Trying so many new stitches constantly gets frustrating after a while because when I find one that I like, I picture all of the ways I could use the stitch in various projects. To then have to immediately move on to an entirely new stitch without making any of the wonderful things I've imagined is not fun. So, I took a break from investigating new stitches to actually make things other than baby blankets with the good ones I'd already found.But, now I'm back to trying them out, and have stitch 8. This stitch is fairly quick and relatively mindless. It does have a picot stitch in it, which I'm generally not too fond of. The result of the picot is that it's not completely mindless, and there are little nubs of yarn sticking up at regular intervals along the fabric. This gives it a whimsical feel. Though this is not my favorite stitch, it is different enough for it to be potentially useful. I'm not sure what else I'd use it for, but it does make a nice baby blanket.
The color pattern I used is 2 rows of orange, then (2 rows of green, 2 rows of orange) repeated, with a green border.
In any case, here's the pattern:
Chain 90, then work stitch until work is square. Add the standard border to complete.
Border:Round 1: sc around, 3 sc in corner
Round 2: dc around, 5 dc in corner
Round 3: sc around, 3 sc in corner
Round 4: (sc, ch 3, sk 1) around, (sc, ch 3, sc in same stitch) at corner
I made this with Lion Brand Pound of Love baby yarn in Pastel Green and Cream-sickle with a J hook.
