Diagonal Steps Advanced 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 5
Row 2 = Right Side/Front
CO 15 STS
Row 1: *P2 (KFB, 3 times)*
Row 2: *(K2TOG TBL, 3 times), K2*
Row 3: *P1 (KFB, 3 times), P1*
Row 4: *K1 (K2TOG TBL, 3 times), K1*
Row 5: *(KFB, 3 times), P2*
Row 6: *K2 (K2TOG TBL, 3 times)*
Row 7: KFB, KFB, *P2, (KFB, 3 times)* P2, KFB
Row 8: *K2TOG TBL (K2, K2TOG TBL, 3 times)* K2, K2TOG TBL, 2 times
Row 9: KFB *P2, (KFB, 3 times)* P2, KFB, KFB
Row 10: (K2TOG TBL, 2 times)*K2, (K2TOG TBL, 3 times)* K2, K2TOG TBL
Repeat Rows 1-10 until desired length
Continue moving pattern 1 stitch to the right every odd-numbered row
Abbreviations:
*– * – repeat between asterisks
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
K – knit stitches (example: K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
K2TOG – knit 2 stitches together
K2TOG TBL – knit 2 together, through the back loop
KFB – knit the stitch, before slipping off, knit another stitch into the back of the same stitch, slip to right needle
P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
STS – stitches
Diagonal Steps Advanced Knitting Stitch Pattern
Equipment
- Knitting Needles (Recommended Size for Yarn)
Materials
- Any Yarn
Instructions
- CO 15 STS
- Row 2: *(K2TOG TBL, 3 times), K2*
- Row 3: *P1 (KFB, 3 times), P1*
- Row 4: *K1 (K2TOG TBL, 3 times), K1*
- Row 5: *(KFB, 3 times), P2*
- Row 6: *K2 (K2TOG TBL, 3 times)*
- Row 7: KFB, KFB, *P2, (KFB, 3 times)* P2, KFB
- Row 8: *K2TOG TBL (K2, K2TOG TBL, 3 times)* K2, K2TOG TBL, 2 times
- Row 9: KFB *P2, (KFB, 3 times)* P2, KFB, KFB
- Row 10: (K2TOG TBL, 2 times)*K2, (K2TOG TBL, 3 times)* K2, K2TOG TBL
- Repeat Rows 1-10 until desired length
Abbreviations
- *– * – repeat between asterisks
- CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
- K – knit stitches (example: K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
- K2TOG – knit 2 stitches together
- K2TOG TBL – knit 2 together, through the back loop
- KFB – knit the stitch, before slipping off, knit another stitch into the back of the same stitch, slip to right needle
- P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
- STS – stitches

