This simple and attractive afghan block is from ca. 1890 Weldon’s Practical Needlework, vol. 3, p.3. Repeating rows make this block work up quickly. The 2 sides are almost identical. Either side can be the right side; just take care when sewing the blocks together to have all the same sides facing up. (Yes, I had to re-sew a seam!) The top and last section of the block is the simplest and fastest to work – yay!
The sample is 5 inches square when blocked. One block takes about 2 hours to knit.

Skills needed: cast on 1 stitch, slip 1 purl-wise, knit, purl, YO, k2tog and k3tog.

Gauge is not important in this pattern. Any block-able yarn/thread will work. Make a swatch to check gauge and appearance.