Step-by-Step Guide to Knitting the Double Moss Stitch

Steps to knit Double Moss Stitch:

Step 1: Abbreviations

Abbreviations: k: knit, p: purl, rep: repeat, sts: stitches

Step 2: Knit Rows 1 and 2

Rows 1 and 2 (RS, WS): *Knit 2, p 2; rep from * to end of row.

Step 3: Purl Rows 3 and 4

Rows 3 and 4 (RS, WS): *Purl 2, k 2; rep from * to end of row.

Step 4: Repeat Rows for Pattern

Repeat Rows 1 - 4 for pattern.

Tips on Shaping in Double Moss Stitch

A note on shaping in Double Moss Stitch: It is easy to work any waist or bust shaping rows in Double Moss Stitch if desired. Since Double Moss Stitch is such a simple texture, you may simply work decrease and increase rows with the typical k2tog, ssk decreases, and make-one increases as written in your pattern. However, if you would like to preserve the Double Moss Stitch pattern through shaping, match your decreases and increases to the existing pattern as follows.