Butterfly Knitting Stitch Pattern

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Materials:

Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 35-45 yards (32 โ€“ 41 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Needle Size: US 11 (8mm) Knitting Needles

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Pattern:

CO in multiples of 10 +5
Row 1 = Right Side/Front

CO 15 STS

Rows 1 & 3: K5 *K2TOG, YO, K1, YO, S1KW, K1, PSSO, K5*
Rows 2 & 4: *P7, S1PW, P2* P5
Rows 5 & 11: *K*
Rows 6 & 12: *P*
Rows 7 & 9: *K2TOG, YO, K1, YO, S1KW, K1, PSSO, K5* K2TOG, YO, K1, YO, S1KW, K1, PSSO
Rows 8 & 10: *P2, S1PW, P7* P2, S1PW, P2
Repeat rows 1-10, until desired length.

Abbreviations:

*โ€“ * โ€“ repeat between the asterisks
CO โ€“ cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
K – knit stitches (example: K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
K2TOG โ€“ knit 2 stitches together
P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
PSSO – pass slipped stitch over
S1KW โ€“ slip one stitch knit-wise
S1PW โ€“ slip one stitch purl-wise
STS โ€“ stitches
YO โ€“ yarn over

Butterfly Knitting Stitch Pattern

Learn how to knit the Butterfly Knit Stitch
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes

Equipment

Materials

  • Any Yarn

Instructions

  • CO 15 STS
  • Rows 1 & 3: K5 *K2TOG, YO, K1, YO, S1KW, K1, PSSO, K5*
  • Rows 2 & 4: *P7, S1PW, P2* P5
  • Rows 5 & 11: *K*
  • Rows 6 & 12: *P*
  • Rows 7 & 9: *K2TOG, YO, K1, YO, S1KW, K1, PSSO, K5* K2TOG, YO, K1, YO, S1KW, K1, PSSO
  • Rows 8 & 10: *P2, S1PW, P7* P2, S1PW, P2
  • Repeat rows 1-10, until desired length.

Abbreviations

  • *โ€“ * โ€“ repeat between the asterisks
  • CO โ€“ cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
  • K โ€“ knit stitches (example: K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
  • K2TOG โ€“ knit 2 stitches together
  • P โ€“ purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
  • PSSO โ€“ pass slipped stitch over
  • S1KW โ€“ slip one stitch knit-wise
  • S1PW โ€“ slip one stitch purl-wise
  • STS โ€“ stitches
  • YO โ€“ yarn over

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