Fishbone Stitch

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn, US 8 needles

If you are unfamiliar with any of the abbreviations below, you can find them here or click the "Knitting Abbreviations" link at the top of the page.

 Multiple: 9+2

Row 1 (rs): k1 *k1, yo, k2, skpo, k2tog, k2, yo; rep from *, end k1

Row 2: purl

Row 3: k1 *yo, k2, skpo, k2tog, k2, yo, k1; rep from *, end k1

Row 4: purl

Repeat these four rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Faux Crochet Stitch

Sample knit with DK weight yarn, US 7 needles

Multiple of 2

Row 1 (rs) and Row 2: sl 1 *p1, k1; end p1
Row 3: sl 1, p1 *yo, skpo
Row 4: sl 1  *bind off until there is one stitch left on the left needle, p last st  (there will be 3 sts total)
Row 5: sl 1, p1 *working into each yarn over space, insert right needle from front to back, wrap yarn twice and pull through, then insert right needle into same space again, this time from back to front, wrap yarn twice and pull through; end k1
Row 6: k2tog, dropping extra loop *p1-drop extra loop, k1-drop extra loop; end p1  (the last two sts will not have an extra loop)

Repeat these six rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Lace Stripes

Sample knit with worsted weight yarn on US 8 needles

Note: In Row 1, a double yarn over is made.  When you get to the double yo in Row 2, treat each wrap as a stitch; the first wrap is knit, and the second wrap is purled.

Multiple of 6 + 2

Row 1: p2 *k2tog, (yo) twice, skpo, p2

Row 2: k2 *p1, k1, p2, k2

Row 3: p2 *k4, p2

Row 4: k2 *p4, k2

Repeat these four rows for pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Rosary Stitch

Sample knit with Caron Simply Soft on Nova Cubics, Size 6

Multiple of 8 + 1

Rows 1 and 3 (RS):  k1 *yo, k2, sk2p, k2, yo, k1*
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8:  purl
Rows 5 and 7: k2tog *k2, yo, k1, yo, k2, sk2p - repeat from *, end skpo

Chevron Lace

Sample knit with Sapphires-n-Purls Merino Silk Elegance on US Size 6 Knitters Pride Dreamz

I love stitch patterns that are short, easy to remember and create awesomeness all at the same time.
I used this along the bottom edge of a shawl I knit.

Multiple of 13 + 1

Row 1 (RS): *k1, yo, k4, k2tog, skpo, k4, yo.  Repeat from *, end last repeat with k1
Row 2: Purl

Doesn't get much easier than that!  Here is the video, and happy knitting!