Relief Stitch Knitting Pattern

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.

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

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.

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.