Checker and Honeycomb Stitch Knitting Pattern
Published: 29/10/24
Category: Checkerboard Stitches
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How to knit Checker and Honeycomb Stitch:
Work with a multiple of 20 stitches + 6 + 2 edge stitches.
Cast on 28 stitches (20 + 6 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to chart.
The chart shows only Right Side rows.
On Wrong Side Rows, purl all stitches.
The pattern repeat = 20 stitches wide.
Begin with 1 edge stitch, work patt rep throughout, end with 6 stitches after patt rep and 1 edge stitch.
Abbreviation:
k: Knit
p: Purl
2-st RT: skip 1 st, knit 2nd st before first st, without dropping from LH needle, knit the first st, drop both sts from LH needle
2-st LT: knit through the back loop 2nd st behind first st, without dropping from LH needle, knit the first st, drop both sts from LH needle
Written Instructions:
Rows 1, 5 and 9 (right side): edge st, * p6, 2-st RT, 2-st LT, k6, 2-st RT, 2-st LT *; repeat from * to *; end with p6, edge st.
Row 2 and all even-numbered rows (wrong side): Purl.
Rows 3, 7 and 11: edge st, * p6, 2-st LT, 2-st RT, k6, 2-st LT, 2-st RT *; repeat from * to *; end with p6, edge st.
Rows 13, 17 and 21: edge st, * k6, 2-st RT, 2-st LT, p6, 2-st RT, 2-st LT *; repeat from * to *; end with k6, edge st.
Rows 15, 19 and 23: edge st, * k6, 2-st LT, 2-st RT, p6, 2-st LT, 2-st RT *; repeat from * to *; end with k6, edge st.
Repeat Rows 1-24 throughout.
VIDEO: https://youtu.be/TSJgr3Xf4W0