Knit the Basketweave Stitch
The basketweave stitch is a simple, but beautiful pattern. It looks like it's woven fabric, but all you need to know is how to knit and purl. Read on for the instructions on how to knit the basket weave stitch.
Steps
- Cast on a multiple of 8 plus 3 stitches. Examples would be nineteen stitches (16 + 3) or 35 stitches (32 +3). The latter would be a good amount for a scarf with worsted weight yarn.
- Understand that "K" stands for "knit" in this pattern and "P" stands for purl. The number that follows designates how many of that stitch to do. So "P4" means, "purl four stitches." It's that easy!
- Follow the pattern:
- Row 1: Knit all stitches of the first row.
- Row two: K4, P3,*K5,P3. Repeat from * to the end of the row, end with K4.
- Row three: P4,K3,*P5,K3. Repeat from * to the end of the row, end with P4.
- Row four: K4, P3,*K5,P3. Repeat from * to the end of row, end with K4.
- Row five: Knit across.
- Row six: P3,* K5, P3. Repeat from * to the end of the row.
- Row seven: K3,* P5, K3. Repeat from * to the end of the row.
- Row eight: P3,*K5,P3. Repeat from * to the end of the row.
- Repeat these eight rows of the pattern until your piece is the desired length. You should end up with a a fabric that looks like interwoven strands of cloth.
- Cast off.
Things You'll Need
- Knitting needles
- Knitting yarn
