Double Wicker Knitting Stitch

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Double Wicker Knitting Stitch

How to knit Double Wicker Stitch: 

Work with a multiple of 6 stitches + 4 + 2 edge stitches.

Cast on 18 stitches (6 + 6 + 4 + 2 edge sts) and work according to chart.

The chart shows only Right Side rows.

On Wrong Side rows, work all sts as they appear.

The patt rep = 6 sts wide.

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

2-st RTp: knit 2nd st before first st, without dropping from LH needle, purl the first st, drop both sts from LH needle

2-st LTp: purl 2nd st behind first st, without dropping from LH needle, knit the first st, drop both sts from LH needle

Row 1: edge st, * 2-st LTp, 2-st RTp, 2-st RT *; repeat from * to *, ending with 2-st LTp, 2-st RTp, edge st.

Row 2 and all even-numbered rows: Work each stitch as it appears on this side of work (k the k sts and p the p sts).

Row 3: edge st, k1, 2-st LTp, * 2-st RTp, 2-st LTp twice *; repeat from * to *, ending with p1, edge st.

Row 5: edge st, * 2-st LT, 2-st LTp, p2 *; repeat from * to *, ending with 2-st LT, 2-st LTp, edge st.

Row 7: edge st, p1, * 2-st LT, 2-st LTp, 2-st RTp *; repeat from * to *, ending with 2-st LT, p1, edge st.

Row 9: edge st, 2-st RTp, * 2-st LTp, 2-st RTp twice *; repeat from * to *, ending with 2-st LTp, edge st.

Row 11: edge st, k1, * p2, 2-st RTp, 2-st RT *; repeat from * to *, ending with p2, k1, edge st.

Repeat Rows 1-12 throughout.