Relief Stitch Knitting Pattern

Relief Stitch Knitting Pattern

How to knit Relief Stitch:

Work with a multiple of 5 stitches + 2 edge stitches.

Cast on 17 sts (5 + 5 + 5 + 2 edge sts) and work according to chart.

The chart shows Right Side rows and Wrong Side rows.

The numbers at right edge of chart indicate RS rows, and at left edge WS rows.

Read RS rows from right to left, WS rows from left to right.

The patt rep = 5 sts wide.

k2tog: knit 2 stitches together

skpo: slip 1 stitch as if to knit, knit 1 and pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch 

Row 1 (RS): purl all stitches.

Rows 2 and 4 (WS): edge st, * skpo, make 1 yarn over, pass 1 stitch on the right needle purlwise, k2tog *; repeat from * to *; edge st.

Row 3: edge st, * p1, make 3 sts (K1, yo, K1) into st with yo, p1 *; repeat from * to *; edge st.

Work rows 1-4 once, then repeat rows 3 and 4 throughout.

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