Knitted Blankets -1

This first blanket i knitted from an easy square pattern, you can use whichever wool and needles you need to make squares the size you want.

Cast on 55st
knit 1 row
knit 25, k2tog, p1, k2tog, knit 25
knit next and all alt rows
k24, k2tog, p1, k2tog, k24
k23, k2tog,p1,k2tog,k23
continue decreasing 1 at each end of every 2nd row until only 3st remain then knit those 3tog and tie off

(you can knit the pearled stitch in the middle but by pearling it you make the diagnol line stand out more)