The Weekly Stitch

Friday, June 2, 2023

Mock English Rib Stitch

Sample knit with DK weight yarn on US 7 needles

Multiple of 4+1

Row 1 (rs): *k2, p1, k1; rep from * to last st, k1

Row 2: p1 *k3, p1; rep from *

Repeat these two rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Friday, May 26, 2023

Pique Rib Stitch

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 6 needles

Multiple of 3+2

Rows 1 and 3 (rs): *k2, p1; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2

Row 2: *p2, k1; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2

Row 4: knit all sts

Repeat these four rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Friday, May 19, 2023

Moss Stitch Rib

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn on US 8 needles

Multiple of 5+2

Row 1 (rs): *k3, p1, k1; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2

Row 2: p2 *k1, p1, k1, p2; rep from*

Repeat these two rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Friday, May 12, 2023

Lace Rib Stitch

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 6 needles

Multiple of 5 + 2

Row 1 (ws): k2 *p3, k2; rep from *

Row 2: p2 *k1, yo, ssk, p2; rep from *

Row 3: k2 *p3, k2; rep from *

Row 4: p2 *k2tog, yo, k1, p2; rep from *

Repeat these four rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Friday, May 5, 2023

Basketweave Stitch

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn on US 6 needles - FRONT

BACK

Multiple of 6

Pattern begins on the right side

Rows 1 and 3: *k1, p4, k1; rep from *

Row 2: *p1, k4, p1; rep from *

Rows 4 and 8: purl

Rows 5 and 7: *p2, k2, p2; rep from *

Row 6: *k2, p2, k2; rep from *

Repeat these 8 rows for the pattern

Happy Knitting!

Friday, April 28, 2023

Citrus Slice Stitch

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn on US 8 needles

Multiple of 8+2

Row 1 (ws): *k2, yo, p6, yo; end k2

Row 2: *p2, yo, k8, yo; end p2

Row 3: *k2, yo, p10, yo; end k2

Row 4: purl all stitches

Row 5: *k2, then k12, wrapping each stitch 3 times; end k2

Row 6: *p2, (slip 2 sts, unwrapping extra loops, then slip 2 long sts back to left needle and k2tog)x6; end p2

Repeat these six rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Friday, April 21, 2023

Elongated Fan Stitch

Sample knit with DK yarn on US 6 needles

Multiple of 9+2

Row 1 (rs): *p2, k7; end p2

All EVEN Rows: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14: knit the knits, purl the purls, and purl the yo's

Row 3: *p2, k1, yo, ssk, k4; end p2

Row 5: *p2, k2, yo, ssk, k3; end p2

Row 7: *p2, k3, yo, ssk, k2; end p2

Row 9: *p2, k4, yo, ssk, k1; end p2

Row 11: *p2, k5, yo, ssk; end p2

Row 13: *p2, with right needle, draw up a loop from each of the yarn overs from previous rows, k1, then pass the five loops over the k1, k6; end p2

Repeat these 14 rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Friday, April 14, 2023

Alternating Andalusian Stitch

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn on US 7 needles

Multiple of 2 + 1

Row 1 (rs): knit all sts

Row 2: purl all sts

Row 3: knit all sts

Row 4: p1 *k1, p1

Row 5: knit all sts

Row 6: purl all sts

Row 7: knit all sts

Row 8: k1 *p1, k1

Repeat these 8 rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Friday, April 7, 2023

Bound Off Fringe Edging

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 6 needles

This edging is worked lengthways.

Note that you will want to end your last repeat on Row 3 once the edging is long enough. I use the cable cast on for Row 4, but the knitted cast on will also work.

Cast on 3

Rows 1, 2 and 3: sl, k2

Row 4: Cast on 6 sts, bind off same 6 sts. You should have one stitch on the right needle and two on the left; k2

Repeat these 4 Rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Friday, March 31, 2023

Neapolitan Lace Edging - Vintage Stitch Series

Sample knit with fingering weight yarn, US 7 needles

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 8 needles

And here are both - each sample is six repeats of the pattern. Hopefully you can see the difference in size between yarn weights. You don't need to use light weight yarn to knit beautiful lace!

I copied this off from an old newspaper; unfortunately the name and edition date of the newspaper do not show on the copy. I have a lot of stitches saved from a paper out of New York from the late 1800's, so my best guess is that this particular lace comes from an edition of that paper.

A note as to Row 4 - the instructions for Row 4 begin as follows:

"Slip the first stitch, knit the second and slip the first one over the second, leaving only one stitch on the needle. Knit the next stitch and bind it off in the same manner. Continue this binding off until there are but fourteen stitches on the left hand needle, which, with one on the other will make fifteen stitches, the number started with."

I tried Row 4 with the first stitch slipped and also knitted as I show in the video. I don't think it makes any difference whether or not the first stitch is slipped, at least I didn't see any. Also, you will be binding off 4 stitches - unless you've made an error in a previous row, binding off 4 stitches should leave you with the required 15.

Cast on 15 stitches

Knit one row - this set up row is not repeated

Row 1: k3, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k1, yo, k6

Row 2: k6, yo, k3, yo, k2tog, k3, yo, k2tog, k1

Row 3: k3, yo, (k2tog) twice, yo, k5, yo, k6

Row 4: Bind off 4 stitches - you should have 14 sts on the left needle and 1 on the right - k1, yo, k2tog, k3, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1

Row 5: k3, yo, k2tog, k1, yo, k2tog, k1, k2tog, yo, k3

Row 6: k3, yo, k1, yo, s2kpo, yo, k4, yo, k2tog, k1

Repeat these 6 Rows for the pattern.