Special Stitches in Knitting

Special Stitches

Knit 5 Together Through Back Loop (K5tog tbl) – Insert the needle from the right into the back loops of five stitches at the same time and knit them together as one stitch.

The quantity of stitches is a multiple of 4 + 1.

Row Instructions

1^st Row (WS): K2, *(p1, yo, p1, yo, p1) in next st, k3; rep from *, end last rep k2;

2^nd Row: P2, *k5, p3; rep from *, end last rep p2;

3^rd Row: K2, *p5, k3; rep from *, end last rep k2;

4^th Row: P2, *k5tog tbl, p3; rep from *, end last rep p2;

5^th Row: K4, *(p1, yo, p1, yo, p1) in next st, k3; rep from *, end k1;

6^th Row: P4, *k5, p3; rep from *, end p1;

7^th Row: K4, *p5, k3; rep from *, end k1;

8^th Row: P4, *k5tog tbl, p3; rep from *, end p1.

Repeat 1^st-8^th rows.