Very beautiful diagonal knitting stitch. Work and see how small reverse stockinette and seed stitch rectangles are climbing their way up on stockinette steps.

Difficulty level: Easy

Instructions

You need a stitch number multiple of 18 + 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, * k6, p1, k1, p1, k6, p3; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 2: edge st, * k3, p7, k1, p7; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 3: same as row 1
Row 4: edge st, * p3, k1, p1, k1, p6, k3, p3; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 5: edge st, * k3, p3, k7, p1, k4; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 6: same as row 4
Row 7: edge st, * p1, k1, p1, k6, p3, k6; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 8: edge st, * p6, k3, p7, k1, p1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 9: same as row 7
Row 10: edge st, * k3, p6, k1, p1, k1, p6; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 11: edge st, * k7, p1, k7, p3; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 12: same as row 10
Row 13: edge st, * k3, p3, k6, p1, k1, p1, k3; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 14: edge st, * p4, k1, p7, k3, p3; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 15: same as row 13
Row 16: edge st, * p6, k3, p6, k1, p1, k1; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 17: edge st, * k1, p1, k7, p3, k6; repeat from * to last st, edge st
Row 18: same as row 16

Repeat rows 1 through 18.