Special Stitch Techniques in Knitting

Special Stitch

Wyt – wrap yarn twice

The quantity of stitches is multiple of 6 + 1.

Row Instructions

1st Row (RS)

Knit;

2nd Row

1 purl, * (1 purl, wyt) x 4 times, 2 purls; repeat from * to *;

3rd Row

1 knit stitch, * cluster 5 as follows: (pass next 5 stitches onto RH needle dropping extra loops, pass these 5 stitches back onto LH needle, working through all 5 stitches at once, {1 knit stitch, wyt, 1 purl, wyt, 1 knit stitch, wyt, 1 purl, wyt, 1 knit stitch, wyt}), 1 knit stitch; repeat from * to *;

4th Row

1 purl, * 5 knit stitches, dropping extra loops, 1 purl; repeat from * to *;

5th Row

Knit;

6th Row

4 purls, (1 purl, wyt) x 4 times, 1 purl, * 1 purl, (1 purl, wyt) x 4 times, 1 purl; repeat from * to *, 4 purls;

7th Row

4 knit stitches, cluster 5 as before, * 1 knit stitch, cluster 5 as before; repeat from * to *, 4 knit stitches;

8th Row

4 purls, 5 knit stitches, dropping extra loops, * 1 purl, 5 knit stitches dropping extra loops; repeat from * to *, 4 purls.

Repeat 1st-8th rows.