Rosy apple is the eighth in a series that makes up my Nature’s way blanket, and features an apple cross-section 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 apple chart without the border is 45 sts by 60 rows. Both coloured and symbol charts are provided.

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 (55 m/60 yds), Red (15 m/20 yds), White (30 m/35 yds), Brown (10 m/10 yds), Meadow green (10 m/10 yds)

The sample shown was knitted in Stylecraft Special DK in Citron (1263), Matador (1010), White (1001), Copper (1029) and Meadow (1065).

Difficulty: Intermediate (knit, purl, simple intarsia)

Pattern Style: Charted; both coloured and symbols