[Nfb-krafters-korner] loom knit mitered square instructions

[Cathy]

Loom knit mitered square
To make a basic mitered square, start with an odd amount of stitches. (If
you are using and adjustable loom, you will want the center stitch to be the
center
peg of the adjustable end piece.) Mark your center stitch with a stitch
marker if needed. You may cast on any style you wish, I generally go for the
fast
and easy e-wrap cast on as in this project, as the loopy edge will tend to
disappear. 

Cast on, turn and purl one row. On the next row (which will be a knit row),
make a double decrease as follows:

Move the loops on the pegs on either side of the center peg onto the center
peg, so that there will be 3 loops on this peg. (For uniformity, be sure to
move the stitches in the same order each time you decrease.) Move the other
stitches in toward the center stitch as needed, so that there are no longer
any empty pegs. Then knit the row. This in shorthand would be K3Tog. On the
next row Purl. 

Continue working the two rows one even, one with a double decrease at the
center, until there are only 3 stitches remaining. On the last row simply
K3Tog,
and break yarn and pull the tail through the remaining stitch to secure. 

Yes it is just that easy! You can even use neat garter stitch trick  of
e-wrapping the row, and then turning and knitting then purling on each peg
as you
come back up the row, to make it go even faster!

Joining the squares:

To join a row of mitered squares together without seams is easy too! Once
you have one square done, hold it on the inside of the loom with the wrong
side
(if there is one) facing you. Place the loops from half of the upper edge of
the square on the loom with the starting from the stitch just to the side
of the intended center peg out.( I tend to place them to the right of the
center peg) Cast on the remaining number of stitches needed, by again using
the
e-wrap cast on. Start wrapping at the center stitch, go away from the square
that you picked the stitches up from, wrap to the end, turn and wrap your
way back to the other end of the picked up stitches from the other square.
Purl the next row, and proceed normally for the basic mitered square! 

Again, it's easy!!

If you are ready for a little more adventure try the mitered corners
dishcloth in the patterns section!!

Enjoy!