Herringbone Twill Knitting Stitch Pattern
Learn how to knit the Herringbone Twill Knitting Stitch.
Equipment
- Knitting Needles (Recommended Size for Yarn)
- Darning Needle
- Scissors
Materials
- Any Yarn
Instructions
Knit Flat Instructions
- CO 12 Stitches
- Rows 1 & 5: *K2, YFWD, S2PW, YBK*
- Rows 2 & 6: S1PW *YFWD, P2, YBK, S2PW* P3
- Rows 3, 7, 9, 13: *YFWD, S2PW, YBK, K2*
- Rows 4, 8, 12, 16: P1 *YBK, S2PW, YFWD, P2* YBK, S2PW, YFWD, P1
- Rows 10 & 14: S1PW *YFWD, P2, YBK, S2PW* YFWD, P2, S1PW
- Rows 11 & 15: *YBK, K2, YFW, S2PW*
- Repeat rows 1-16, until desired length
Knit in the Round Instructions
- CO 36 STS, or in multiples of 4, PM, join in the round
- Rounds 1-8: *K2, WYIF slip 2* remove SM, slip 1 ST from LH needle to the RH needle, replace the SM
- Round 9, 11, 13, 15: *WYIF slip 2, K2* slip 1 ST from LH needle to the RH needle, replace the SM
- Round 10, 12, 14, 16: Repeat round 1
- Repeat rounds 1 – 16, 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)
- LH – left hand
- P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
- PM – place marker
- RH – right hand
- S1PW – slip 1 stitch purl-wise
- S2PW – slip 2 stitches purl-wise
- SM – stitch marker
- ST – stitch
- STS – stitches
- WYIF – with yarn in front
- YFWD – hold yarn forward, in front of work
- YBK – hold yarn in back of work