Mitered square in purled garter stitch

Continuing my campaign to remind people that doing garter stitch in purl stitches sometimes has advantages. In this case it makes it easy to see where to knit the central stitch on right side rows.

Shown with a cast-on count of 27 stitches.   Getting chart...

  • Row 1 (WS): P12, cddp, p12 (25 sts).
  • Row 2: P12, k1, p12.
  • Row 3: P11, cddp, p11 (23 sts).
  • Row 4: P11, k1, p11.
  • Row 5: P10, cddp, p10 (21 sts).
  • Row 6: P10, k1, p10.
  • Row 7: P9, cddp, p9 (19 sts).
  • Row 8: P9, k1, p9.
  • Row 9: P8, cddp, p8 (17 sts).
  • Row 10: P8, k1, p8.
  • Row 11: P7, cddp, p7 (15 sts).
  • Row 12: P7, k1, p7.
  • Row 13: P6, cddp, p6 (13 sts).
  • Row 14: P6, k1, p6.
  • Row 15: P5, cddp, p5 (11 sts).
  • Row 16: P5, k1, p5.
  • Row 17: P4, cddp, p4 (9 sts).
  • Row 18: P4, k1, p4.
  • Row 19: P3, cddp, p3 (7 sts).
  • Row 20: P3, k1, p3.
  • Row 21: P2, cddp, p2 (5 sts).
  • Row 22: P2, k1, p2.
  • Row 23: P1, cddp, p1 (3 sts).
  • Row 24: P1, k1, p1.
  • Row 25: Cddp (1 st).