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Honeycomb 1 and 2

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Honeycomb Skill Level: Intermediate Abbreviations: K – Knit SL – Slip WS – Wrong Side RS –  Right Side WYIF – With Yarn in Front WYIB – With Yarn in Back Pattern Cast on a multiple of 8 sts, plus 6 Row 1 (RS): Color A, knit. Row 2 (WS): Color A, knit. Row 3: Color B, K2, *SL2 wyib, K6; rep from * to last 4 sts, SL2 wyib, K2. Row 4: Color B, P2, *SL2 wyif, P6; rep from * to last 4 sts, SL2 wyif, P2. Rows 5 to 8: Rep Rows 3 and 4 twice more, Row 9: Color A: knit. Row 10: Color A: knit. Row 11: Color B, K6, *SL2 wyib, K6; rep from * to end. Row 12: Color B, P6, *SL2 wyif, P6; rep from * to end. Rows 13 to 16: Rep Rows 11 and 12 twice more. Rep Rows 1 - 16.   Alternative Honeycomb This will give you a flat Color A (Grey in picture) instead of raised honeycombs.   It is personal preference as to which looks better.   It’s not any more difficult then the first pattern.   It is all about the aesthetics of what you want you project to look like. Cast on a multiple ...

Quilted Lattice Pattern

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  Quilted Lattice: Skill Level: Intermediate Abbreviations: K – Knit SL – Slip WS – Wrong Side WYIF – With Yarn in Front K 1uls – Knit 1 stitch under loose strand – Best way to explain it is you take your right needle slip the loose strand onto the needle then go to knit the next stitch but pull the yarn through both the stitch and the strand.   Cast on a multiple of 6 sts, plus 3. Row 1 (RS): K2, *SL5 wyif, K1; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 2 and all WS rows: Purl. Row 3: K4, *K1 uls, K5; rep from * to last 5 sts, K1 uls, K4. Row 5: K1, SL3 wyif, *K1, SL5 wyif; rep from * to last 4 sts, K1, SL3 wyif, K1. Row 7: K1, *K1 uls, K5; rep from * to last   3 sts, K1 uls, K1. Rep Rows 1 - 8.  

Slipped Hour Glass Stitch Pattern

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  Slipped Hour Glass Stitch Pattern Abbreviations: K – Knit P – Purl 1/1RPC: Skip the first stitch, knit the second stitch, leave on needle, then purl the skipped stitch. Slip both stitches from the needle together. 1/1LPC: Skip the first stitch, purl through the backloop the second stitch, then knit the skipped stitch. Slip both stitches from the needle together. Pattern Cast on a multiple of 8 sts, plus 2. Row 1 (RS): P1, *P3, K2, P3; rep from * to last st, P1. Row 2 (WS): K1, *K3, SL2, K3; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 3: P1, *P3, K2, P3; rep from * to last st, P1. Row 4: K1, *K3, SL2, K3; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 5: P1, *P2, 1/1RPC, 1/1LPC, P2; rep from * to last st, P1. Row 6: K1, *K2, SL1, K2, SL1, K2; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 7: P1, *P1, 1/1RPC, P2, 1/1LPC, P1; rep from * to last st, P1. Row 8: K1, *K1, SL1, K4, SL1, K1; rep from * to last st, K1. Row 9: P1, *1/1RPC, P4, 1/1LPC; rep from * to last st, P1. Row 10: K1, *SL1, K6, SL1; rep from...

Zig Zag Ribbed Pattern Stitch

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  Zig Zag Ribbed Abbreviations: K – Knit P – Purl Pattern Cast on multiples of 3 + 1 Row 1 (RS): P1, * in the second stitch K into the back of the loop, pull through but leaving the first stitch there, with first stitch K into the front of the loop, then drop both stitches off the needle, p1, rep from * until the end. Row 2 (WS): K1, * in the second stitch P leaving the stitch there, P first stitch, then drop both off the needle, K1, rep from * until the end. Rep Rows 1 and 2 until desired length has been reached 

Looped Puffs

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  Looped Puffs Skill Level: Advanced Abbreviations: K – Knit P – Purl Cast on multiples of 4 plus 2 Rows 1-4: Knit Across Row 5: K1, *(K1, wrap yarn around needle twice) repeat from * until last stitch K1 Row 6: K1, *(drop loops, slip stitch over to other needle until you have 4 slipped stitches on needle, transfer back to left needle, in same 4 stitches, k1, p1, k1, p1) repeat from * until last stitch K1 Repeat Rows 1-6 until desired length is reached

Two Toned Fence Post

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  Two Toned Fence Post Skill Level: Easy Abbreviations: K – Knit P – Purl SL – Slip YIF – Yarn in Front YIB – Yarn in Back  Two Colors; Carry Colors Up the Side of Project Cast on in multiples of 6+7 Row 1: Col A, K3, *SL 1, K5 rep from *, end SL 1, K3 Row 2: Col A, K1, purl across except all the slipped stitches slip all those stitches over Row 3: Col B, K1, *K5, SL1, rep from *, end with K6 Row 4: Col B, K1, *K5, (yif) SL1, (yib), rep from *, end with K6 Rep Rows 1-4 until desired length has been reached

Chevron Stitch

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 My sisters asked me to do videos on how to knit so that's what I've been working on.  Lots and lots of knitting.  I've learned some new techniques as well as gotten over my fear of multi colored projects.  I'm going to start sharing stitches that I've worked up.  To start with this is the Chevron stitch. Chevron Stitch Skill Level: Intermediate Abbreviations:   K - Knit P - Purl Multiple of 18 + 1 Row 1: P1, *(K2, P2) twice, K1 (P2, K2) twice* repeat from * until last stitch P1 Row 2: K1, *(P2, K2) twice, P1 (K2, P2) twice, * repeat from * until last stitch K1 Row 3: P1, *(K2, P2) twice, K1 (P2, K2) twice* repeat from * until last stitch P1 Row 4: K1, *(P2, K2) twice, P1 (K2, P2) twice, * repeat from * until last stitch K1 Row 5: P1, * P1, K2, P2, K2, P3, K2, P2, K2, P2, repeat from * to end Row 6: K1, * K1, P2, K2, P2, K3, P2, K2, P2, K2, repeat from * to end Row 7: P1, * P1, K2, P2, K2, P3, K2, P2, K2, P2, repeat from * to end Row 8: K1...