An Attached I-Cord Corner (part 2 of 2)

It doesn't matter which edge you start with on a blanket, just that you can identify side stitches and corner stitches.

It doesn't matter, either, how you pick up the stitches on the sides or on the cast-on or cast-off edges. You just need 4 corner stitches.

My I-Cord consists of 4 stitches: a 3-stitch i-cord plus 1 stitch for attaching it to the blanket. I followed Purl Soho's Attached I-Cord Tutorial with lots of clear pictures because it makes a nice, finished attachment. It also hides the blanket color well, so in this case where the edging is a different and lighter color than the blanket, it's a good choice. See Purl Soho's Attached I-Cord Tutorial and I-Cord Tutorial.

So. This is my i-cord row.

Knit 3 stitches. Slip the 4th stitch as if to purl. Yarn-over. Insert right needle into the blanket edge and knit a stitch, bringing the loop through the blanket. Pass the yarn-over and the slipped stitch over. Slide stitches to the right.

Knit attached i-cord to the corner.

You will now start the miter. Slip the 4th stitch on a safety pin. Slide your stitches to the right. Knit 3 stitches.

Slip the 3rd stitch on a safety pin. Slide your stitches to the right. Knit 2 stitches.

You will now knit the corner. Slip the 3rd and 4th stitches back to your needle. Slide your stitches to the right. Knit the i-cord row, knitting the corner stitch.

You will now finish the miter. Slip the 3rd and 4th stitches on the safety pin. Slide your stitches to the right. Knit 2 stitches.

Slip the 3rd stitch back to your needle. Slide your stitches to the right. Knit 3 stitches.

Slip the 4th stitch back to your needle. Slide your stitches to the right. Knit the i-cord row, knitting the first stitch on your blanket after the corner stitch.

This is what you should have after the last step. If any stitches look wonky, tweak them a bit with one of your needles so they're the same.

Knit a few more rows of regular attached i-cord and you can see the corner a lot better.

A view of the back, just as neat as the front.

That's all there is to it. A neat little trick, a tiny detail, but one worth knitting. Use it on your next blanket!