Friday, April 29, 2022

Little Leaves Stitch

 

Sample knit with DK yarn on US 8 needles

Multiple of 5 + 2

To make leaf: working into stitch four rows below third stitch on left needle, draw up a loop and place on left needle; yo on right needle; into same stitch as before, draw up a second loop and place on left needle; yo on right needle; into same stitch as before, draw up a third loop and place on left needle, then knit the three loops and next stitch on left needle together through the back loop; pass the two yarn over loops over the stitch just worked.  Leaf is now complete.

Rows 1 and 3: knit

Row 2 and all Even Rows: purl

Row 5: k2 *make leaf, k4; rep from * to end

Don't forget Row 6 - purl

Repeat these six rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!




Friday, April 22, 2022

Openwork Checkerboard Stitch

 

Sample knit with DK weight yarn on US 8 needles

Multiple of 6

Row 1: *k3, p3

Row 2 and all even rows: knit the knits and purl the purls, purl the yarn overs

Row 3: *k1, yo, k2tog, p3

Row 5: *p3, k3

Row 7: *p3, k1, yo, k2tog

Don't forget Row 8 - knit the knits, purl the purls and purl the yarn overs

Repeat these 8 rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!