Magic Square Hot Pad -- a loom knit pattern

The Magic Square Hot Pad is a staple of the crochet pattern world, but I had never found a loom knit pattern to replicate this double-thick hot pad. After studying these crochet patterns to understand the construction of the Magic Square Hot Pad, I created a version for loom knitters.

This Magic Square Hot Pad pattern includes the original version using worsted weight yarn, a bulky yarn version, and my striped Christmas version.

The original and striped Christmas versions are knit on any 3/8" gauge loom, set for 92 pegs in the round and use approximately 110 yards of worsted weight cotton yarn. The bulky yarn version is knit on any 3/4" gauge loom, set for 40 pegs in the round and uses approximately 55 yards of a bulky weight cotton yarn (or 110 yards of a worsted weight cotton yarn if holding 2 strands as one).

This pattern is suitable for an intermediate loom knitter.