Week 9 – The Linen Stitch

Alright GG, it’ll be a quick on today won’t it?

The Linen Stitch

The Linen Stitch

co odd – Cast on any number of Odd Stitches (Aces!)

r1 cor k then  sl yth k, rep – Row 1: (RS) K1 *Sl1 wyif, K1; rep from * to end of row. (I think the yarn towards heart (yth) is really starting to grow on me.)

r2wrg k p  then slp away k rep til end k – Row 2: (WS) K1, P1 *Sl1 wyib, K1; rep from * to last stitch, K1 (The wrg caught me a little off guard but like I said, I know this stitch backward and forward. I wonder if other women she knitted with wrote patterns like this?)

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** Simplified Pattern for The Linen Stitch **

  • Cast on any odd number of stitches.
  • Row 1: (RS) K1 *Sl1 wyif, K1; rep from * to end of row.
  • Row 2: (WS) K1, P1 *Sl1 wyib, K1; rep from * to last stitch, K1
  • → Rep Rows 1-2 till desired length.
  • → BO Loosely.

Whatcha Thinking Friends and Neighbors?