And if you ever want to just make squares without knowing how many to cast on beforehand, you could make them corner-to-corner.
Start with one stitch and increase at the beginning of each row until you have the size you want for half the square and then decrease the first stitch of each row.
"Trust the pattern!"
Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana.
Hop aboard while we follow the cloud-covered van of knitting harmony, man!! Woooo!! --Hedgehog
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