Diagonal Rib Knitting Stitch Pattern
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Music by Ben Sound
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 4
Reversible knit stitch
CO 16 STS
Row 1: *K2, P2*
Row 2, 4, 6, 8: knit the knits and purl the purls of the previous row
Row 3: K1 *P2, K2* P2, K1
Row 5: *P2, K2*
Row 7: P1 *K2, P2* K2, P1
Repeat rows 1-8 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)
P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
STS – stitches
Diagonal Rib Knitting Stitch Pattern
Equipment
- Knitting Needles (Recommended Size for Yarn)
Materials
- Any Yarn
Instructions
- CO 16 STS
- Row 1: *K2, P2*
- Rows 2, 4, 6, 8: knit the knits and purl the purls of the previous row
- Row 3: K1 *P2, K2* P2, K1
- Row 5: *P2, K2*
- Row 7: P1 *K2, P2* K2, P1
- Repeat rows 1-8 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)
- P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
- STS – stitches