Gathered Knitting Stitch Pattern
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Materials:
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 35-45 yards (32 – 41 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Needle Size: US 11 (8mm) Knitting Needles
Super Bulky Yarn Substitute Options:
- Lion Brand Hometown Yarn (acrylic option)
- Lion Brand Re-Spun Thick & Quick
- Cascade Yarns Pacific Chunky
- Hobbii Umami
- Rico Designs Creative Twist
- Rowan Big Wool (100% wool)
- Yarn Bee Dream Supreme
- Paint Box Yarns Wool Blend Super Chunky
Check out Yarnsub’s for more yarn substitutions.
Pattern:
CO in multiples of 2
Row 2 = Right Side/Front
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CO 16 STS
Row 1-5: *K* (garter stitch)
Row 6: *KFB*
Row 7, 9, 11: *P*
Row 8 & 10: *K*
Row 12: *K2TOG*
Repeat rows 1-12 until desired length
Abbreviations:
*– * – repeat between the asterisks
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
K – knit stitches (example: K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
KFB – knit the stitch, before slipping off, knit another stitch into the back of the same stitch, slip to right needle
K2TOG – knit 2 stitches together
P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
STS – stitches
Gathered Knitting Stitch Pattern
Equipment
- Knitting Needles (Recommended Size for Yarn)
Materials
- Any Yarn
Instructions
- CO 16 STS
- Row 1-5: *K* (garter stitch)
- Row 6: *KFB*
- Row 7, 9, 11: *P*
- Row 8 & 10: *K*
- Row 12: *K2TOG*
- Repeat rows 1-12 until desired length
Abbreviations
- *– * – repeat between the asterisks
- CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
- K – knit stitches (example: K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
- KFB – knit the stitch, before slipping off, knit another stitch into the back of the same stitch, slip to right needle
- K2TOG – knit 2 stitches together
- P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
- STS – stitches

