One of our favorites, this beautiful knitting stitch features mirrored tetragonal moss stitch chains and triangular stockinette zigzags. Requires quite a lot of attention to the knitting chart.

Difficulty level: Easy

Instructions

You need a stitch number multiple of 12 + 2 edge 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

- edge stitch

- knit 1

- purl 1

Traditional Instructions

Row 1: edge st, * p7, k5; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 2: edge st, * p5, k7; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 3: edge st, * p6, k1, p1, k4; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 4: edge st, * p4, k1, p1, k6; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 5: edge st, * p5, k1, p3, k3; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 6: edge st, * p3, k3, p1, k5; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 7: edge st, * k1, p3, k1, p5, k2; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 8: edge st, * p2, k5, p1, k3, p1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 9: edge st, * k2, p1, k1, p5, k1, p1, k1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 10: edge st, * p1, k1, p1, k5, p1, k1, p2; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 11: edge st, * k3, p5, k1, p3; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 12: edge st, * k3, p1, k5, p3; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 13: edge st, * p1, k3, p3, k1, p4; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 14: edge st, * k4, p1, k3, p3, k1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 15: edge st, * p1, k4, p1, k1, p5; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 16: edge st, * k5, p1, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 17: edge st, * p1, k5, p6; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 18: edge st, * k6, p5, k1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 19: same as row 15
Row 20: same as row 16
Row 21: same as row 13
Row 22: same as row 14
Row 23: same as row 11
Row 24: same as row 12
Row 25: same as row 9
Row 26: same as row 10
Row 27: same as row 7
Row 28: same as row 8
Row 29: same as row 5
Row 30: same as row 6
Row 31: same as row 3
Row 32: same as row 4

Repeat rows 1 through 32.