Knitting Blocks

With white cast on 21 stitches. Work two rows of garter stitch. Begin following chart except keep two stitches on each side in garter stitch (the chart will actually begin on your third stitch). When you have finished the chart, work two rows of garter stitch, bind off. Secure all ends. For plain blocks, follow the same directions, without the design. NOTE: See Materials box by each month's block for special instructions.

FEBRUARY

Materials: Small amounts of worsted weight yarn, white and either red or pink. Follow the chart twice, beginning the repeat immediately when you finish the chart.

MARCH

Materials: Small amounts of worsted weight yarn, white and green. Work each row in the chart twice, knitting one row, then purling one row.

APRIL

Materials: Small amounts of worsted weight yarn, white, bunny color (brown or gray), pink, blue and black. Work each row in the chart twice, knitting one row, then purling one row. Note: Make pompom using a table fork for a base. See crochet picture for front view.

MAY

Materials: Small amounts of worsted weight yarn, white, two shades of green, two flower colors, and a bowl color, such as blue. Work each row in the chart twice, knitting one row, then purling one row.

JUNE

Materials: Small amounts of worsted weight yarn, white, two doggie colors, a collar color, and black. Follow the chart twice, beginning the repeat immediately when you finish the chart. Make white french knots for eye and nose highlights.

JULY

Materials: Small amounts of worsted weight yarn, white, red, blue, brown, and a sparklers color, (yellow or metallic gold). Follow the chart once. This is not the same as the crochet chart. I used duplicate stitch for sparklers and the 4.

AUGUST

Materials: Small amounts of worsted weight yarn, white, black, orange, blue, gray and flesh. Work each row in the chart twice, knitting one row, then purling one row. Note: Dad's burger flipper is done in outline stitch.

SEPTEMBER

Materials: Small amounts of worsted weight yarn, white, red and gray. Work each row in the chart twice, knitting one row, then purling one row. Also, to add a little extra to this block, you may want to get a small gold liberty bell to hang in the belfry, and some small faces to be looking out the windows.

OCTOBER

Materials: Small amounts of worsted weight yarn, white, orange and yellow. Note: Work cast on, the beginning and ending garter rows, and all edge garter stitches in white, plus one extra row of stockinette before and after chart.

NOVEMBER

Materials: Small amounts of worsted weight yarn, white, dark gray and light gray. Work each row in the chart twice, knitting one row, then purling one row.

DECEMBER

Materials: Small amounts of worsted weight yarn, white, green, and a tree skirt and ornament colors. Work each row in the chart twice, knitting one row, then purling one row.

JANUARY

Materials: Small amounts of worsted weight yarn, white, light blue, black, champagne, and your choice of colors for the numbers. I used a dark and light variegated, putting the light behind the glass. Work each row in the chart twice, knitting one row, then purling one row.

KNIT BLOCKS OF THE MONTH