Alternating Ribs Advanced 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 8 (16, 24, 32, etc.)
Row 2 = Right side/Front
CO 16 STS
Row 1 & 3: *K3, YFWD, S1PW, K3, P1*
Row 2: *K1, P3, YBK, S1PW TBL, P3*
Row 4: *K1, P3*
Repeat rows 1-4, 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)
S1PW – slip 1 stitch purl-wise
S1PW TBL – slip 1 stitch purl-wise through the back loop, twisting the stitch
STS – stitches
YFWD – yarn forward
YBK – yarn in back
Alternating Ribs Advanced Knitting Stitch Pattern
Equipment
- Knitting Needles (Recommended Size for Yarn)
Materials
- Any Yarn
Instructions
- CO 16 STS
- Row 1 & 3: *K3, YFWD, S1PW, K3, P1*
- Row 2: *K1, P3, YBK, S1PW TBL, P3*
- Row 4: *K1, P3*
- Repeat rows 1-4, 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)
- S1PW – slip 1 stitch purl-wise
- S1PW TBL – slip 1 stitch purl-wise through the back loop, twisting the stitch
- STS – stitches
- YFWD – yarn forward
- YBK – yarn in back
