Day 17 : Elongated Chevron Knit Stitch : #21daysofbeginnerknitstitches

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Welcome to Day 17 of the 21 Days of Beginner Knit Stitches Series:
Elongated Chevron Knit Stitch

:) Pattern, Knit Flat:

• CO in multiples of 18+1
• This is a reversible stitch, see the photos below
• The front is just as pretty as the back :)
• For my swatch I CO 37 STS
• Row 0: *K1, P1* K1
• Row 1: P1 *[K2, P2 twice] K1 [P2, K2 twice] P1*
• Row 2: K1 *[P2, K2 twice] P1 [K2, P2 twice] K1* {k the k’s and p the p’s}
• Row 3: P1 *[K2, P2 twice] K1 [P2, K2 twice] P1* {repeat row 1} {k the k’s and p the p’s}
• Row 4: K1 *[P2, K2 twice] P1 [K2, P2 twice] K1* {repeat row 2} {k the k’s and p the p’s}
• Row 5: [P2, K2 twice] *P3, K2, P2, K2* P2
• Row 6: [K2, P2 twice] *K3, P2, K2, P2* K2 {k the k’s and p the p’s}
• Row 7: [P2, K2 twice] *P3, K2, P2, K2* P2 {repeat row 5} {k the k’s and p the p’s}
• Row 8: [K2, P2 twice] *K3, P2, K2, P2* K2 {repeat row 6} {k the k’s and p the p’s}
• Row 9: K1 *[P2, K2 twice] P1 [K2, P2 twice] K1* {repeat row 2}
• Row 10: P1 *[K2, P2 twice] K1 [P2, K2 twice] P1* {repeat row 1} {k the k’s and p the p’s}
• Row 11: K1 *[P2, K2 twice] P1 [K2, P2 twice] K1* {repeat row 2} {k the k’s and p the p’s}
• Row 12: P1 *[K2, P2 twice] K1 [P2, K2 twice] P1* {repeat row 1} {k the k’s and p the p’s}
• Row 13: [K2, P2 twice] *K3, P2, K2, P2* K2 {repeat row 6}
• Row 14: [P2, K2 twice] *P3, K2, P2, K2* P2 {repeat row 5} {k the k’s and p the p’s}
• Row 15: [K2, P2 twice] *K3, P2, K2, P2* K2 {repeat row 6} {k the k’s and p the p’s}
• Row 16: [P2, K2 twice] *P3, K2, P2, K2* P2 {repeat row 5} {k the k’s and p the p’s}
• Repeat rows 1-16 until desired length.
• If you’re not adding a border, to BO I recommend ending on a row 15 and BO in the row 16 pattern.
• This is a beautiful stitch and lays nice and flat and has a nice squish to it!
• I think it would make a lovely scarf, and without adding a border :)

:) 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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