Checkered rows of round medallion shapes with reverse stockinette stitch background. Perfect for homeware projects. 

Difficulty level: Medium

Instructions

You need a stitch number multiple of 16 + 2 selvage stitches. Repeat the pattern between the arrows as many times as you like.

Work right side rows (1, 3, etc.) from right to left, as shown in the chart. Work all stitches on the wrong side as they appear.

Symbol Key

- 1 edge stitch

- purl 1

- knit 1

- 4-stitch right cable (slide 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold in back of work; knit 2; knit 2 from the cable needle

- 4-stitch left cable (slide 2 stitches to a cable needle and hold in front of work; knit 2; knit 2 from the cable needle