Day 10 : Large Basket Weave Knit Stitch : #21daysofbeginnerknitstitches

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Welcome to Day 10 of the 21 Days of Beginner Knit Stitches Series:
Large Basket Weave Knit Stitch

Materials used:

• Size US 13 needles
• Yarn: Crazy Sexy Wool, Tweed Grey by Wool and the Gang

:) Pattern, Knit Flat:

• CO in multiples of 6
• This is not a reversible stitch, see the photos below
• Row 1 = Right side/Front
• For my swatch I CO 18 STS
• Row 0: *P*
• Row 01: *K2, P4*
• Row 02: *K4, P2* {k the k’s, p the p’s}
• Row 03: *K2, P4* {k the k’s, p the p’s}
• Row 04: *K4, P2* {k the k’s, p the p’s}
• Row 05: *K*
• Row 06: *P*
• Row 07: *P3, K2, P1*
• Row 08: *K1, P2, K3* {k the k’s, p the p’s}
• Row 09: *P3, K2, P1* {k the k’s, p the p’s}
• Row 10: *K1, P2, K3* {k the k’s, p the p’s}
• Row 11: *K*
• Row 12: *P*
• Repeat rows 1-12 until desired length.
• If you’re not adding a border, to BO I recommend ending on a row 11 and BO in the row 12 pattern.

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:) Back:

Abbreviations:

• * – * – repeat pattern
• BO – bind-off in pattern
• CO – cast-on {long-tail cast-on method}
• K – knit stitches {K1 means to knit 1 stitch}
• P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}
• STS – stitches

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