Bracket Stitch

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Bracket Stitch - Stitch Sample

Checkered rows of seed stitch patches in stockinette brackets.

Difficulty level: Easy

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.

Bracket Stitch - Knitting Chart

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

Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, 9: edge st, * p2, k2, (p1, k1) x 3, p1, k2, p1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, p1, edge st
Rows 2, 4, 6, 8, 10: edge st, k1, * k1, p3, (k1, p1) x 2, k1, p3, k2; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 11: same as row 1
Row 12: edge st, purl across to last st, edge st
Row 13, 15, 17, 19, 21: edge st, * (k1, p1) x 2, k2, p3, k2, p1, k1, p1; repeat from * to last 2 sts, k1, edge st
Row 14, 16, 18, 20, 22: edge st, k1, * p1, k1, p3, k3, p3, k1, p1, k1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 23: same as row 13
Row 24: edge st, purl across to last st, edge st

Repeat rows 1 through 24.