Share via: Facebook Twitter Email LinkedIn Copy Link More The Crossed Check knitting pattern is a great reason to learn how to cross stitches without using a cable needle. This is a perfect stitch for knitting women’s, men’s and baby garments, such as scarves, cowls, sweaters, and blankets (it doesn’t curl). A textured knit and purl pattern, easy to knit, similar to the Diagonal to the right stitch, or the Little Checks stitch. OK … let’s get started! Abbreviations CO: Cast on st: Stitch RS: Right side of the work k: Knit p: Purl k2tog: Knit two stitches together RC: Right-leaning cross. K2tog but don’t take the stitch off the left-hand needle. K the first one again, and drop both. LC: Left-leaning cross. K the second stitch from right to left, through the back loop, (don’t take any of these two stitches off the left-hand needle). K the first, and drop both. BO: Bind off Crossed Check stitch knitting pattern CO multiples of 4 + 4. I.e.: 4*5 = 20 + 4 = 24 stitches. Row 0 or Preparatory Row (it’s knitted only once and won’t be repeated or counted in the pattern): P across 1º row (RS): P1, *P2, RC*. Repeat from * to *, ending with P3 2º and every even row: Work every stitch as it presents. 3º row: K1, *K2, LC*. Repeat from * to *, ending with K3 5º row: P1, *RC, P2*. Repeat from * to *, ending with RC, P1 7º row: K1, *LC, K2*. Repeat from * to *, ending with LC, K1 8ª row: P across. These 8 rows form the pattern. Repeat them until the desired length is reached. When finish, BO knitwise after a row 8. This is the wrong side of the work: Enjoy the video tutorial: Crossed Check stitch knitting pattern I hope you like it and don’t forget to share your knitting on Instagram or Twitter and mention me 😉 I really love to see your progress and your beautiful projects! Hugs xxx Happy Knitting! Carolina – So Woolly PS: You ask and I answer! These are the knitting needles I use in most of my video tutorials! They are made out of bamboo (they make a soothing sound as I knit), they are not too long (which I love), and this set has all the most commonly used sizes… Gimme your email… And I'll give you free patterns, tricks, tips, exclusive offers & automatic entry to great competitions! Thank you for subscribing. Something went wrong. I agree to have my personal information transfered to MailChimp ( more information ) I will never give away, trade or sell your email address. You can unsubscribe at any time.