The diagonal openwork stitch is a lace pattern with rows of slanting eyelets. It creates a lacy fabric with a nice geometric design.

The small wavy cable is a simple ribbing pattern where the ribs ripple like a wave and it's a great alternative to traditional ribbing.

The broken rib is a variation on traditional knit ribbing. This knitting pattern takes the 1x1 rib and gives it a twist by inserting a column seed stitch between the ribs. This breaks up the pattern, giving it an interesting texture. The broken rib stitch looks like regular ribbing, but …

The Alternating Cable Cast On is a version of the Cable Cast On. The advantage of Cable Cast Ons is that they create a very durable edge, which is great for edges that get a lot of wear and tear, such as sweater cuffs, collars, or the bottom edge of …

The checked rose stitch is a two colored stitch in the brioche family. It's a double layered fabric, with one color used for the front of the stitch and a second color for the back.

The Indian cross stitch creates a delicate fabric made up of wavy rows of criss crossed stitches. It's a unique combination of lace and cables for a truly beautiful pattern.

The Inverted Gull Cable Panel Stitch is a beautiful slipped stitch cable pattern. As a panel, it can easily be inserted into other designs with a plain Reverse Stockinette Stitch background for great effect. It would work well on Aran Sweaters and winter hats.

The bee stitch creates a textured fabric, reminiscent of a honeycomb. This pattern uses the knit one below stitch to create an interesting textured fabric that is great when used in pillows and blankets.

Learn how to graft two pieces of garter stitch fabric together. The most common way to seam two pieces of knitted fabric together is the mattress stitch, but it doesn't work very well for garter stitch. This method creates an almost invisible seam for garter stitch.

The 1x1 rib cast on is a way of starting a knitting project with ribbing. This variation of the long tail cast on creates a great foundation for a rib pattern and gives a nice stretchy edge.