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Waffle Knitting Stitch Pattern

Learn how to knit the Waffle 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

Knit Flat

  • CO 14 STS
  • Row 1 & 2: *K*
  • Row 3: *K1, K1B*
  • Row 4: *PULY+K1, K1*
  • Row 5: *K1B, K1*
  • Row 6: *K1, PULY+K1*
  • Repeat rows 3-6, until desired length.

Knit in the Round

  • CO 30 STS
  • Row 1: *K1, P1*
  • Row 2: *K1, K1B*
  • Row 3: *P1, PULY+P1*
  • Row 4: *K1B, K1*
  • Row 5: *PULY+P1, P1*
  • Repeat rows 2-5, 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)
  • K1B – insert right needle, as if to knit, into the stitch below and then knit
  • P – purl stitches (example: P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
  • PULY+K1 – pick up the long yarn created by the K1B, slip the knit stitch as if to knit onto the right needle, put both stitches back onto the left needle and then knit both together
  • STS – stitches