Mock Knit Mitered Squares

Mock Knit Mitered Squares Crochet Blanket and Throw Pattern

What Is Being Made

The Mock Knit Mitered Squares pattern by Lisa van Klaveren is a versatile crochet design that produces individual mitered squares inspired by classic knitting techniques. Crafters can make and stitch together as many squares as desired to create a custom-sized blanket, throw, or even decorative throw pillow. This modular approach allows for flexible project dimensions and personalization based on yarn and time availability.

Project Overview and Design Inspiration

This pattern adapts traditional knitting aesthetics into crochet form, offering an intermediate-level challenge for crafters looking to expand their skills. The mitered square construction creates a distinctive geometric appearance with a knit-like texture, making it an excellent choice for those who appreciate the visual appeal of knitted blankets but prefer working with a crochet hook.

Yarn and Materials

The pattern accommodates DK or light worsted weight yarn, providing flexibility in fiber choice. The sample project uses approximately 300 yards of yarn to create 6 squares, allowing crafters to calculate yardage needs based on desired blanket dimensions. A size H (5.0mm) crochet hook works with the recommended yarn weight. A yarn needle is essential for seaming the finished squares together into the final blanket or throw.

Finished Square Dimensions

Sample squares measure approximately 5.5 inches wide. While the squares may require gentle hand-shaping to achieve perfectly square edges during construction, they maintain their shape reliably once sewn together with adjacent squares, creating a stable and durable finished piece.

Crochet Techniques and Stitches

The Mock Knit Mitered Squares pattern employs several key crochet techniques:

• Cast On Single Crochet (co-sc): A special stitch featured in this pattern that creates a knit-like edge. This stitch begins with a cast-on loop, then involves inserting the hook into a stitch, yarning over, pulling up a loop to create three loops on the hook, and pulling the third loop through the first two loops to complete the stitch. This special stitch is demonstrated in accompanying video instruction, making it accessible for intermediate crafters.
• Chain stitches (ch): Foundational stitches used to establish the base structure of each square and create turning chains between rows.
• Single crochet variations: Core stitches that build the body of the mitered square design.

Construction Method

The pattern uses a modular construction approach where individual mitered squares are crocheted separately and then assembled. The mitered square design creates diagonal lines that converge toward the center of each square, producing the distinctive geometric aesthetic. Row-by-row construction begins with chain foundations and cast-on single crochet stitches, building outward to create the complete square shape.

Skill Level and Craftsmanship

Rated as an intermediate difficulty pattern, the Mock Knit Mitered Squares project suits crafters with foundational crochet knowledge who are ready to explore specialized stitches and shaping techniques. The cast-on single crochet stitch and mitered construction method provide skill-building opportunities while remaining achievable for motivated intermediate-level makers.

Finishing and Assembly

After completing individual squares, crafters use a yarn needle to sew the squares together into the desired configuration. The squares naturally hold their shape once assembled, creating a cohesive, professional-looking finished blanket or throw without requiring extensive blocking or finishing work beyond initial hand-shaping of individual squares.