This easy Victorian afghan block from 1888 Weldon’s Practical Needlework, Volume 1 is just the thing when half your attention is needed elsewhere! And, because it’s so easy, it knits up fast and you can easily add or subtract rows to change the size! The non-frilly look is suitable for any decor.
I modified the selvage stitches, corrected the row numbering and made a minor change or two. At gauge, the individual squares are 3.75” on each side. In the top photo, 4 squares are sewn together with cast-on stitches in the center.

Skills needed: long-tail cast on, knit, purl, yarn over (YO), k2tog and slip-1-k2tog-PSSO (SK2P).

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

21 yards of #10 crochet cotton thread will make one 3.75” square/motif in the stated gauge.