Little Leaves Stitch

 

Sample knit with DK yarn on US 8 needles

Multiple of 5 + 2

To make leaf: working into stitch four rows below third stitch on left needle, draw up a loop and place on left needle; yo on right needle; into same stitch as before, draw up a second loop and place on left needle; yo on right needle; into same stitch as before, draw up a third loop and place on left needle, then knit the three loops and next stitch on left needle together through the back loop; pass the two yarn over loops over the stitch just worked.  Leaf is now complete.

Rows 1 and 3: knit

Row 2 and all Even Rows: purl

Row 5: k2 *make leaf, k4; rep from * to end

Don't forget Row 6 - purl

Repeat these six rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Openwork Checkerboard Stitch

 

Sample knit with DK weight yarn on US 8 needles

Multiple of 6

Row 1: *k3, p3

Row 2 and all even rows: knit the knits and purl the purls, purl the yarn overs

Row 3: *k1, yo, k2tog, p3

Row 5: *p3, k3

Row 7: *p3, k1, yo, k2tog

Don't forget Row 8 - knit the knits, purl the purls and purl the yarn overs

Repeat these 8 rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!

2 Color Loop Stitch

 

Sample knit with DK yarn, US 8 needles

In my sample above, after my last repeat of the pattern, I worked Rows 1 and 2 once more, then worked the bind off so that the cast on and bind off edges match.

If you want the cast off edge worked in the second color, bind off after Row 6.  In the picture below, I've finished working Row 6 and would bind off at this point if I wanted the cast on and bind off edges to be different.

All slipped stitches are slipped purlwise, yarn in back

Multiple of 2 + 1

Row 1 (rs), Color A: knit

Row 2, Color A: purl

Row 3, Color B: k1 *sl 1, k1; rep from *

Row 4, Color B: k1 *sl 1, k1; rep from *

Row 5, Color B: knit

Row 6, Color B: purl

Row 7, Color A: k2, sl 1 *k1, sl 1; rep from * to last 2 sts, end k2

Row 8, Color A: p1, k1 *sl 1, k1; rep from * to last st, end p1

Repeat these 8 rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Vertical Dash Stitch

 

Sample knit with DK weight yarn on US 8 needles

This stitch has some curl along the sides, which are also a bit sloppy.  You may want to consider adding a border to neaten things up depending on how you plan to use the stitch.

Multiple of 6 + 1

Rows 1 & 3 (rs): p3, k1 *p5, k1; rep from * to last 3 sts, p3

Rows 2 & 4: k3, p1 *k5, p1; rep from * to last 3 sts, k3

Rows 5 & 7: k1 *p5, k1; rep from *

Rows 6 & 8: p1 *k5, p1; rep from *

Repeat these 8 rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!

Vertical Openwork Stitch

Sample knit with DK weight yarn on US 8 needles

Multiple of 6 + 2

Row 1 (rs): *p2, k2tog, yo, k2; rep from *, end p2

Row 2: k2 *p2tog, yo, p2, k2; rep from *

Repeat these two rows for the pattern.

Happy Knitting!