Free Pattern - Groove is in the Chart - Harmony Blanket Square #45

Groove is in the Chart is pattern #45 in the 2018 Harmony Blanket Knit Along. The ridges and valleys in this square look like textured stripes from the top, but when viewed at an angle, a hidden image appears! This remarkably easy technique is called illusion knitting or shadow knitting and uses just the basic knit and purl stitches. The pattern includes both written and charted versions of the instructions.

The Harmony Blanket KAL is a knit-along event hosted by the Underground Crafter, Creative Crochet Workshop, and myself. Together with a great team of guest designers, we will be bringing you 48 blanket square patterns throughout the year. Each pattern will have the same, garter stitch border, so that they can easily be combined into a blanket!

Lion Brand has generously provided us with their lovely Vanna’s Choice yarn for free, to use for our designs. It’s a washable, worsted weight acrylic yarn that’s a great choice for blankets. For more information about the event and links to the patterns, be sure to visit the main #HarmonyBlanket post. I hope you’ll join in the fun!

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Groove is in the Chart

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Materials:

Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice Yarn
- 20 yds #158 Mustard (A)
- 15 yds #108 Dusty Blue (B)
Size 8 (5mm) knitting needles or size needed to obtain gauge
Yarn needle

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Skill Level:

Easy – all knits and purls, with some color changes.

Sizes:

6 inch square

Gauge:

17 sts x 32 rows = 4 inches in garter stitch. Use pattern as gauge swatch – finished square should be 6 inches.

Abbreviations used:

k = knit
p = purl
sl = slip knitwise with yarn in back
st(s) = stitch(es)
RS = Right Side

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Instructions:

(scroll down for chart and video)

Before starting, make a small, 2nd ball of A (about 5-6 yds).

With A, cast on 25 sts

Garter stitch bottom border:

Row 1 (RS): K 24, p 1.

Rows 2-4: Sl 1, k 23, p 1.

Main section of square

Color A stripe

Row 5 (RS): Repeat row 2.

Row 6: Sl 1, (k 11, p 1) twice.

Every time you change colors / yarns, pick up the new yarn from underneath the old one (this twists them together), and drop the old one to the wrong side of the work.

Color B stripe

Row 7: Sl 1, k 3, change to B, k 17, change to A (2nd ball), k 3, p 1.

Row 8: Sl 1, k 3, change to B, p 8, k 1, p 8, change to A, k 3, p 1.

Until row 41, continue using the 2nd ball of A for the 4 stitches on the left side edge of the square – even on the color A stripes.

Rows 41-42: With A, Repeat row 2.

Garter stitch top border:

Rows 43-46: Repeat row 2.

Bind off all stitches. Weave in ends.

Chart:

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I hope you enjoy the pattern. Thanks to Lion Brand for providing the yarn!A downloadable pdf of this pattern is also available in my Craftsy store or on Ravelry, for a small fee. The fee for the pdf format is to offset the advertising revenue lost when you print or download the pattern rather than viewing it online.

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Free Pattern – Groove is in the Chart – Harmony Blanket Square #45