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Knitting Needle Square Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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It's always struck me that the sticks here look a lot like knitting needles, perhaps it should be renamed Knitting Needle Square!

Step 1 Cast on 27 stitches. Row 1 Knit to end | Row 2 Purl to end | Row 3 Knit to end | Row 4 4p, 2k, 3p, 2k, 4p, k, p to end | Row 5 8k, 3p, 4k, 4p, k, 4p, 3k | Row 6 3p, 4k, p, 4k, 3p, k, 3p, 4k, 4p | Row 7 3k, p, 12k, 3p, k, 3p, 4k | Row 8 7p, k, 11p, 4k, p to end | Row 9 8k, 2p, 8k, p, k, 3p, 4k | Row 10 3p, 4k, 2p, k, 9p, 4k, p to end | Row 11 3k, p, 13k, p, 2k, 4p, 3k | | Row 12 4p, 2k, 4p, k, 4p, k, 3p, 4k, p to end | Row 13 8k, 3p, k to end | Row 14 15p, k, p to end | Row 15 7k, p, k to end | Row 16 17p, 2k, p, 2k, p to end | Row 17 4k, (p, 2k)x2, p, 4k, (p, 3k)x3 | Row 18 4p, k3, p, k3, 4p, k, 7p, k, 3p | Row 19 3k, p, 7k, (p, 3k)x4 | Row 20 4p, k, 11p, k, (2p, k)x2, 4p | Row 21 5k, 2p, k, 2p, 10k, 2p, k to end | Row 22 7p, 2k, 10p, k, p to end | Row 23 16k, 2p, k to end | Row 24 (3p, k)x3, 7p, k, p to end | Row 25 5k, 2p, k, 2p, 6k, 3p, k, 3p, k to end | Row 26 (3p, k)x3, 4p, (k, 2p)x3, p to end | Row 27 3k, p, 7k, p, k to end | Row 28 15p, k, 7p, k, p to end | Row 29 5k, (p, 2k)x3, 3k, p, 2k, 4p, 3k | Row 30 (3p, k)x3, 5p, (2k, p)x2, 4p | Row 31 7k, p, 7k, (p, 3k)x3 | Row 32 (3p, k)x3, p to end | Row 33 7k, p, 8k, 3p, 3k, p, 4k | Row 34 16p, k3, p, k3, p to end | Row 35 (3k, p)x3, 4k, 2p, 3k, 2p, k to end | Row 36 3p, k, 7p, (k, 3p)x4 | Row 37 (3k, p)x6, 3k | Row 38 (3p, k)x3, 4p, k, 3p, 3k, p to end | Row 39 16k, 3p, k, 3p, k to end | Row 40 Purl all stitches | Row 41 Knit all stitches | Row 42 Purl all stitches | Row 43 9k, p, k to end | Row 44 (5p, k)x2, 4p, k, 2p, k, 3p, k, 3p | Row 45 4k, 3p, k, 3p, 5k, p, 3k, p, k, p, k to end | Row 46 3p, k, 5p, k, p, (k, 3p)x4 | Row 47 15k, p, 2k, p, 4k, p, 3k | Row 48 4p, k, 2p, k, 3p, k, 6p, 2k, p to end | Row 49 6k, p, 2k, p, 5k, p, 4k, 2p, k to end | Row 50 10p, k, 5p, k, 3p, k, p to end | Row 51 3k, p, 2k, p, 4k, p, 7k, p, k to end | Row 52 5p, 2k, p, 2k, 6p, 4k, p, 2k, 4p | Row 53 3k, p, 2k, p, 4k, p, 4k, (p, 2k)x3, k to end | Row 54 3p, k, 7p, k, p to end | Row 55 3k, p2, 10k, p, 7k, p, 3k | | Row 56 4p, (k, 2p)x2, k, 11p, 2k, 3p | Row 57 17k, 2p, k, 2p, k to end | Row 58 7p, k, 8p, 2k, 3p, 2k, p to end | Row 59 3k, p, 7k, p, 3k, 2p, k to end | Row 60 10p, 2k, 3p, (k, 3p)x3 | | Row 61 (3k, p)x3, 7k, p, k to end | Row 62 4p. 3k, p, 3k, 5p, 3k, p, 3k, p to end | Row 63 15k, (p, 3k)x3 | Row 64 (3p, k)x3, 6p, 2k, p to end | Row 65 6k, p, 2k, p, 5k, (p, 3k)x3 | Row 66 4p, k, 3p, 3k, 5p, k, 3p, k, p to end | Row 67 3k, p, 2k, p, 4k, p, k to end | Row 68 3p, 4k, 3p, k, 5p, 4k, p, 2k, p to end | Row 69 3k, p, 2k, p, 4k, (p, 3k)x4 | Row 70 (3p, k)x3, p to end | Row 71 7k, p, 7k, (p, 3k)x3 | Row 72 4p, k, 3p, 3k, 6p, 2k, p, 2k, p to end | Row 73 4k, (p, 2k)x3, k to end | Row 74 5p, k, 9p, k, 7p, k, 3p | Row 75 3k, p, 7k, (p, 3k)x2, p, 2k, p, 4k | | Row 76 4p, 3k, p, 3k, 5p, (k, 2p)x3, 2p | Row 77 5k, 2p, k, 2p, 5k, (p, 3k)x3 | Row 78 18p, k, p to end | Row 79 Knit all stitches | Row 80 Purl all stitches | Row 81 Knit all stitches | Cast off

Step 2 Now that you're here, count the number of red knitting needles. This number is K

N = XX XX.YYY where YYY = (the knitted northing) - ((K/9)-1)
W = XXX XX.ZZZ where ZZZ = (the knitted westing) - (K - 34)

Once you have undertaken the Step 2 corrections, you can check your answers for this puzzle by clicking on this link.

Remember to bring your own pen and a tweezers!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Xavggvat: Pubbfr n fzbbgure QX be Nena jrvtug lnea va n zrqvhz pbybhe. Svany: Uvag va gur purpxre - ohg qba'g sbetrg Fgrc 2 gb trg n terra yvtug!!!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)