Materials:
1 ball kitchen cotton yarn
Size US 7 (4.5 mm) knitting needles

Measurements:
8-1/2" x 8"

Instructions:
Cast on 41 sts.

{(k1, p1) to last st., k1} across for 5 rows.

Row 6: (k1, p1) x2, purl to last 4 sts., (p1, k1) x2.
Row 7: (k1, p1) x2, knit to last 4 sts., (p1, k1) x2.
Row 8: (k1, p1) x2, p5, k1, p10, k1, p10, k1, p5, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 9 and all odd rows: repeat Row 7.
Row 10: (k1, p1) x2, p4, k3, p8, k1, p1, k1, p8, k3, p4, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 12: (k1, p1) x2, p3, k5, p6, k1, p3, k1, p6, k5, p3, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 14: (k1, p1) x2, p2, k7, p4, k1, p5, k1, p4, k7, p2, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 16: (k1, p1) x2, p2, k7, p4, k1, p2, k1, p2, k1, p4, k7, p2, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 18: (k1, p1) x2, p3, k2, p1, k2, p6, k2, p1, k2, p6, k2, p1, k2, p3, (p1, k1) x2
Row 20: repeat Row 6.
Row 22: repeat Row 6.
Row 24: (k1, p1) x2, p5, k1, p10, k1, p10, k1, p5, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 26: (k1, p1) x2, p4, k1, p1, k1, p8, k3, p8, k1, p1, k1,p4, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 28: (k1, p1) x2, p3, k1, p3, k1, p6, k5, p6, k1, p3, k1, p3, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 30: (k1, p1) x2, p2, k1, p5, k1, p4, k7, p4, k1, p5, k1, p2, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 32: (k1, p1) x2, p2, k1, p2, k1, p2, k1, p4, k7, p4, k1, p2, k1, p2, k1, p2, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 34: (k1, p1) x2, p3, k2, p1, k2, p6, k2, p1, k2, p6, k2, p1, k2, p3, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 36: repeat Row 6.
Row 38: repeat Row 6.
Row 40: (k1, p1) x2, p5, k1, p10, k1, p10, k1, p5, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 42: (k1, p1) x2, p4, k3, p8, k1, p1, k1, p8, k3, p4, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 44: (k1, p1) x2, p3, k5, p6, k1, p3, k1, p6, k5, p3, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 46: (k1, p1) x2, p2, k7, p4, k1, p5, k1, p4, k7, p2, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 48: (k1, p1) x2, p2, k7, p4, k1, p2, k1, p2, k1, p4, k7, p2, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 50: (k1, p1) x2, p3, k2, p1, k2, p6, k2, p1, k2, p6, k2, p1, k2, p3, (p1, k1) x2.
Row 52: repeat Row 6.
Row 53: repeat Row 7.

{(k1, p1) to last st., k1} across for 6 rows.

**You could do just 5 rows, but I like to do an extra border row so that my "cast off" stitches look nicer!

Cast off & Weave in your ends!

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