Special Stitches: The Oyster Stitch Technique

Special Stitches

Oyster over 5: Slip next 5 sts to RH needle dropping extra wraps, slip them back to LH needle, (k1, p1, k1, p1, k1) into all 5 sts tog, wrapping yarn twice around needle for each st.

The quantity of sts is a multiple of 6 + 7.

Instructions

1^st row (RS): Knit across;

2^nd row: P1, *p5, wrapping yarn twice around needle for each st, p1; rep from * across;

3^rd row: K1, *Oyster 5, k1; rep from * across;

4^th row: P1, *k5, dropping extra wraps, p1; rep from * across;

5^th row: Knit across;

6^th row: P4, *p5, wrapping yarn twice around needle for each st, p1; rep from * to last 3 sts, p3;

7^th row: K4, *Oyster 5, k1; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3;

8^th row: P4, *k5, dropping extra wraps, p1; rep from * to last 3 sts, p3.

Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.