Simple Ridge Rib Knit Stitch Pattern

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

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Music by Ben Sound

Materials:

Needles: US 13 {9mm}
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.

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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