Just Stitches: 54 Knitting Stitch Patterns (3 page)

18. Diagonal Rib Stitch

Cast on a
multiple of 8 sts

Row 1: *K4,
P4,
repeat from *
across row

Row 2 (WS): P1, *K4, P4,
repeat from * across row, ending K4, P3

Row 3: K2, *P4, K4,
repeat from * across row, ending P4, K2

Row 4: P3, *K4, P4,
repeat from * across row, ending K4, P1

Row 5: *P4, K4, repeat
from * across row

Row 6: K1, *P4, K4,
repeat from * across row, ending P4, K3

Row 7: P2, *K4, P4,
repeat from * across row, ending K4, P2

Row 8: K3, *P4, K4,
repeat from * across row, ending P4, K1

Repeat rows 1-8 for
pattern

19. Ribbed Border Stitch

Cast on a multiple of 3 sts plus 2

Row 1: P2, *increase 1 st in next st (by working K in
front of st and K in back of st), P2, repeat from * across row

Row 2: K2, *P2tog, K2, repeat from * across row

Repeat rows 1 and 2 for pattern

20. Tweedsmuir

Cast on a
multiple of 5 sts plus 2

Row 1: *P2,
K2, slip 1 as if to P (yarn in back of work),
repeat from * across row, ending P2

Row 2: *K2, yarn forward,
slip 1, P2, repeat from * across row, ending K2

Row 3: *P2, (yarn in back
of work), insert needle in slip st of previous row (3
rd
st on left
hand needle), K it but do not slip it off needle, K first st on left hand
needle and slip this st off needle, slip next st on to right hand needle, drop
next st off needle (sl st of previous row), repeat from * across row, ending P2

Repeat rows 2 and 3 for
pattern

21. Cosmopolitan

Cast on a multiple of 4 sts

Row 1: *K3, P1,
repeat from
* across row

Row 2: K2, P1, *K3, P1, repeat from *
across row, ending K1

Repeat rows 1 and 2 for pattern

22. Crossed Cardigan Stitch

Cast on a
multiple of 3 sts plus 2

Row 1: K1,
*YO, slip 1 as if to P, K2tog,
repeat
from * across row, ending K1

Repeat row 1 for pattern

23. Cayce

Cast on a
multiple of 2 sts

Row 1: K1,
*YO, slip 1 (as if to P), K1, repeat from * across row, ending K1

Row 2 (RS):
K2, *K the YO and the slip st tog through back of sts, K1, repeat from * across
row

Repeat rows
1 and 2 for pattern

24. Eyelet Mesh

Cast on any
odd number of sts

Row 1: P
across row

Row 2: K1,
*YO, K2tog, repeat from * across row

Row 3: P
across row

Row 4: K
across row

Repeat rows
1-4 for pattern

25. Open Work Squares

Cast on a multiple of 8 sts plus 3 sts

Row 1: K1, *YO, slip 1, K1, PSSO,
repeat from * across row

Row 2: P across row

Row 3: K3, *YO, slip 1, K1, PSSO, K6,
repeat from * across row

Row 4: P across row

Repeat rows 3 and 4, 3 more times

Repeat all 10 rows for pattern

26. Diagonal Eyelet Stitch

Cast on a
multiple of 4 sts

Row 1: *P2,
P2tog, YO, repeat from * across row, ending P4

Row 2: K
across row

Row 3: P
across row

Row 4: K
across row

Row 5: P4,
*P2tog, YO, P2, repeat from * across row

Row 6: K
across row

Row 7: P
across row

Row 8: K
across row

Repeat rows
1-8 for pattern

27. Tear Drop

Cast on a
multiple of 4 sts plus 1

Row 1: P1,
*work 5 sts in next st (K1, P1, K1, P1, K1), P3, repeat from * across row

Row 2: *K3,
P5, repeat from * across row, ending K1

Row 3: P1,
*K5, P3, repeat from * across row

Row 4:
repeat row 2

Row 5: P1,
*slip 1 as if to K, K1, PSSO, K1, K2tog, P3, repeat from * across row

Row 6: K3,
P3, repeat from * across row, ending K1

Row 7: *P1,
slip 1, K2tog, PSSO, P1, work 5 sts in next st as in row 1, repeat from *
across row, ending P1

Row 8: K1,
*P5, K3, repeat from * across row

Row 9: *P3,
K5, repeat from * across row, ending P1

Row 10: K1,
*P5, K3, repeat from * across row

Row 11:
*P3, slip 1, K1, PSSO, K1, K2tog, repeat from * across row, ending P1

Row 12: K1,
*P3, K3, repeat from * across row

Row 13:
*P1, work 5 sts in next st, P1, slip 1, K2tog, PSSO, repeat from * across row,
ending P1

Repeat rows
2-13 for pattern

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