Inside: The Bold Striped Mitered Square needle knit pattern with related video tutorials.
Since I’ve gone a little (okay, a LOT) mitered square crazy I discovered that you can play with the colors and have loads of fun.
My latest project takes your typical pinstriped mitered square and changes it up to use wide bands of bold color. The stripes gradually get narrower as you work toward the tip of the square.
I made mine with 8 color changes, but you can easily adjust this pattern to more of fewer stripes.
Design Tip: Half the number of stitches you cast on for your square will be the same as the number of garter ridges in your square.
I love how the wide stripes stand out better than the skinny stripes you see when you change color on every ridge.
For more needle knit mitered square patterns and techniques check out these blog posts:
Solid Color
Two Color Pinstripe
Mitered Square Baby Blanket & Lovey
C2C Mock Mitered Square
How to Seam Mitered Squares
How to Seam Stripes in Garter Stitch
Bold Striped Mitered Square
by Kristen Mangus
MATERIALS
Links below are affiliate links to products I used to create this pattern/video. Clicking the links costs you nothing, but helps support GoodKnit Kisses.
Yarn
Medium weight (#4) Red Heart Chic Sheep (100g / 3.5oz, 170 m / 186 yards)
Contrast A – Color Green Tea used in sample.
Contrast B – Color Poolside used in sample.
Needles
US 8 – 5mm
Knitters Pride Dreamz Interchangeable used in sample.
Stitch marker(s)
Tapestry needle
ABBREVIATIONS
Approx. = Approximately
CDD Central double decrease
K = Knit
K2tog = Knit 2 together
Rem = Remain(ing)
Rep = Repeat
RS = Right side
Ssk = Slip, slip, knit
St(s) = Stitch(es)
WS = Wrong side
New to knitting? I’ve got a How to Knit Beginner Video Series to teach you ALL the basics.
GAUGE
19 sts x 40 rows in 4” in garter stitch
SKILL LEVEL Easy
MEASUREMENTS
8” x 8” (20.3 x 20.3 cm)
NOTES
This pattern is adjustable to any size square using any weight yarn. Be sure to cast on an even number.
Design Tip: If you want to plan a specific design using various width stripes use the following guideline. The number of sts you cast on ONE side of the square equals the number of garter ridges in your square. A garter ridge is created by knitting Rows 1-2 of this pattern.
INSTRUCTIONS
With A, cast on 76 sts.
Foundation Row (WS): K 38, pm, k38.
Row 1 (RS): K to 2 sts before marker, k2tog, slip marker, ssk, k to end of row.
Row 2: K all.
Rep. Rows 1-2 4 more times with A.
With B, rep Rows 1-2 6 times.
With A, rep Rows 1-2 5 times.
With B, rep Rows 1-2 5 times.
With A, rep Rows 1-2 4 times.
With B, rep Rows 1-2 4 times.
With A, rep Rows 1-2 3 times.
With B, rep Rows 1-2 3 times. (4 sts rem)
With A, k2tog, ssk.
Break yarn and pull tail through last 2 sts. Weave in ends.
Tutorials to help you knit the Bold Stripes Mitered Square
Select videos are available to GoodKnit Kisses YouTube members only. To get exclusive access to GKK VIP-only content, free PDF patterns, weekly Zoom meetup and more, sign in to YouTube and join as a VIP Member today! Find out more about GKK Membership HERE!
This pattern does not have a dedicated tutorial, however the video tutorial below teaches you everything you need to be able to make this pattern.
Skills taught in this tutorial:
- How to begin your mitered square
- How to decrease (k2tog and ssk) in the middle of the row
- How to change colors (including carrying the unused color up the edge of your work)
- How to finish your mitered square
Right handed
Left handed
Check out my other mitered square patterns and techniques. You can mix and match them to create a colorful blanket!
Solid Color
Two Color Pinstripe
Mitered Square Baby Blanket & Lovey
C2C Mock Mitered Square
How to Seam Mitered Squares
How to Seam Stripes in Garter Stitch