I’m launching a new series. It’s called ‘simple yet effective stitches.’ This is episode 1. Today’s stitch is the Basket Stitch, which is wonderfully textured. I love it so much that I’ve incorporated it into my dishcloth knitting pattern.
Since the stitches in this series are created using only knits and purls, I’ll provide only the formula for you. Additionally, I have a second series planned, featuring beautiful but more difficult stitches. For that series, I’ll be recording video tutorials for you. Stay tuned!
Basket stitch - 18 rows repeat
Abbreviations:
k - knit
p - purl
sts - stitches
RS - right side
WS - wrong side
*…* - asterisks in knitting are used to indicate parts of a pattern that repeat. For example: “*k,p* to the last 8 stitches” means you knit, purl, knit, purl, knit, purl … and so on until there are 8 stitches left in the row.
[…] - work instructions within brackets as many times as directed. For example [2p, 2k]x2 means work 2p, 2k, 2p, 2k
Pattern:
Cast on multiples of 18 + 10 additional stitches
Row 1 (RS): 11k, *2p, 2k, 2p, 12k* repeat from * to * to the last 17 sts, 2p, 2k, 2p, 11k
Row 2 (WS): 1p, *8k, [2p, 2k]x2, 2p * repeat from * to * to the last 9 sts, 8k, 1p
Row 3: 1k, *8p, [2k, 2p]x2, 2k* repeat from * to * to the last 9 sts, 8p, 1k
Row 4: 11p, *2k, 2p, 2k, 12p* repeat from * to * to the last 17 sts, 2k, 2p, 2k, 11p
Repeat rows 1-4
Row 9: knit across
Row 10: [2p, 2k]x2, 12p, *2k, 2p, 2k, 12p* repeat from * to * to the last 8 sts, [2k, 2p]x2
Row 11: [2k, 2p]x2, 2k, *8p, [2k, 2p]x2, 2k* repeat from * to * to end of row
Row 12: [2p, 2k]x2, 2p, *8k, [2p, 2k]x2, 2p* repeat from * to * to end of row
Row 13: [2k, 2p]x2, 12k, *2p, 2k, 2p, 12k* repeat from * to * to the last 8 sts, [2p, 2k]x2
Repeat rows 10-13
Row 18: purl across
Tadaaa!
Happy knitting,
Marta
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