Succulent strawberry is the ninth in a series that makes up my Nature’s way blanket, and features a plump, juicy strawberry against a yellow background. It can be knitted as a square in a blanket, used as a wash cloth, or the chart can be extracted and used as a motif for jumpers and other items. When knitted in DK weight yarn, the finished square measures 10 inches (25 cm); the strawberry chart without the border is 43 sts by 58 rows. Both coloured and symbol charts are provided.

Other craft(s) required: Swiss darning (optional)

Tools: 4 mm (US 6) needles; tapestry needle; bobbins for colour work. For needles, size should be changed to match gauge (22 sts and 30 rows to 4 inches (10 cm)).

Materials: Any DK weight yarn in the following colours: Yellow (65 m/75 yds), Red (35 m/40 yds), Meadow green (15 m/20 yds)

The sample shown was knitted in Stylecraft Special DK in Citron (1263), Matador (1010) and Meadow (1065).

Pattern Style: Charted; both coloured and symbols