dc in next 3 sts, puff in next st, ** repeat from **to** 3 times, work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs in next ch 2 sp, puff in next st, dc in next 4 sts, puff in next st, join with a sl st to top of ch 3
Round 6 - ch 3, dc in next st, puff in next st, dc in next 4 sts, puff in next st, dc in next 3 sts, **work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs in next ch 2 sp, dc in next 4 sts, puff in next st, dc in next 5 sts,* puff in next st, dc in next 4 sts, puff in next st, dc in next 3 sts**repeat from **to** 3 times, repeat from **to * once except you will only dc in the next 3 sts not 5, join with a sl st to top of ch 3
Round 7 - ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, puff in next st, dc in next 5 sts, puff in next st, dc in next 2 sts, **work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs in next ch 2 sp, dc in next 2 sts, puff in next st, (dc in next 5 sts, puff in next st) 3 times, dc in next 2 sts** repeat from **to** 3 times, work 2 dcs, ch 2, 2 dcs in next ch 2 sp, dc in next 2 sts, puff in next st, dc in next 5 sts, puff in next st, dc in next st, join with a sl st to top of ch 3
Round 8 - ch 3, dc in next 12 sts,** puff in next st, dc in next st, puff in next st, in next corner work 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, puff in next st, dc in next st, puff in next st, dc in next 21 sts** repeat from ** to ** 3 times, puff in next st, dc in next st, puff in next st, in next corner work 2 dc, ch 2, 2 dc, puff in next st, dc in next st, puff in next st, dc in next 9 sts
Round 9 - ch 3, dc in next 3 sts, puff in next st, dc in next st, **puff in next st, dc in next st, puff in next st, dc in next 8 sts, work 2dc, ch 2, 2 dcs, in next ch 2 sp, dc in next 9 sts, puff in next st, dc in next st, puff in next st, dc in next st, puff in next st* dc in next 4 sts** repeat from **to** 3 times, repeat from **to* once.
Round 10 - ch 4, TC in next 18 sts,** work 2 TC, ch 2, 2 TC in next ch 2 sp for corner, TC in next 35 sts** repeat from **to** 3 times, work 2 TC, ch 2, 2 TC in next ch 2 sp for corner, TC in next 16 sts
Fasten Off.

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KNIT Abbreviations:
K: Knit
KF&B: knit into front and back of stitch.P: Purl
PF&B: Purl into front and back of stitch.
M1: make one increase stitch.
S2KP slip 2 knitwise, k1, pass 2 slipped sts over k1.
Crochet Abbreviations:
Puff Stitch - ( YO insert hook in indicated st, YO , pull through) repeat 3 times, you will have 7 loops on hook, YO and pull through all 7 loops on hook
DC: double crochet
SC: single crochet
TC: Treble crochet