So GG – What pain is in store for me this week? Be gentle, it’s already been pretty rough!
* * The Diagonal Rib Stitch * *
. . . . – The Diagonal Rib Stitch (Once again no pattern name, but I found it on Stitchopedia on my iPad of all places).
-k2p2 – Row 1: *K2, P2; rep from * till end (Okay, not to shabby so far, feeling a bit cocky!).
-again – Row 2: Rep. row 1 (Still feeling pretty good about myself).
k1p2k2 then p2k1 – Row 3: K1, *P2, K2; rep. from * till last 3 stitches, end P2, K1 (Come on now, I frogged this twice before I figured out my stitches should be leaning. Give a great-granddaughter a break here!).
-p1k2p2 then k2p1 – Row 4: P1, *K2, P2; rep. from * till last 3 stitches, end K2, P1 (At least with row 3 figured out this didn’t hurt that much).
-p2k2 – Row 5: *P2, K2; rep. from * till end (Smooth sailing, maybe I deserve a cookie!).
-again – Row 6: Rep. Row 5 (Alright damn it, I am going to go get that cookie!).
-43over (I shouldn’t have gotten my cookie so soon….so sad. This is where the stitch dictionary came in handy. I’ve said it before and I will say it again, Thank Heavens for the Internet!)
Row 7: Rep. row 4.
Row 8: Rep. row 3.
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** Simplified Pattern for the Diagonal Rib Stitch **
- Cast on a multiple of 4 stitches (×4)
- Row 1: *K2, P2; rep from * till end
- Row 2: Rep. row 1
- Row 3: K1, *P2, K2; rep. from * till last 3 stitches, end P2, K1
- Row 4: P1, *K2, P2; rep. from * till last 3 stitches, end K2, P1
- Row 5: *P2, K2; rep. from * till end
- Row 6: Rep. Row 5
- Row 7: Rep. row 4
- → Repeat Rows 1-7 till desired length.
- → BO Loosely & Block if Desired.