Free Square Patterns

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Permalink Reply by Ramis on December 6, 2011 at 10:58am

Dishcloth patterns can be great for KAS squares, and if they don't work out large enough, you can add a border to make 8 by 8 inches.

Often you can just get the right size by using bigger needles.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Griffith on December 6, 2011 at 11:00am

Charis that's a very interesting collection of patterns...something for everyone there I should think! My fastest squares are diagonal garter stitch, but I always have 1+ textured squares on the go, those are what I love doing. I enjoyed the knot stitch pattern you posted very much.  Off to get started!! Thank you very much for finding the site :)

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Permalink Reply by CHARIS GRIFFIN on December 8, 2011 at 6:00am

Glad you like the patterns, Anne-I found the site when browsing Ravelry for baby bib patterns! Like you I usually have one easy square(usually a crochet mitre) and one patterned square on the go at the same time. I need the easy ones for work as there are so many bells that ring during the night( I am a nurse in a high dependency elderly care unit) that I completely lose track of patterns and at 3am it can be very difficult to work out where I should be(in every sense of the word;) )

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Permalink Reply by Anne Griffith on December 9, 2011 at 10:15am

I always take a square to school, and have maybe a quick 3 minutes at break so definitely need the non-counting ones for that. What an important job you do, and not something that anyone could just turn their hands to.

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Permalink Reply by CHARIS GRIFFIN on December 9, 2011 at 11:19am

I have worked in the same unit for 19 years and really enjoy it (though maybe not always at 5am when answering what seems like the 100th bell of the night!) I was Matron for a while but I hated all the paperwork and legislation and much prefer the hands on side of things,so stepped down after I got divorced about 10 years ago and have never regretted it. I was a midwife, working on community and in SCBU, before I got married so I have covered both ends of the spectrum! At least on night duty there are occasional quiet spells but I have learnt from experience not to do anything complicated as it generally has to be undone again the next day:( -that's when the mitre squares come into their own.

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Permalink Reply by Anne Griffith on December 13, 2011 at 11:08am

I've done the pebble stitch square and it's a lovely texture, but even though I followed the pattern exactly it came out a bit at a slant. With a bit of wiggling it looks square enough now. Possibly not one for 3a.m!! On one called kitchen stitch now, new to me again and I like the texture.

my teaching is a bit like your nursing...seem to have done some of everything. All good experience.

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Permalink Reply by CHARIS GRIFFIN on December 15, 2011 at 7:08am

I would love to see how your squares turned out, Anne. I haven't tried any from this site yet as I am busy knitting a Christmas Stegosaurus for my 2 year-old grandson!!

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Permalink Reply by Davidsgrandma on December 12, 2011 at 3:14am

Thanks for your link Charis.  I also use the link below but have to adapt the patterns slightly because they are 6inch square.

http://www.halfknits.com/crochet-6-inch-block-patterns

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