Special Stitches in Knitting
Special Stitches
The following special stitches are essential for adding texture and complexity to your knitting projects:
3x3 Seed Cable
Slip 3 stitches onto a cable needle and hold at the front, knit 3, then knit 1, purl 1, and knit 1 from the cable needle.
3x3 Reverse Seed Cable
Slip 3 stitches onto a cable needle and hold at the front, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, then knit 3 from the cable needle.
Knitting Instructions
The quantity of stitches is a multiple of 16 + 10.
Row Instructions
1st Row (WS): k2, p3, k1, p1, k3, *p3, k1, p1, k3, p3, k1, p1, k3; repeat from * across.
2nd Row: *p2, k1, p1, k4, p2, 3x3 Seed Cable; repeat from * across, ending with p2, k1, p1, k4, p2.
3rd Row: k2, p3, k1, p1, k3, *k1, p1, k1, p3, k2, p3, k1, p1, k3; repeat from * across.
4th Row: *p2, k1, p1, k4, p2, k4, p1, k1; repeat from * across, ending with p2, k1, p1, k4, p2.
5th Row: k2, p3, k1, p1, k3, *k1, p1, k1, p3, k2, p3, k1, p1, k3; repeat from * across.
6th Row: *p2, 3x3 Seed Cable, p2, k4, p1, k1; repeat from * across, ending with p2, 3x3 Seed Cable, p2.
7th Row: k3, p1, k1, p3, k2, *k1, p1, k1, p3, k3, p1, k1, p3, k2; repeat from * across.
8th Row: *p2, k4, p1, k1, p2, k4, p1, k1; repeat from * across, ending with p2, k4, p1, k1, p2.
9th Row: k3, p1, k1, p3, k2, *k1, p1, k1, p3, k3, p1, k1, p3, k2; repeat from * across.
10th Row: *p2, k3, p1, k1, p3, 3x3 Reverse Seed Cable; repeat from * across, ending with p2, k4, p1, k1, p2.
11th Row: k3, p1, k1, p3, k2, *p3, k1, p1, k4, p1, k1, p3, k2; repeat from * across.
12th Row: *p2, k4, p1, k1, p2, k1, p1, k4; repeat from * across, ending with p2, k4, p1, k1, p2.
13th Row: k3, p1, k1, p3, k2, *p3, k1, p1, k4, p1, k1, p3, k2; repeat from * across.
14th Row: *p2, 3x3 Reverse Seed Cable, p3, k1, p1, k3; repeat from * across, ending with p2, 3x3 Reverse Seed Cable, p2.
15th Row: k2, p3, k1, p1, k3, *p3, k1, p1, k3, p3, k1, p1, k3; repeat from * across.
16th Row: *p2, k1, p1, k4, p2, k1, p1, k4; repeat from * across, ending with p2, k1, p1, k4, p2.