July 5th Swatch – Rib and Welt Diagonal Stitch
Copyright © Janet Nogle 2016
Materials:
1 Skein
cotton or any other type yarn in #4 category (cotton if you want to use as
coaster)
#6 US
Needles
Cast
on: Multiple of 8 stitches plus border
(16 + 4 = 20)
Cast on: 20 stitches
Notes:
What does “Knit the Knit stitches” and “Purl the Purl stitches” as they
face you mean??? If you have come across
patterns that have the above instructions and you are fairly new to knitting,
this is probably very confusing.
This
swatch we are going to use those instructions and also show you how to use them
in the future.
At the
end of this pattern there are further instructions on this method. I have done it separate so you can keep it
for future reference.
Here is
our swatch:
Border:
Rows 1-2: Knit
across.
Pattern:
Row 1: B-K2,
*K1, P1, K1, P5; Repeat from *, end with B-K2.
Row 2: B-K2,
Knit all the Knit stitches, Purl all the Purl stitches, B-K2.
Row 3: B-K2,
K1, P1, *K5, P1, K1, P1; Repeat from * to last 8 stitches: K5, P1, B-K2.
Row 4: Same
as row 2.
Row 5: B-K2,
K1, *P5, K1, P1, K1; Repeat from * to last 9 stitches: P5, K1, P1, B-K2.
Row 6: Same
as row 2.
Row 7: B-K2,
*K5, P1, K1, P1; Repeat from * to end, B-K2.
Row 8: Same
as row 2.
Row 9: B-K2,
P4, *K1, P1, K1, P5; Repeat from * to last 6 stitches: (K1, P1)x2, B-K2.
Row 10: Same
as row 2.
Row 11: B-K2, K3, *P1, K1, P1, K5; Repeat from * to last 7: P1, K1, P1,
K2, B-K2.
Row 12: Same as row 2.
Row 13: B-K2, P2, *K1, P1, K1, P5; Repeat from * to last 8 stitches: K1,
P1, K1, P3, B-K2.
Row 14: Same as row 2.
Row 15: B-K2, K1, *P1, K1, P1, K5; Repeat from * to last 9 stitches: P1,
K1, P1, K4, B-K2.
Row 16: Same as row 2.
Repeat
rows 1-16 for pattern ( I did row 1-12 once and then worked rows 1-11 once
more)
Border:
Row 1-2: Knit across.
Bind off,
Weave in
ends.
Rib & Welt Diagonal Stitch Dishcloth:
I would
follow the above instructions only change the border stitches to 4 at each end
instead of 2. You can calculate as follows: 24 + 8 = 32 OR 32 + 8 = 40 for larger cloth).
Because
this pattern looks good on both sides you can use as towel, table runner, pot
holder but I would not recommend this stitch for any garments.
Here are
the instructions on Knitting the knit stitches and Purling the purl stitches:
Knit the Knit Stitches – Purl the
Purl Stitches Instructions:
What does "knit the
knit stitches and purl the purl stitches as they face you" mean?
Many of CEY's patterns use
the terms "knit the knit stitches and purl the purl stitches as they face
you" or "knit the purl sitches and purl the knit stitches as they
face you". In order to help clarify what these phrases mean, please take a
look at the images below.
Image 1 shows what is meant by "knit the knit stitches and purl the
purl stitches as they face you" A knitted stitch looks like an upside-down
U, and a purled stitch has a horizontal strand. The instructions tell us to
knit the knit stitches, so when we arrive at a stitch that looks like an
upside-down U, we knit into that stitch, and into the stitches with the
horizontal strand, we purl.
Image 2 shows what we mean when we write "knit the purl sts and purl
the knit stitches as they face you". This is commonly used for the
repeating row of Seed Stitch. The instructions tell us to purl the knit
stitches, so when we arrive at a stitch that looks like an upside-down U, we
purl into that stitch, and into the stitches with the horizontal strand, we
knit.
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