Stitch dictionary
This stitch dictionary started as an Instagram post #BasketOfStitchPatterns
Recently I made many knit stitch patterns from my old notebook. The notebook is from the time when I learned to knit over 30 years ago. I have about 60 different stitch patterns there, but it was no pictures or photos of how these stitches look like. And I decided it is time to knit them again and to use all the swatches as my physical stitch dictionary.
From time to time, I'll share some of the stitches on Instagram @natalia_yarncarft, and will add them also here.
Chain knit stitch
multiple of 2 sts + 1 st
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Row 1 (RS): Knit.
Row 2 (WS): Purl.
Rows 3 - 4: Repeat rows 1 - 2.
Row 5: [P1, Sl1wyif] rep till 1 st left, P1.
Row 6: Sl1wyib, [K1, Sl1wyib] rep till end.
Repeat rows 1-6.
Mini Honeycomb (or Bee stitch, or Twisted seed stitch)
multiple of 2 sts
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For K2tog you’ll need to work Yo together with the slipped stitch.
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Row 1 (WS): [K1, Yo, Sl1wyib] rep till end.
Row 2 (RS): [K2tog, K1] rep till end.
Row 3 (WS): [Yo, Sl1wyib, K1] rep till end.
Row 4 (RS): [K1, K2tog] rep till end.
Repeat rows 1-4.
3-or-1 colorwork stitch
multiple of 4 sts + 1 st
Here C1 = color 1, C2 = color 2
An example of how to read the instruction:
K3 C1, K6 C2 = knit 3 in color 1, knit 6 in color 2
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Row 1 (RS): [K1 C2, K1 C1] rep till last st, K1 C2.
Row 2 (WS): P1 C2, [P1 C1, P1 C2] rep till end.
Row 3: all K with C1.
Row 4: all P with C1.
Row 5: [K2 C1, K1 C2, K1 C1] rep till last st, K1 C1.
Row 6: P1 C1, [P3 C2, P1 C1] rep till end.
Row 7: [K1 C1, K3 C2] rep till last st, K1 C1.
Row 8: P1 C1, [P1 C1, P1 C2, P2 C1] rep till end.
Rows 9-10: rep rows 3-4.
Row 11: [K1 C2, K3 C1] rep till last st, K1 C2.
Row 12: P1 C2, [P1 C2, P1 C1, P2 C2] rep till end.
Row 13: [K2 C2, K1, C1, K1 C2] rep till last st, K1 C2.
Row 14: P1 C2, [P3 C1, P1 C2] rep till end.
Rows 15-16: rep rows 3-4.
Rows 17-18: rep rows 1-2.
Jammed diamond colorwork stitch
multiple of 20 sts
Here C1 = color 1, C2 = color 2
An example of how to read the instruction:
K3 C1, K6 C2 = knit 3 in color 1, knit 6 in color 2
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Row 1 (RS): all K with C1.
Row 2 (WS): all P with C1.
Row 3: K1 C1, K2 C2, K6 C1, K2 C2, K6 C1, K2 C2, K1 C1.
Row 4: P1 C1, P2 C2, P4 C1, P6 C2, P4 C1, P2 C2, P1 C1.
Row 5: K5 C1, K4 C2, K2 C1, K4 C2, K5 C1.
Row 6: P5 C1, P2 C2, P6 C1, P2 C2, P5 C1.
Row 7: K1 C2, K2 C1, K4 C2, K1 C1, K4 C2, K1 C1, K4 C2, K2 C1, K1 C2.
Row 8: P1 C2, P2 C1, P4 C2, P1 C1, P4 C2, P1 C1, P4 C2, P2 C1, P1 C2.
Row 9: K5 C1, K2 C2, K6 C1, K2 C2, K5 C1.
Row 10: P5 C1, P4 C2, P2 C1, P4 C2, P5 C1.
Row 11: K1 C1, K2 C2, K4 C1, K6 C2, K4 C1, K2 C2, K1 C1.
Row 12: P1 C1, P2 C2, P6 C1, P2 C2, P6 C1, P2 C2, P1 C1.
Row 13: all K with C1.
Row 14: all P with C1.
Repeat rows 1-14.
Slanted slipped stitches
multiple of 6 sts
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Row 1 (RS): all K.
Row 2 (WS): all P.
Row 3: [K5, Sl1wyib].
Row 4: [Sl1wyif, P5].
Row 5: [K3, 1/2 RC].
Row 6: all P.
Row 7: [Sl1wyib, K5].
Row 8: [P5, Sl1wyif].
Row 9: [1/2 LC, K3].
Row 10: all P.
Repeat rows 3-10.
K1 x P2 rib with cables
multiple of 12 sts + 2 sts
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Row 1 (RS): {P2, [K1, P2] rep 2 times, K4} rep till last 2 sts, P2.
Row 2 (WS) and all even rows: work sts as they appear (K the knit sts, P the purl sts).
Row 3: {P2, [K1, P2] rep 2 times, 1/3 LC} rep till last 2 sts, P2.
Rows 5-12: rep rows 1-4 two times.
Row 13: {P2, K4, [P2, K1] rep 2 times} rep till last 2 sts, P2.
Row 15: {P2, 1/3 RC, [P2, K1] rep 2 times} rep till last 2 sts, P2.
Rows 17-24: rep rows 13-16 two times.
Repeat rows 1-24.
Small circle cables
multiple of 6 sts + 2 sts
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Row 1 (RS): [P2, K4] rep till last 2 sts, P2.
Row 2 (WS) and all even rows: work sts as they appear (K the knit sts, P the purl sts).
Row 3: [P2, 1/1 RC, 1/1 LC] rep till last 2 sts, P2.
Row 5: [P2, 1/1 LC, 1/1 RC] rep till last 2 sts, P2.
Repeat rows 3-6.
Sunset & sunrise stitch
multiple of 18 sts + 2 sts
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Row 1 (RS): [P2, Yo, K3, Ssk, P6, K2tog, K3, Yo] rep till last 2 sts, P2.
Row 2 (WS) and all even rows: work sts as they appear (K the knit sts, P the purl sts, P yarn overs).
Row 3: [P2, K1, Yo, K3, Ssk, P4, K2tog, K3, Yo, K1] rep till last 2 sts, P2.
Row 5: [P2, K2, Yo, K3, Ssk, P2, K2tog, K3, Yo, K2] rep till last 2 sts, P2.
Row 7: [P2, K3, Yo, K3, Ssk, K2tog, K3, Yo, K3] rep till last 2 sts, P2.
Row 9: [P2, K16] rep till last 2 sts, P2.
Repeat rows 1-10.
Bluebells stitch
multiple of 7 sts + 4 sts
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CDD - center double decrease: slip two sts together knitwise, knit one st, pass both slipped sts over the knit st.
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Row 1 (RS): [P4, Yo, CDD, Yo] rep till last 4 sts, P4.
Row 2 (WS): K4, [P3, K4] rep till end.
Row 3: [P4, K3] rep till last 4 sts, P4.
Row 4: K4, [P3, K4] rep till end.
Repeat rows 1-4.
Lacy stripes
multiple of 4 sts + 2 sts
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Row 1 (RS): [P2, Yo, K2tog] rep till last 2 sts, P2.
Row 2 (WS) and all even rows: work sts as they appear (K the knit sts, P the purl sts, P yarn overs).
Row 3: [P2, K2tog, Yo] rep till last 2 sts, P2.
Repeat rows 1-4.
Waffle rib stitch
multiple of 4 sts + 2 sts
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Option 1 (if you prefer more purls on the RS)
Row 1 (RS): all P.
Row 2 (WS) and all even rows: work sts as they appear (K the knit sts, P the purl sts).
Row 3: [P2, K2] rep till last 2 sts, P2.
Repeat rows 1-4.
Option 2 (if you prefer more knits on the RS)
Row 1 (RS): all K.
Row 2 (WS) and all even rows: work sts as they appear (K the knit sts, P the purl sts).
Row 3: [K2, P2] rep till last 2 sts, K2.
Repeat rows 1-4.
Uneven rib
multiple of 4 sts + 1 st
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Row 1 (RS): [K2, P2] rep till last st, K1.
Row 2 (WS): [P2, K2] rep till last st, P1.
Repeat rows 1-2.