Wednesday, February 08, 2017

VAN DYKE CHECK STITCH

Stitch of the Month - February 2017
Van Dyke Check is a reversible stitch pattern that is worked over a combination of knit and purl stitches.



Van Dyke Check Stitch
(Multiples of 8 sts)
Row 1  (RS) Knit
Row 2  *K4, p4; repeat from * to end.
Row 3  P1, *k4, p4; repeat from * to last 7 sts, end k4, p3.
Row 4  K2, *p4, k4; repeat from * to last 6 sts, end p4, k2.
Row 5  P3, *k4, p4; repeat from * to last 5 sts, end k4, p1.
Row 6  *P4, k4; repeat from * to end.
Row 7  Knit
Rows 8 thru 11  *K4, p4; repeat from * to end.
Row 12  Purl
Row 13  *P4, k4; repeat from * to end.
Row 14  K1, *p4, k4; repeat from * to last 7 sts, end p4, k3.
Row 15  P2, *k4, p4; repeat from * to last 6 sts, end k4, p2.
Row 16  K3, *p4, k4; repeat from * to last 5 sts, end p4, k1.
Row 17  *K4, p4; repeat from * to end.
Row 18  Purl
Rows 19 thru 22  *P4, k4; repeat from * to end.
These 22 rows form the Van Dyke Check Stitch.


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