This square combines the "many" and "few" footprint patterns into a single square.
General principles for square patterns:
Repeat pattern horizontally (but not vertically for this blanket) & simple to knit pattern.
36 stitches x 48 rows for main pattern as these are very divisible numbers.
An 'x' means purl on a knit row, and knit on a purl row to create the texture.
This lower chart is the format I found to be most useful to me:
White = knit row (right side), grey = purl row (wrong side).
An 'x' = purl on a knit row, and knit on a purl row
The numbers are just a handy guide to the number of stitches in each knit or purl block.
Written pattern:
See blanket pattern for required needles & yarn.
(k = knit, p=purl)
Cast on 36 stitches
Row 1: p3, k12,p6, k12, p3
Row 2: k4, p10, k8, p10, k4
Row 3: k3, p2, k8, p2, k6, p2, k8, p2, k3
Row 4: p4, k2, p6, k2, p8, k2, p6, k2, p4
Row 5: k5, p8, k10, p8, k5
Row 6: p6, k6, p12, k6, p6
Row 7: k5, p8, k10, p8, k5
Row 8: p4, k2, p6, k2, p8, k2, p6, k2, p4
Row 9: k3, p2, k8, p2, k6, p2, k8, p2, k3
Row 10: k4, p10, k8, p10, k4
Rows 11-20: Repeat rows 1-10 once more
Row 21: p3, k12,p6, k12, p3
Row 22: p2, k2, p10, k2, p20
Row 23: k21, p2, k8, p2, k3
Row 24: p4, k2, p6, k2, p22
Row 25: k23, p8, k5
Row 26: p6, k6, p12, k6, p6
Row 27: k5, p8, k23
Row 28: p22, k2, p6, k2, p4
Row 29: k3, p2, k8, p2, k21
Row 30: p20, k2, p10, k2, p2
Row 31: k2, p1, k12, p1, k20
Row 32: p20, k2, p10, k2, p2
Row 33: k3, p2, k8, p2, k21
Row 34: p22, k2, p6, k2, p4
Row 35: k5, p8, k23
Row 36: p6, k6, p12, k6, p6
Row 37: k23, p8, k5
Row 38: p4, k2, p6, k2, p22
Row 39: k21, p2, k8, p2, k3
Row 40: p2, k2, p10, k2, p20
Row 41: k20, p1, k12, p1, k2
Row 42: p2, k2, p10, k2, p20
Row 43: k21, p2, k8, p2, k3
Row 44: p4, k2, p6, k2, p22
Row 45: k23, p8, k5
Row 46: p6, k6, p24
Row 47: knit
Row 48: purl
Cast off
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