Checkerboard Beginner 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 12
Reversible knit stitch
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CO 12 STS
Rows 1, 3, 5: *K6, (P1, K1) 3 times*
Rows 2, 4, 6: *(K1, P1) 3 times, P6*
Rows 7, 9, 11: *(K1, P1) 3 times, K6*
Rows 8, 10, 12: *P6, (P1, K1) 3 times*
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)
P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
STS – stitches
Checkerboard Beginner Knitting Stitch Pattern
Equipment
- Knitting Needles (Recommended Size for Yarn)
Materials
- Any Yarn
Instructions
- CO 12 STS
- Rows 1, 3, 5: *K6, (P1, K1) 3 times*
- Rows 2, 4, 6: *(K1, P1) 3 times, P6*
- Rows 7, 9, 11: *(K1, P1) 3 times, K6*
- Rows 8, 10, 12: *P6, (P1, K1) 3 times*
- 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)
- P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
- STS – stitches