Little Checks Stitch: Ideal for knitting beginners

Beautiful, super easy, unisex, textured and it doesn’t curl…The Little Checks Stitch has a lot of advantages! Great for beginners, ideal to knit scarves, cowls, blankets, sweaters…

It works perfectly for babies, women, and men’s garments. It’s not reversible, but it looks fine on the wrong side.

One more for the collection of Dense stitch patterns!

Abbreviations

CO: Cast on

st: Stitch

RS: Right side of the work

K: Knit

P: Purl

BO: Bind off

Little Checks knitting pattern

CO multiples of 8 + 2 stitches. I.e.: 8 * 2 = 16 + 2 = 18 stitches.

1º row (RS): K1 (edge st), *P2, K6*. Repeat from * to *, ending with K1 (edge st).

2º and every even row: Work every st as it presents.

3º row: K1 (edge st), *K6, P2*. Repeat from * to *, ending with K1 (edge st).

5º row: K1 (edge st), *K4, P2, K2*. Repeat from * to *, ending with K1 (edge st).

7º row: K1 (edge st), *K2, P2, K4*. Repeat from * to *, ending with K1 (edge st).

8º row: Work every st as it presents.

These 8 rows create the pattern. Repeat them until the desired length is reached. BO in pattern.

This is the wrong side of the work:

Enjoy the video!

How to knit the Little Checks stitch

Hugs, and happy knitting!

xxx

Carolina – So Woolly

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