Day 12 : Simple Ridge Rib Knit Stitch : #21daysofbeginnerknitstitches

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Welcome to Day 12 of the 21 Days of Beginner Knit Stitches Series:
Simple Ridge Rib Knit Stitch

Materials used:

• Size US 13 needles
• Yarn: An Italian Story Ora by Red Heart

:) Pattern, Knit Flat:

• CO in multiples of 3
• This is not a reversible stitch, see the photos below
• Row 1 = Right side/Front
• For my swatch I CO 15 STS
• Row 0: *P*
• Row 1: *K1, P2*
• Row 2: *P*
• Row 3: *K*
• Row 4: *K2, P1*
• Row 5: *K*
• Row 6: *P*
• Repeat rows 1-6 until desired length.
• If you’re not adding a border, to BO I recommend ending on a row 5 and BO in the row 6 pattern.

:) Front:

:) 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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