This video knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the checked rose stitch. This stitch creates a soft deep texture pattern with a good deal of lateral spread. The checked rose stitch would be great for hats, scarves, and baby booties!
Materials Used in this Tutorial
Ewe Ewe Yarns
Ewe Ewe Yarns Wooly Worsted Washable is 100% merino superwash yarn, spun in Italy and full of luxury at a great price. With 95 yards per skein you can work up your favorite projects with one or all of our seven colors of yarn.
A pair of knitting needles
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TECHNIQUES USED IN THIS STITCH:
Skill: Easy
Cast On:Odd number of sts. Colors A and B. Cast on with B and knit one row
Pattern Instructions
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Note
This pattern must be worked back and forth on a circular needle or a pair of double-pointed needles.
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Row 1
(Wrong Side) Color A: k1, *knit next st in the row below, k1; rep from *.
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Row 2
Color A: knit first st in the row below, *k1, knit next st in the row below; rep from *.
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Row 3
Color B: k1, *knit next st in the row below, k1; rep from *.
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Row 4
Sl all sts to other end of needle and with Color A, repeat Row 2.
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Row 5
Color A: k1, *knit next st in the row below, k1; rep from *.
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Row 6
Sl all sts to other end of needle and with Color B, repeat Row 2.
Repeat rows 1-6 until you have reached your desired length.
Like This Stitch?
Check out The Harmony Guides: Knit & Purl for more great stitches just like the ones on this site!
Swatch Photos
How to Knit the Checked Rose Stitch. Right Side (Click for Larger Image)
Example of the Checked Rose Stitch. Wrong Side (Click for Larger Image)
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