The caterpillar stitch is a simple knit and purl pattern that creates a fabric with short diagonal lines. This subtle texture looks like little caterpillars working their way across the fabric.

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

The Broad Spiral is a mock cable ribbing stitch. It consists of columns of small table twists, stacked closely on top of each other creating a spiral effect.

This knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit a mitered square. This technique is used to create square pieces of fabric when knitting flat. By decreasing at a particular point in your work you can make a 45 degree angle that looks really nice with garter stitch. Mitered …

This knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the 6-stitch spiral cable stitch. This stitch uses simple cable techniques to create a complicated-looking cable motif. The 6-stitch spiral cable stitch would be great for aran sweaters, book covers, and home decor items!

The Diagonal Spike Stitch creates an eyelet studded zigzag pattern. It is great for tea cozies, scarves, garments and afghans!

The Slanting Open-Work Stitch is a basic lace stitch pattern that uses a combination of yarn overs and k2tog to create a diagonal mesh. It's great for large pieces of fabric that can be used for blankets, pillows, or even bags. It's also a good stitch for beginning knitters.