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How to knit a domino square

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In this DROPS video we show how you can knit a domino square.

Make several for your starting row. Then pick up sts along sides of two squares and work another square. Always make sure to slip 1st st on each row, and knit the last one, then you will have a nice edge on the square to pick up sts in afterwards.

WS rows: knit if you are working in garter, purl if stockinette.
RS rows: knit all sts and work middle 3 sts together to 1 stitch by: slip 1, K2 tog, pass slipped st over.
Pull yarn through last st on square.

You must read the pattern to be able to follow. You’ll find patterns where this technique is used by clicking on the pictures below.

Patterns using this technique

DROPS 194-41

DROPS 194-41
DROPS 194-27

DROPS 194-27
DROPS 188-14

DROPS 188-14
DROPS 188-15

DROPS 188-15
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Video #99, listed in: Learn to knit, Texture Knitting, Domino

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Country flag Elma Van Der Loos wrote:

Bij het breien van een half horizontaal domino vierkant staat de punt naar beneden. Is er ook een manier om de punt naar boven te krijgen?

27.03.2023 - 15:40

Country flag Elisheva wrote:

Me gusto mucho, Gracias!

17.02.2021 - 10:27

Country flag Barbro wrote:

Strikker denne som lappe teppe. Sliter med å skjønne hvordan den rette siden kommer fram. Om man legger opp maskene, strikker 1 p og på 2 p feller man av så blir avfelling på vrangsiden. Om jeg prøver på andre måter en vist i filmen så blir "stripene" i forskjellig vinkel 🤯

02.10.2019 - 01:03

DROPS Design :

Hej Barbro, jeg er ikke sikker på at jeg forstår dit spørgsmål. Her ser du alle vore domino videoer Domino

03.10.2019 - 14:33

Country flag Evelyne LAMBERG wrote:

Vous conseillez de ne pas tricoter la première maille d'une ligne pour avoir une jolie bordure mais comment fait-on lorsque qu'on commence une nouvelle couleur? Comment le fil de nouvelle couleur va-t-il tenir? Merci E.Lamberg

17.01.2017 - 22:18

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Mme Lamberg, vous pouvez glisser également la 1ère m au début du rang et tricotez la dernière m du rang suivant avec la nouvelle couleur - certaines préfèrent également tricoter la 1ère maille à l'endroit, tout va dépendre du résultat que vous souhaitez, ajustez comme vous le préférez. Bon tricot!

18.01.2017 - 09:54

Country flag Monique Barget wrote:

Bonjour, ma question est la suivante : y a t il un moyen pour passer d\'un domino à l\'autre sans couper le fil ? pour réaliser le pull fa 310, on commence par la base et ensuite, le 1er domino tricoté, on se retrouve avec les deux pelotes de laine en haut et non à la base du 2ème domino. merci pour votre réponse et bonne journée monique barget

15.11.2016 - 09:41

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Mme Barget, vous pouvez commencer chaque domino du 1er rang (tour) par une pelote différente et ainsi, sans couper le fil, relever les mailles pour le domino du rang suivant avec la pelote en attente. Bon tricot!

16.11.2016 - 09:27

Country flag Jackie wrote:

How do I count the stitches. from where to where, I have tried different ways. the count keeps coming out uneven. I would really love to make dreams of snow, please help... thank you

02.05.2016 - 15:22

DROPS Design :

Dear Jackie, for the blanket Dreams of Snow you cast on 55 sts and work the domino as shown in the video, ie insert a marker in the middle st and dec 3 sts in the middle of the square (K until 1 st remain before marker, sl 2 sts as to work them tog, K1, pass the slipped 2 sts over the worked st) every row from RS. Happy knitting!

02.05.2016 - 16:22

Dien Perotti-Bons wrote:

Omslagdoek model 127 staat op de ALPACA WOL met pen nr 2 of 3 breien maar op het patroon 5mm kan dat wel ik heb de wol genomen die er voor staat kan u me daar mee helpen A U B bij voorbaat dank .

17.07.2015 - 16:33

Country flag Cecilia wrote:

Bonjour vous pouvai mexpliker les poi pour le debu je commense en tricot

04.06.2015 - 22:08

Country flag Truusverhoeven wrote:

Kunt u mij vertellen hoe ik de drie hoekjes er in brei heb het ooit gedaan maar ben het vergeten, bij vorbaat heel hartelijk bedankt.

01.04.2015 - 19:07

DROPS Design :

Als u de video bekijkt, ziet u vanzelf hoe het gedaan wordt. Veel succes!

02.04.2015 - 13:03

Country flag Annie S wrote:

Bonjour, j'ai bien compris la méthode pour tricoter ces losanges mais je ne parviens pas à faire des demi-losange, dans le sens vertical, de manière à obtenir un bord droit entre les rangs de losanges. Pouvez-vous m'aider? un tout grand merci et bravo pour les modèles et les magnifiques laines!! Annie

26.03.2015 - 14:26

DROPS Design :

Bonjour Annie, pour un domino vertical, suivez bien les indications du modèle, vous diminuez en général 2 m seulement sur le côté (côté "droit") au début ou à la fin du rang et les autres mailles comme avant. Pensez à demander de l'aide sur le forum DROPS si besoin. Bon tricot!

30.03.2015 - 16:38

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