We start by casting on a number of stitches multiple of 6 + 3.Row 1: purl all stitches.Row 2: start by knitting 2 stitches, *place the strand in front of the work and continue by slipping 5 stitches from the left to the right-hand needle, as if you were to purl them, knit 1*. Repeat from * to * until there is only 1 stitch left on the left-hand needle and knit it.
Remember not to pull the strand too much when you move it from the front of the work to the back to knit the stitch. If you place correctly the 5 stitches you just slipped on the needle, sort of calculating the space (as you can see in the video), the fabric will be just perfect and will have no wrinkles.
Row 3: purl all stitches.Row 4: start by knitting 4 stitches, *insert the right-hand needle under the strand, and knit it together with the next stitch, knit 5*. Repeat from * to * until there are 4 stitches left on your left-hand needle, which you will work as follows: insert the right-hand needle under the strand, and knit it together with the next stitch, knit 3.Row 5: purl all stitchesRow 6: knit 1, slip 3 stitches from the left to the right-hand needle as if you were going to purl them and with the yarn in front of the work, *continue by knitting 1 stitch, and slipping the next 5 stitches from the left to the right-hand needle as if you were going to purl them*. Repeat from * to * until there are 5 stitches left on the left-hand needle: knit 1, slip the next 3 stitches as if you were going to purl them and with the yarn in front of the work, and knit the last stitch.Row 7: purl all stitches.Row 8: knit 1, *insert the right-hand needle under the strand, and knit it together with the next stitch, knit 5*. Repeat from * to * until there are 2 stitches left on your left-hand needle, which you will work as follows: insert the right-hand needle under the strand, and knit it together with the next stitch, knit 1.To continue working the stitch pattern, repeat rows 1 to 8.
As always, we hope you liked this tutorial and we would love to see in what projects you use this new stitch pattern. Don’t forget to share your pictures in social media with the hashtag #weareknitters. Until next time!
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