Reversible Stitches are extremely useful in items where both sides will routinely be seen such as blankets and scarves. This article will describe the parallelogram and plain diamond stitches.
Reversible Stitches
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| Reversible Knitting Right Side | Reversible Knitting Wrong Side |
Parallelogram Check
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| Parallelogram Right Side | Parallelogram Wrong Side |
Directions
Cast On multiples of 10 stitches.
- Row 1 (RS) - *k5, p5; repeat from * to end of row.
- Row 2 - k4, *p5, k5; repeat from * to last 6 sts., p5, k1.
- Row 3 - p2, *k5, p5; repeat from * to last 8 sts., k5, p3.
- Row 4 - k2, *p5, k5; repeat from * to last 8 sts., p5, k3.
- Row 5 - p4, *k5, p5; repeat from * to last 6 sts., k5, p1
- Row 6 - *p5, k5; repeat from * to end of row.
Repeat these six rows.
Plain Diamond Stitch
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| Plain Diamond Right Side | Plain Diamond Wrong Side |
Directions
Cast on multiples of 9.
- Row 1 (RS) - k4, *p1, k8; repeat from * to last 5 sts., p1, k4.
- Row 2 - p3, *k3, p6; repeat from * to last 6 sts., k3, p3.
- Row 3 - k2, *p5, k4; repeat from * to last 7 sts., p5, k2.
- Row 4 - p1, *k7, p2; repeat from * to last 8 sts., k7, p1.
- Row 5 - purl
- Row 6 - As 4th row
- Row 7 - As 3th row
- Row 8 - As 2th row
Repeat these 8 rows.
