Checkered horizontal knitting pattern with seed stitch rectangles taking turns with "=" shapes. This stitch surely makes math more attractive.

Difficulty level: Medium

Instructions

You need a stitch number multiple of 14 + 1 + 2 edge stitches. Repeat the pattern between the arrows as many times as you like.

Work all rows as shown in the chart. Right side rows (1, 3, etc.) are worked from right to left. Wrong side rows (2, 4, etc.) are worked from left to right.

Symbol Key

- edge stitch

- purl 1 on the right side, knit 1 on the wrong side

- knit 1 on the right side, purl 1 on the wrong side

Traditional Instructions

Row 1: edge st, * k4, (p1, k1) x 3, p1, k3; repeat from * to last 2 sts, k1, edge st
Row 2: edge st, p1, * p4, (k1, p1) x 2, k1, p5; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 3: edge st, * p5, (k1, p1) x 2, k1, p4; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Row 4: edge st, k1, * k3, (p1, k1) x 3, p1, k4; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 5: same as row 1
Row 6: same as row 2
Row 7: same as row 3
Row 8: same as row 4
Row 9: same as row 1
Row 10: same as row 2
Row 11: edge st, * (k1, p1) x 2, k7, p1, k1, p1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, k1, edge st
Row 12: edge st, k1, * p1, k1, p9, k1, p1, k1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 13: edge st, * k1, p1, k1, p9, k1, p1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, k1, edge st
Row 14: edge st, k1, * p1, k1, p1, k7, (p1, k1) x 2; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 15: same as row 11
Row 16: same as row 12
Row 17: same as row 13
Row 18: same as row 14
Row 19: same as row 11
Row 20: same as row 12

Repeat rows 1 through 20.