A single square
Mockup of the way the squares are put together
This pattern calls for size 12 knitting cotton, which corresponds to today’s fingering weight, plus needles to match (3-3.25mm).
Pattern
1st row: Cast on 1 stitch
2nd row: Yo, k1
3rd row: Yo, k2
4th row: Yo, (k1, yo) twice, k1
5th row: Yo, k1, p3, k to end
6th row: Yo, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3
7th row: Yo, k2, p5, k to end
8th row: Yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5
9th row: Yo, k3, p7, k to end
10th row: Yo, k7, yo, k1, yo, k7
11th row: Yo, k4, p9, k to end
12th row: Yo, k9, yo, k1, yo, k9
13th row: Yo, k5, p11, k to end
14th row: Yo, k11, yo, k1, yo, k11
15th row: Yo, k6, p13, k to end
16th row: Yo, k7, k2tog, k9, sl 1, k1, psso, k7
17th row: Yo, k7, p11, k to end
18th row: Yo, k8, k2tog, k7, sl 1, k1, psso, k8
19th row: Yo, k8, p9, k to end
20th row: Yo, k9, k2tog, k5, sl 1, k1, psso, k9
21st row: Yo, k9, p7, k to end
22nd row: Yo, k10, k2tog, k3, sl 1, k1, psso, k10
23rd row: Yo, k10, p5, k to end
24th row: Yo, k11, k2tog, k1, sl 1, k1, psso, k11
25th row: Yo, k11, p3, k to end
26th row: Yo, k12, k3tog, k12
27th row: Yo, k1, p to end
28th row: Yo, k to end
29th row: Yo, k1, p to end
30th row: Yo, k1, p to end
31st row: Yo, k to end
32nd row: Yo, k1, p to end
33rd row: Yo, k to end
34th row: Yo, k to end
35th row: Yo, k1, p to end
36th row: Yo, k to end
37th row: Yo, k1, p to end
38th row: Yo, k1, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row
39th row: Yo, k to end
40th row: Yo, k1, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row
41st row: Yo, k to end
42nd row: Yo, k1, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end of row
43rd row: Yo, k to end
44th row: Yo, k to end
45th row: Yo, k1, p to end
46th row: Yo, k to end
47th row: Yo, k1, p to end
48th row: Yo, k1, p to end
49th row: Yo, k to end
50th row: Yo, k1, p to end
51st row: Yo, k to end
52nd row: Yo, k to end
53rd row: Yo, k1, p to end
54th row: Yo, k to end
55th row: Yo, k1, p to end
56th row: (Yo, k1) twice, (yo, k9, yo, k1) twice, yo, k10, (yo, k1, yo, k9) twice, yo, k1, yo, k2
57th row: Yo, k2, (p3, k9) twice, p3, k10, (p3, k9) twice, p3, k2
58th row: Yo, k3, (yo, k1, yo, k11) twice, yo, k1, yo, k12, (yo, k1, yo, k11) twice, yo, k1, yo, k4
59th row: Yo, k3, (p5, k9) twice, p5, k10. (p5, k9) twice, p5, k3
60th row: Yo, k5, (yo, k1, yo, k13) twice, yo, k1, yo, k14, (yo, k1, yo, k13) twice, yo, k1, yo, k6
61st row: Yo, k4, (p7, k9) twice, p7, k10, (p7, k9) twice, p7, k4
62nd row: Yo, k7, (yo, k1, yo, k15) twice, yo, k1, yo, k16, (yo, k1, yo, k15) twice, yo, k1, yo, k8
63rd row: Yo, k5, (p9, k9) twice, p9, k10, (p9, k9) twice, p9, k5
64th row: Yo, k9, (yo, k1, yo, k17) twice, yo, k1, yo, k18, (yo, k1, yo, k17) twice, yo, k1, yo, k10
65th row: Yo, k6, (p11, k9) twice, p11, k10, (p11, k9) twice, p11, k6
66th row: Yo, k11, (yo, k1, yo, k19) twice, yo, k1, yo, k20, (yo, k1, yo, k19) twice, yo, k1, yo, k12
67th row: Yo, k7, (p13, k9) twice, p13, k10, (p13, k9) twice, p13, k7
68th row: Yo, k7, (k2tog, k9, sl 1, k1, psso, k9) twice, k2tog, k9, sl 1, k1, psso, k10, (k2tog, k9, sl 1, k1, psso, k9) twice, k2tog, k9, sl 1, k1, psso, k8
69th row: Yo, k8, (p11, k9) twice, p11, k10, (p11, k9) twice, p11, k8
70th row: Yo, k8, (k2tog, k7, sl 1, k1, psso, k9) twice, k2tog, k7, sl 1, k1, psso, k10, (k2tog, k7, sl 1, k1, psso, k9) twice, k2tog, k7, sl 1, k1, psso, k9
71st row: Yo, (k9, p9) three times, k10, (p9, k9) three times
72nd row: Yo, k9, (k2tog, k5, sl 1, k1, psso, k9) twice, k2tog, k5, sl 1, k1, psso, k10, (k2tog, k5, sl 1, k1, psso, k9) twice, k2tog, k5, sl 1, k1, psso, k10
73rd row: Yo, k10, (p7, k9) twice, p7, k10, (p7, k9) twice, p7, k10
74th row: Yo, k10, (k2tog, k3, sl 1, k1, psso, k9) twice, k2tog, k3, sl 1, k1, psso, k10, (k2tog, k3, sl 1, k1, psso, k9) twice, k2tog, k3, sl 1, k1, psso, k11
75th row: Yo, k11, (p5, k9) twice, p5, k10, (p5, k9) twice, p5, k11
76th row: Yo, k11, (k2tog, k1, sl 1, k1, psso, k9) twice, k2tog, k1, sl 1, k1, psso, k10, (k2tog, k1, sl 1, k1, psso, k9) twice, k2tog, k1, sl 1, k1, psso, k12
77th row: Yo, k12, (p3, k9) twice, p3, k10, (p3, k9) twice, p3, k12
78th row: Yo, k12, (k3tog, k9) twice, k3tog, k10, (k3tog, k9) twice, k3tog, k13
79th row: Yo, k1, p to end
80th row: Yo, k to end
81st row: Yo, k1, p to end
82nd row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
83rd row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
84th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
85th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
86th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
87th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
88th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
89th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
90th row: Sl 1, k2tog, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end
91st row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
92nd row: Sl 1, k2tog, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end
93rd row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
94th row: Sl 1, k2tog, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end
95th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
96th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
97th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
98th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
99th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
100th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
101st row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
102nd row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
103rd row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
104th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
105th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
106th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
107th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
108th row: Sl 1, k2tog, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end
109th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
110th row: Sl 1, k2tog, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end
111th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
112th row: Sl 1, k2tog, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end
113th row:Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
114th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
115th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
116th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
117th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
118th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
119th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
120th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
121st row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
122nd row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
123rd row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
124th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
125th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
126th row: Sl 1, k2tog, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end
127th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
128th row: Sl 1, k2tog, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end
129th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
130th row: Sl 1, k2tog, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end
131st row:Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
132nd row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
133rd row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
134th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
135th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
136th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
137th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
138th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
139th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
140th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
141st row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
142nd row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
143rd row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
144th row: Sl 1, k2tog, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end
145th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
146th row: Sl 1, k2tog, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end
147th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
148th row: Sl 1, k2tog, *yo, k2tog; repeat from * to end
149th row:Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
150th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
151st row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
152nd row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
153rd row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
154th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
155th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
156th row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
157th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
158th row: Sl 1, k2tog, k to end
159st row: Sl 1, k2tog, p to end
160th row: K3tog
Sew the squares together on the wrong side. Put the four corners which have leaves in together.