BASKETWEAVE STITCH

STITCH OF THE MONTH – January 2014

The Basketweave stitch creates a beautiful textured pattern giving the fabric a woven appearance. The stitch pattern uses only knit and purl stitches where the purl blocks appear to wrap around the knit blocks producing the resemblance to basketweave.

Although the pattern is not a truly reversible stitch; however, the ‘wrong side’ also has a nice appearance. This stitch pattern has been is often used for washcloths, blankets and scarves. The pattern looks complicated but is quite simple to work and easy to remember.

Basketweave Stitch

(Multiples of 8 stitches + 5)

Row 1 (RS):    Knit 

Row 2:            K5, *p3, k5; rep from * to end

Row 3:            P5, *k3, p5; rep from * to end

Row 4:            K5, *p3, k5; rep from * to end

Row 5:            Knit

Row 6:            K1, *p3, k5; rep from * to last 4 sts, p3, k1

Row 7:            P1, *k3, p5; rep from * to last 4 sts, k3, p1

Row 8:            K1, *p3, k5; rep from * to last 4 sts, p3, k1

These 8 rows form the Basketweave stitch pattern.

Abbreviations

rep     repeat

RS     right side

st(s)  stitch(es)