I don't know about anyone else but I am missing my family so much. I decided that I am going to add a heart to my square 1's for every member of my family.
Heart Pattern (any yarn and needles I used aran and 5mm)
*Cast on 5 stitches
Row 1 - knit
Row 2 - kfb (knit into the front and back of the first stitch) knit the rest of the row
Row 3 - knit
Row 4 - knit until the last stitch,kfb
Row 5 - knit
Row 6- kfb, knit the rest of the row - leave these stitches on your needle* and make 1 more piece from *-*
Join pieces
Next row - knit across the stitches of both pieces to join them together.
Knit 4 rows
Row 1 - knit 2 together knit until last 2 stitches, knit 2 together
Row 2 - knit
repeat rows 1 and 2 until 2 stitches are left knit to together and finish off by pulling yarn through last stitch
finish off ends and sew into place on your blanket