This is the second block in the afghan I made for my brother and his wife… HUGE gator fans does not quite describe them! Anyhow, I set out to just make a block with a simple gator’s head design. I ended up with more of the offical Gator logo. (Especially since I can’t draw, tracing has been my biggest assest!) So here’s a picture of the block, with the pattern below.
Note: This is a stockinette block, the beginning of each row will be denoted by K or P, and the stitches by color. Since O for orange can get confusing orange is denoted with an R.
Cast on 54 with blue yarn.
St st 18 rows in blue.
Row 19: K – 17 B, 20 R, 17 B
Row 20: P – 15 B, 24 R, 15 B
Row 21: K – 13 B, 28 R, 13 B
Row 22: P – 11 B, 4 R, 24 B, 4 R, 11 B
Row 23: K – 10 B, 3 R, 28 B, 3 R, 10 B
Row 24: P – 9 B, 3 R, 30 B, 3 R, 9 B
Row 25: K – 8 B, 3 R, 32 B, 3 R, 8 B
Row 26: P – 7 B, 2 R, 3 G, 17 B, 2 G, 5 B, 1 G, 7 B, 3 R, 7 B
Row 27: K – 6 B, 3 R, 6 B, 4 G, 3 B, 3 G, 14 B, 8 G, 1 R, 6 B
Row 28: P – 5 B, 1 R, 11 G, 10 B, 13 G, 6 B, 3 R, 5 B
Row 29: K – 4 B, 3 R, 6 B, 13 G, 10 B, 11 G, 1 R, 5 B
Row 30: P – 3 B, 3 R, 29 G, 2 W, 3 G, 7 B, 4 R, 3 B
Row 31: K – 3 B, 3 R, 8 B, 4 G, 1 W, 28 G, 4 R, 3 B
Row 32: P – 3 B, 3 R, (1 B, 1 W) 3 times, 21 G, 3 W, 5 G, 7 B, 3 R, 3 B
Row 33: K – 3 B, 2 R, 8 B, 28 G, 2 W, (1 B, 1 W) 2 times, 2 B, 2 R, 3 B
Row 34: P – 2 B, 3 R, 4 B, 1 W, 1 B, 3 W, 1 B, 1 W, 6 G, 2 W, 17 G, 8 B, 3 R, 2 B
Row 35: K – 2 B, 2 R, 8 B, 17 G, (1 B, 2 W, 2 B, 2 W) 2 times 7 B, 2 R, 2 B
Row 36: P – 2 B, 2 R, 7 B, 1 W, 3 B, 1 W, 2 B, 2 W, 2 B, 1 W, 1 B, 2 W, 16 G, 7 B, 2 R, 2 B
Row 37: K – 2 B, 3 R, 6 B, 6 G, 2 W, 1 R, 5 G, 2 R, 2 W, 1 R, 1 W, 1 R, 17 B, 3 R, 2 B
Row 38: P – 3 B, 2 R, 12 B, 7 R, (1 W, 1 R) 2 times 2, W, 1 R, 2 W, 2 R, 2 W, 1 R, 6 G, 5 B, 2 R, 3 B
Row 39: K – 3 B, 3 R, 4 B, 5 G, 2 R, 1 W, 3 R, 1 W, 2 R, 1 W, 4 R, 1 W, 9 R, 9 B, 3 R, 3 B
Row 40: P – 3 B, 3 R, 4 B, 1 W, 1 B, 1 W, 3 R, 1 W, (2 R, 2 W) 2 times, 3 R, 1 W, 5 R, 1 W, 2 R, 1 W, 1 R, 5 G, 4 B, 3 R, 3 B
Row 41: K – 3 B, 4 R, 3 B, 5 G, 1 R, 2 W, 1 R, (1 W, 2 R) 2 times, 2 W, 5 G, 3 W, 2 R, 2 W, 2 R, (1 W, 1 B) 2 times, 2 G, 4 R, 3 B
Row 42: P – 4 B, 3 R, 5 G, 2 W, 1 R, 3 W, 10 G, (2 W, 1 R) 2 times, 10 G, 3 B, 3 R, 4 B
Row 43: K – 5 B, 3 R, 2 B, 11 G, 2 W, 1 R, 22 G, 3 R, 5 B
Row 44: P- 6 B, 2 R, 36 G, 1 B, 3 R, 6 B
Row 45: K – 7 B, 3 R, 1 B, 30 G, 3 B, 3 R, 6 B
Row 46: P – 8 B, 3 R, 18 B, 13 G, 1 B, 3 R, 8 B
Row 47: K – 9 B, 3 R, 1 B, 10 G, 19 B, 3 R, 9 B
Row 48: P – 10 B, 3 R, 20 B, 6 G, 2 B, 3 R, 10 B
Row 49: K – 11 B, 4 R, 24 B, 4 R, 11 B
Row 50: P – 13 B, 28 R, 13 B
Row 51: K – 15 B, 24 R, 15 B
Row 52: P – 17 B, 20 R, 17 B
18 more rows of st st in blue.
Do you have a pictture, I would like to make a washcloth and wondered what this would work up to in size,
Here’s a link to the picture
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aaronshaf/3855542095/in/set-72157616632380067/
Looks like it was taken before it was blocked.
It was made for an afghan using size 9 needles I believe, so it was 12×12. I know most cotton yarn calls for size 5 or 6 needles so it might end up a more appropriate size for a washcloth.
Love this! Am a huge Gator Fan and Grad….am getting married soon and I am going to make a sampler quilt for my fiance that includes different parts of our lives, of course now joined together….Needed a gator square for me! This is perfect….Thanks for posting it.