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Knitting materials and tools:
<> DPN 4 mm (US 6 / UK 8)
<> Any medium worsted weight yarn
Common abbreviations of knit stitches:
k – knit
p – purl
st(s) – stitch(es)
sel s – selvage stitch: always slip the first stitch knitwise, work to the last stitch, purl the last stitch
WS – wrong side
RS – right side
Waffle stitch knitting pattern:
Cast on a multiple of 3 sts, plus 2 selvage stitches.
Row 1(WS): sel s, *holding working yarn in front, slip the next stitch purlwise, p2 – repeat from*, sel s.
Row 2 (RS): sel s, *k2, insert right-hand needle between two next stitches and draw up a loop, k1, slip the loop over the stitch you just made – repeat from*, sel s.
Row 3 (WS): sel s, *holding working yarn in front, slip the next stitch purlwise, p2 – repeat from*, sel s.
Row 4: sel s, *p3, holding working yarn in front, return three stitched back to the left-hand needle, bring the working yarn in back, wrapping those three stitches, k3 – repeat from*, sel s.
Repeat Rows 1-4 to form pattern.
