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Butterfly Knitting Stitch Pattern

Learn how to knit the Butterfly Knit Stitch
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 45 minutes

Equipment

  • Knitting Needles (Recommended Size for Yarn)
  • Darning Needle
  • Scissors

Materials

  • Any Yarn

Instructions

  • CO 15 STS
  • Rows 1 & 3: K5 *K2TOG, YO, K1, YO, S1KW, K1, PSSO, K5*
  • Rows 2 & 4: *P7, S1PW, P2* P5
  • Rows 5 & 11: *K*
  • Rows 6 & 12: *P*
  • Rows 7 & 9: *K2TOG, YO, K1, YO, S1KW, K1, PSSO, K5* K2TOG, YO, K1, YO, S1KW, K1, PSSO
  • Rows 8 & 10: *P2, S1PW, P7* P2, S1PW, P2
  • Repeat rows 1-10, 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)
  • K2TOG – knit 2 stitches together
  • P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
  • PSSO – pass slipped stitch over
  • S1KW – slip one stitch knit-wise
  • S1PW – slip one stitch purl-wise
  • STS – stitches
  • YO – yarn over