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6 simple stitches

If you're teaching yourself to knit and want to cast off from basic plain and purl patterns, start with these easy stitches

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If you are teaching yourself to knit and want to cast off from basic plain and purl patterns, get started with these easy stitches

Extract taken from How to Knit by Helen Ardley, published by Octopus Publishing Group
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Moss/seed stitch

Multiple of 2

Row 1(RS) *K1, P1, rep from *.

Row 2 *P1, K1, rep from *.

Rep rows 1 and 2.
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Diamond seed

Multiple of 8

Row 1 (RS) *P1, K7, rep from *.

Rows 2 and 8 *K1, P5, K1, P1, rep from *.

Rows 3 and 7 *K2, P1, K3, P1, K1, rep from *.

Rows 4 and 6 *P2, K1, P1, K1, P3, rep from *.

Row 5 *K4, P1, K3, rep from *.

Rep rows 1-8.
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Roman stitch

Multiple of 2

Rows 1 and 3 (RS) K.

Rows 2 and 4 P.

Row 5 *K1, P1, rep from *.

Row 6 *P1, K1, rep from *.

Rep rows 1-6.
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Basketweave

Multiple of 8 plus 4 extra

Row 1 (RS) K4, *P4, K4, rep from *.

Row 2 P4, *K4, P4, rep from *.

Rows 3 and 4 Rep rows 1 and 2.

Rows 5 and 7 Rep row 2.

Rows 6 and 8 Rep row 1.

Rep rows 1-8.
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Single twisted rib

Multiple of 2

Row 1 (RS) *K1 tbl, P1, rep from *.

Row 2 Rep row 1.

Rep rows 1 and 2.
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Embossed chevron

Multiple of 12

Row 1 (RS) *K3, P5, K3, P1, rep from *.

Row 2 and every alternate row K the K sts and P the P sts as they appear.

Row 3 P1, *K3, P3, rep from * to last 5 sts, K3, P2.

Row 5 P2, *K3, P1, K3, P5, rep from * to last 10 sts, K3, P1, K3, P3.

Row 7 *P3, K5, P3, K1, rep from *.

Row 9 K1, *P3, K3, rep from * to last 5 sts, P3, K2.

Row 11 K2, *P3, K1, P3, K5, rep from * ending last rep K3.

Row 12 Rep row 2.

Rep rows 1-12.
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