Comprehensive Knitting Instructions for Stitch Patterns and Selvage Stitches

Introduction

The quantity of stitches (sts) is a multiple of 10 + 5 + 2.

Start and finish every row with 1 selvage stitch.

Row Instructions

First Row (RS)

1^st row: knit;

Second Row

2^nd row: *5 knit sts, yarn behind work, 5 slip sts*; repeat from * to *, 5 knit sts;

Third Row

3^rd row: knit;

Fourth Row

4^th row: *5 knit sts, yarn behind work, 5 slip sts*; repeat from * to *, 5 knit sts;

Rows Five to Eight

5^th-8^th rows: repeat 3^rd-4^th rows;

Ninth Row

9^th row: *7 knit sts, 1 knit st under 4 broachings, 2 knit sts*; repeat from * to *, 5 knit sts;

Tenth Row

10^th row: *yarn behind work, 5 slip sts, 5 knit sts*; repeat from * to *, yarn behind work, 5 slip sts;

Eleventh Row

11^th row: knit;

Twelfth Row

12^th row: *yarn behind work, 5 slip sts, 5 knit sts*; repeat from * to *, yarn behind work, 5 slip sts;

Rows Thirteen to Sixteen

13^th-16^th rows: repeat 11^th-12^th rows;

Seventeenth Row

17^th row: *2 knit sts, 1 knit st under 4 broachings, 7 knit sts*; repeat from * to *, 2 knit sts, 1 knit st under 4 broachings, 2 knit sts.

Final Steps

Make 1^st-17^th rows once, then repeat 2^nd-17^th rows, finishing with the 9^th or 17^th row.