Swatching a variety of stitch patterns to use in new knitting projects
This week’s stitch pattern is a swatch that I’m going to be using in an upcoming Designer Workshop on Block Island. North Light Fibers is hosting this workshop and they sent this lovely Falkland Island Wool named Atlantic. The stitch pattern is titled Diagonal Furrows and once again, I turned to Reversible Knitting Stitches by… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Today’s stitch pattern is called a dotted chevron. I really like this stitch pattern and will be using it in an upcoming design. This stitch pattern is an 18 stitch repeat and a 10 row pattern repeat. The above photo is 3 pattern repeats and 2 stitch repeats. I’ve added a garter stitch border on… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Today’s knit stitch pattern has been in the works for about a month. It is a variation of the Fancy Chevron stitch pattern that I posted on January 28, 2017. When I knit that swatch, I was fascinated by the seed stitch chevron and knew that I wanted a variation to use in a new… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Here’s a stitch pattern that I have admired for a long time and finally decided to knit it. It’s called Candlelight. This is one repeat of the pattern on U.S. Size 7 knitting needles and using worsted weight yarn. I am a little disappointed in this pattern. All the photos that I admired showed multiples… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Today’s stitch pattern in called Carolina Squares and is a stitch pattern that is reversible. It is blocks of Irish Moss stitch and blocks of knit and purl rows. I cast on 1 repeat of the 21 stitch pattern and knit 30 rows using U.S. Size 7 knitting needles and worsted weight yarn. The complete… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Today’s knitting stitch pattern is called Inverness Diamonds from Barbara Walker’s Treasury of Knitting Patterns. This was a fun and easy stitch pattern that repeats every 17 stitches and 12 rows. For this swatch, I cast on 51 stitches (3 pattern repeats) and knit the pattern 2 1/2 times. Once again, I used worsted weight… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
This week’s stitch pattern is titled Concentric Squares . This stitch pattern is 30 stitches plus 2 edge stitches and 32 rows to one complete repeat. I only cast one repeat of 32 stitches and used U.S. Size 7 needles and worsted weight yarn. With a nice seed stitch border this pattern will be lovely… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
This week I swatched a stitch pattern titled Comets although it reminds me of pieces of wrapped candy strung on a ribbon. This is a simple pattern of multiples of 10 stitches plus 9 stitches and 20 rows. I cast on 19 stitches and knit 30 rows so that we could see the full pattern.… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Tucked Rib is this week’s knit stitch pattern. A variation of the rib stitch, this creates an interesting texture that might look great in a tote bag. This stitch pattern is a 4 stitch repeat and a 24 row repeat. I cast on 22 stitches for my swatch and knit a total of 34 rows… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
Today’s knit stitch pattern is from the Barbara Walker Treasury of Knitting Patterns. It is named the Pavilion Pattern and I think it is wonderful! This pattern is done with simple knit and purl stitches and creates these diamond shapes. I warn you, though, there is a lot of counting. The stitch pattern is 18… Continue reading Knit Stitch Pattern Saturday
