This stitch was originally posted on December 28, 2011
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This video knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit in the rice stitch. This is a basic texture pattern that is very easy to do. It is great for any type of project, especially washcloths.
Skill: Easy
Cast On: Multiples of 2 + 1
For this pattern you will need to know the following techniques:
Knit Through the Back Loop – k tbl
Pattern:
Row 1 (RS): P1, *K1 tbl, p1; rep from * to end.
Row 2: Knit all sts
Repeat rows 1 – 2 until you have reached your desired length.
After a few repeats your pattern should look like this:
Example of the Rice Stitch
Merlyn
Hi I’m new to kntting and I was wondering what do you mean wben you say 2+1?
Johnny Vasquez
The 2 + 1 is broken down like this:
The first number is your pattern repeat. That is the number of stitches it takes to make one instance of the pattern. You will multiply this repeat as many times as necessary to create a piece of fabric that is of your desired length. So say you wanted a fabric that was big enough for a scarf using worsted weight yarn and you want 10 repeats of the pattern, you would cast on 20 stitches (10 repeats X 2 stitches per repeat).
The second number is added to even out the pattern, often to make it symmetrical. In this case you’d add 1 extra stitch, bringing your total stitches in our example to 21.
Does that make sense?
Merlyn
Thank you! Now I get it.