Double Herringbone Lace

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 6 needles

Multiple of 5

Row 1: *k1, (yo, k2tog) twice

Repeat this row for pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Herringbone Stitch in the Round

There isn't much difference between the circular and the flat version of this stitch - all you need to remember is to put the stitch marker back in the correct place, and twist the first stitch of each new round.

When you come to the end of each round, you will need to slip the last stitch before the marker off the left needle so you can temporarily remove the stitch marker (or, use one of the stitch markers that opens and closes like a safety pin).  Once the stitch marker has been removed, slip the stitch back to the left needle, and either k2tog or k2tog tbl, depending on which round you are working on.   If you do not do this with the stitch marker, you will be moving the beginning/end of your round each time you complete a round - I show this in the video.

Once the stitches have been worked, you need to put the marker back on.  Slip the first stitch on the right needle off, place the marker, then slip the stitch back onto the right needle.

Now, you will need to twist the first stitch on the left needle before proceeding with the next round.  This is shown in the video, and is really simple.

As with the flat version, this is worked on any number of stitches, and you will be repeating two rounds.

Round 1: *k2tog, slipping only the first stitch from the left needle
Round 2: *k2tog tbl, slipping on the first stitch from the left needle

That's it.  Here is the video.  Happy Knitting!

Little Herringbone Stitch

Sample knit with Caron Simply Soft on US Size 6 needles

This is similar to the Herringbone Stitch video I did in 2011.  This makes a nice thick, dense fabric.   Practice makes perfect with this stitch.  It isn't hard, but may take a few tries to get comfortable with.

All slipped stitches are slipped purlwise

Yarn is to be held in the back of the work when slipping (wyib)

Worked on an odd number of stitches

Row 1: (WS) *P2tog, leaving sts on left needle.  Purl first stitch again, then drop both stitches from left needle* end P1

Row 2: *Slip next stitch wyib, K1.  With left needle, lift the slipped stitch as if to pass the slipped stitch over, but knit it before dropping it from the needle* end K1

You can find a great scarf from Purl Bee using this stitch.  Click HERE.

Here is the video.  Happy Knitting!

Herringbone Lace Rib

Sample knit with Malabrigo Worsted on US Size 8 needles

Multiple of 7 + 1

Row 1: (RS) K1 *P1, K1, YO, P2tog, K1, P1, K1*
Row 2: P1 *K2, YO, P2tog, K2, P1*

Repeat these two rows for the pattern

Herringbone Stitch

Sample knit with Araucania Azapa on US Size 11 needles

This weeks stitch was requested by one of my YouTube friends.

If you like this stitch, try the Little Herringbone Stitch.

Here is a video for knitting this stitch in the round. 

There are a number of stitches named herringbone.  Some look like the one above, some do not.  

I used the Twice Knit Knitting method to do this weeks stitch, and the instructions below are also in Barbara Walker's Second Treasury as I have them below.  She calls it Double Stockinette or Little Herringbone stitch.

This particular method creates a very dense fabric, so you should use a larger needle than called for on your ball band.  Even a lighter weight yarn will yield a fairly dense fabric when knit with larger needles.

Cast on any number of stitches

Row 1: K2tog through the back loop - drop only the first stitch from the left needle, the second stitch should remain on left needle.  Knit next two stitches through the back loop, dropping only the first stitch from left needle as before.  Continue working in this manner to last stitch, Knit one as normal.

Row 2: P2tog, dropping only the first stitch from left needle.  Purl next two stitches together, dropping only first stitch as before.  Continue working in this manner to last stitch, Purl one as normal.

Repeat these two rows.

And here is the video:

I've had some questions on picking up dropped stitches with this particular stitch, so here is a video that I hope will answer any questions folks may have: