Relief Stitch Knitting Pattern

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Relief Stitch Knitting Pattern
How to knit Relief Stitch:
Work with a multiple of 10 stitches + 2 edge stitches.
Cast on 12 stitches (10 + 2 edge stitches) and work according to chart.
The chart shows only Right Side Rows.
On Wrong Side Rows, work all stitches as they appear.
The pattern repeat = 10 stitches wide.
Repeat pattern between edge stitches throughout.
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:
Row 1 (right side): edge stitch, * p2, k6, p2 *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
Row 2 and all even-numbered rows (wrong side): work each stitch as it appears on this side of work (knit the k sts and purl the p sts).
Row 3: edge stitch, * k1, 2-st RT, k4, 2-st LT, k1 *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
Row 5: edge stitch, * p3, k4, p3 *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
Row 7: edge stitch, * k2, 2-st RT, k2, 2-st LT, k2 *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
Row 9: edge stitch, * p4, k2, p4 *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
relief stitch
Row 11: edge stitch, * k3, 2-st RT, 2-st LT, k3 *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
Row 13: edge stitch, * k3, p4, k3 *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
Row 15: edge stitch, * k2, 2-st LT, k2, 2-st RT, k2 *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
Row 17: edge stitch, * k2, p6, k2 *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
Row 19: edge stitch, * k1, 2-st LT, k4, 2-st RT, k1 *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
Row 21: edge stitch, * k1, p8, k1 *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
Row 23: edge stitch, * 2-st LT, k6, 2-st RT *; repeat from * to *; edge stitch.
Repeat Rows 1-24 throughout.
 
relief stitch chart
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