Knit Textured Ribbing Pattern for Sweaters

Knitting materials and tools:

<> Straight or DPN 4 mm (US6 / UK8)

<> Red Heart, Super Saver (4) – 100% acrylic.

Common abbreviations of knit stitches:

k – knit

kf – knit the stitch through the front loop

p – purl

pb – purl through the back loop, wrapping the yarn clockwise (opposite to the usual counterclockwise direction).

1/1 L/C – left leaning cable: slip the next stitch to a cable needle and hold it in front of your work, knit the next stitch on the left-hand needle, knit the stitch from the cable needle.

1 /1 R/P – right leaning purl cable: slip the next stitch to a cable needle and hold it in the back of your work, purl the next stitch on the left-hand needle, purl the stitch from the cable needle.

st(s) – stitch(es)

Textured ribbing knitting pattern:

Cast on a number of stitches that is a multiple of 5, plus 1 extra stitch, and 2 selvage stitches if you are knitting in rows.

Row 1 (base): sel s, [k1, p2, k1, pb] – repeat across, k1, sel s.

Row 2: sel s [p1, kf, p1, 1/1 L/C] – repeat across, p1, sel s.

Row 3: sel s, [k1, 1/1 R/P, k1, pb] – repeat across, k1, sel s.

Repeat Rows 2 and 3 only to form the pattern