Knitting Rows with Multiple Wraps for Unique Stitch Patterns

Overview

The quantity of stitches is a multiple of 8.

Row Instructions

Row 1

Knit;

Row 2

Knit;

Row 3

Knit;

Row 4

Knit;

Row 5

K1, *insert needle into next stitch and yarning over 4 times around the point of the needle, then knit that stitch, drawing the 4 wraps through the stitch; repeat from * until the last stitch, k1;

Row 6

*Sl 8 stitches wyib, dropping all extra wraps, creating 8 long stitches on the right-hand needle. Insert the left-hand needle into the first 4 of these long stitches and pass them over the second 4 long stitches. Return all stitches to the left-hand needle and knit the stitches in the new order, knitting the second 4 long stitches first, and then the original 4 long stitches. Repeat from * for each group of 8 stitches;

Row 7

Knit;

Row 8

Knit;

Row 9

Knit;

Row 10

Knit;

Row 11

K1, *insert needle into next stitch and wrap working yarn 4 times around the point of the needle, then knit that stitch, drawing the 4 wraps through the stitch; repeat from * until the last stitch, k1;

Row 12

Sl 4 stitches wyib, dropping all extra wraps, cross 2 over 2 as in Row 6 and knit these 4; *sl 8, dropping all extra wraps, cross, and knit as in Row 6; repeat from * on each group of 8 until the last 4 stitches, ending by crossing 2 over 2 as in the beginning of the row.

Repeat Instructions

Repeat Rows 1-12.