I am making progress on my Afghan blanket, very slowly, but surely! My latest addition is a patterned block that I love! It includes raised diamond shapes that would compliment nearly any knitted garment. It’s also super simple to do and is an awesome stitch for beginner knitters. The stitch is called:
THE SEERSUCKER
Definition:
a lightweight fabric with a crimped or puckered surface. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seersucker
While the name of this stitch is not very flattering, the end result is. In fact, it’s one of my favourite stitches. The pattern included 8 rows of simply knitting and purling.
THE PATTERN
* This pattern is courtesy of: knitpurlstitches.com
Cast on in multiples of 4. So 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 etc.
- Row 1 and 2: *Knit 1, purl 1, repeat from * to end of row
- Row 3: *Purl 1, knit 3, repeat from * to end of row
- Row 4: *Purl 3, knit 1, repeat from * to end of row
- Row 5 and 6: *Knit 1, purl 1, repeat from * to end of row
- Row 7: Knit 2, *purl 1, knit 3, rep from * to last 2 sts, purl 1, knit 1
- Row 8: Purl 1 *knit 1, purl 3, rep from * to last 3 sts, knit 1, purl 2
Repeat rows 1 to 8
If you are new to knitting and have yet to master the art, please see some of my tutorials below where I share the basics of knitting from how to cast on and off to how to do garter and stocking stitches.
While every now and then I try knitting something new, lately I am quite dedicated to keeping it simple and I am enjoying creating pretty blocks for a blanket I am putting together. I am calling it my STEEMIT BLANKET 😊 Once done I have plans to donate it to someone who could do with a warm “made with love” blanket.
Thank you for taking the time to knit with me! If you are just here for a read, thanks for stopping by, perhaps I have given you some encouragement to start a knitting project of your own in the future!
Looks pretty good. Keen to see the results. Last time I did any knitting was in primary school!! But was good fun.
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