Relief Checker Stitch Knitting Pattern
Published: 05/02/25
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How to knit Relief Checker Stitch:
Work with a multiple of 14 stitches + 7 + 2 edge stitches.
Cast on 23 stitches (14 + 7 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to сhart.
The chart shows Right Side rows and Wrong Side rows.
The numbers at right edge of chart indicate Right Side rows, and at left edge Wrong Side rows.
Read Right Side rows from right to left, Wrong Side rows from left to right.
The pattern repeat = 14 stitches wide.
Abbreviation:
k: Knit
p: Purl
Written Instructions:
Rows 1, 5 and 9 (right side): edge stitch, * (k1, p1) 3 times, k8 *; repeat from * to *; (k1, p1) 3 times, k1, edge stitch.
Rows 2, 6 and 10 (wrong side): edge stitch, (k1, p1) 3 times, k1, * p7, (k1, p1) 3 times, k1 *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
Rows 3 and 7: edge stitch, * (k1, p1) 3 times, k1, p7 *; repeat from * to *; (k1, p1) 3 times, k1, edge stitch.
Rows 4 and 8: edge stitch, (k1, p1) 3 times, k1, * k7, (k1, p1) 3 times, k1 *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
Rows 11, 15 and 19: edge stitch, * k7, (k1, p1) 3 times, k1 *; repeat from * to *; k7, edge stitch.
Rows 12, 16 and 20: edge stitch, p7, * (k1, p1) 3 times, k1, p7 *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
Rows 13 and 17: edge stitch, * p7, (k1, p1) 3 times, k1 *; repeat from * to *; p7, edge stitch.
Rows 14 and 18: edge stitch, k7, * (k1, p1) 3 times, k8 *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
Repeat Rows 1-20 throughout.
Video: https://youtu.be/awJ9gezpRVA