Holiday Mystery Gifts 7 x 7 Squares - GEOMETRIC
By Terry Liann Morris
Materials
Worsted weight washable yarn US size 7 $(4.5\mathsf{m m})$ needles or size needed to obtain gauge
Size: $7^{\prime\prime}$ square Gauge: 4.4 (5) sts $\v{r}=\v{1^{\prime\prime}}$ over the Pattern Stitch and our goal is to make a $7^{\prime\prime}$ square with a flexible fabric, you can choose the gauge and number of stitches to cast on for your best results. Note 2: All slip 1 stitches at the beginning of the rows are worked with yarn held in the front, slip the stitch as if to purl, then move the yarn to the back through the needle tips to knit the next stitch. Cast on with dark yarn 31 (37) stitches using the Long-Tail (aka Sling-shot) cast on method. Row 1: Knit Row 2: slip 1, take yarn to the back, add light yarn (do not break dark) and knit to the end of the row Row 3: Slip 1, knit to the end of the row Begin Mosaic Slip Stitch design "Caesar's Check"
How to work Mosaic Slip Stitch Charts:
You will only be using ONE color of yarn per row! One color is used for two rows - an odd, then an even numbered row. Then you will change to the other color. Read the chart from right to left starting at the lower right-hand corner. On odd rows knit the squares that are the same color (dark or light) as you are working for that row, and slip the other stitches with the yarn in back. Repeat for the even rows, purling, and holding the yarn in front - all slipped stitches are worked as if to purl, with the yarn always held so that the stranded length willbe on the "wrong side" of your piece. Only the Odd Numbered Rows are charted. On the even rows after the border stitches, purl (and slip) the same stitches as the row below -just read your knitting, and purl the same color and slip the "other" color. For those of you who are knitting at the 4.4 sts per inch gauge, you willonly work the first 23 squares of the chart. At 5 sts per inch, work the entire 29 squares. For our square, BEGIN WITH THE CHART with the DARK YARN and work all Odd numbered rows as follows (includes the garter stitch border): Slip 1, take yarn to the back, pick up other color yarn (do not break the old color) k3, work chart, k4 On Even numbered rows: Slip 1, k3, work chart, knit 4 Repeat the 24 rows of the chart until piece measures $6\,\%^{\prime\prime}$ from cast on edge and ending after working an even numbered row. Next row: Slip 1, take yarn to the back, pick up light colored yarn, knit to the end of the row. Next row: Slip 1, knit to the end of the row, break light colored yarn. Next row: Slip 1, take yarn to the back, pick up dark colored yarn, knit to the end of the row. Next row: Slip 1, knit to the end of the row. Bind off.
CAESAR'S CHECK CHART
Here are some written out instructions for the first 4 rows: Row 1: Slip 1, take yarn to the back drop the light yarn and pick up the dark yarn, knit 3, slip 1, knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, slip 1 knit 1, slip 1, knit 9, slip 1, knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, slip 1, knit 0(6), knit 4 Row2:Slip1, knit 3,pur O(6), slip1,purl1, slip1,purl1, slip1, purl1, slip1, pul9, slip1, pul1, slp 1, purl 1, slip 1, purl 1, slip 1, knit 4 Row 3: Slip 1, take yarn to the back and drop the dark yarn and pick up the light yarn, knit 3, knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, slip 1, knit 11, slip 1, knit 1, slip 1, knit 1, slip 1, knit 1(7), k4 Row4:Slip1, knit3,purl1(7),slip1, pul1, slip1, purl1, slip1, purl11, slip1, purl1, slip1, pul1, slip 1, purl 1, k4
