Square pinwheel?

#1

i was wondering how to make a pinwheel into a center out square? is it as simple as only starting w/ 2 stitches?
i’ve used the magic cast on starting with 5st CO to make a pinwheel w/ 10 “spokes” but that finishes off round, i was thinking one w/ 4 (or multiples of 4) “spokes” should come out square. i really do not want to work from the outside in as some other patterns call for
like: http://resipsaknit.blogspot.com/2006/07/circular-mitred-square-blanket.html
and: http://knittingtrina.blogspot.com/2007/07/mitered-baby-blanket.html

TIA courtney

#2

Right, start with a multiple of 4, like 8 sts, and after increasing to 16 sts, you want to do 4 paired increases every other row. Like k4, Dinc, k4, dinc, k4, dinc, k4 dinc. Or k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, etc. Then just continue to inc 8 sts the same way.

#3

you seem to be the only one reading my posts, but your advice is really good. i have so much going on in my head, its hard to sort out w/out a little help!! thanks a bunch again!
Courtney

#4

Sue is isn’t the only one reading your questions.:yay:
She’s just the one who knows all the answers!

#5

At least you didn’t say I was the only one with the answers…

And I don’t know all of them either.

#6

argh- i can’t get this to work… i understand the reasoning for the dinc, but i want the holes that the yo’s make. if i do it the other way: k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, etc… the spot where the yo, k1, yo is looks all garbled(i think the k1 is throwing it off somehow), and the meaty parts dont look like they’re increasing evenly. - i could be doing it wrong (i most likely am LOL)
i was thinking could i do the yo like a dinc? ex: yo knit thru front, yo
knit thru back of same stitch? it should increase 8st for each round right?
TIA–again!
Courtney

#7

The spiral look is going to come from it being round, the square look is going to happen with double incs in the `corners. But yes you could do k1, yo, k1 in one stitch. I’m doing this blanket - http://www.knittinguniverse.com/flash/knitters/GalleryDetail.php?IssueNum=91&ID=760
with increases like that one every 4th row; the rows in between have them with double decs to get the shaping.

#8

I don’t know the answer but I sure like to watch :teehee:

#9

I think I’ve finally got it. When it’s large enough to show details, I’ll have to post pics… Thanks again. I should be good until I try to BO!!!

#10

i’m going to try to post a pic…

it took me a while, but i think i did it… WOOT!!!

#11

Yep, I think so. Just keep going and those corners will end up squared off.

#12

it actually wants to square off already, the circular needles are forcing it round. I’m rather excited this turned out as something I really like. I ended up doing the knit thru the front, yo, knit through the back for the corners. Except it kept throwing me off because I had it stuck in my head that I was making 4 sts out of one when it actually was only making three. It took me ALL day to figure out why my counts weren’t coming out right. LOL!!

#13

You’re really only making 2 extra sts out of the 1.

#14

right. And for some goofy reason I kept adding in the st I was making them out of. It’s all good now though and I think I learned a little too!!

Thanks again!!