Knit Wheat Stitch Pattern

Knitting materials and tools:

<> DPN 4.5 mm (US 7 / UK 7 )

<> Paintbox, Simply Chunky (5) – 100% acrylic.

Common abbreviations of knit stitches:

k – knit

p – purl

sel s – selvage stitch: always slip the first stitch knitwise, work to the last stitch, purl the last stitch

C1B – Cable 1 Back: Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the back, knit the next stitch from the left needle, then knit the slipped stitch from the cable needle.

C1F – Cable 1 Front: Slip 1 stitch to a cable needle and hold it at the front, knit the next stitch from the left needle, then knit the slipped stitch from the cable needle

Wheat stitch knitting pattern:

Cast on a multiple of 4, plus 2 selvage stitches. For example 30 sts.

Row 0: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.

Row 1: sel s, [C1B, C1F] – repeat across,  sel s.

Row 2: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.

Row 3: sel s, k1, [C1B, C1F] – repeat across, C1B, k1, sel s.

Row 4: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.

Row 5: sel s, C1F, [C1B, C1F] – repeat across, C1B, sel s.

Row 6: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.

Row 7: sel s, k1, C1F,  [C1B, C1F] – repeat across, k1, sel s.

Row 8: sel s, purl all stitches, sel s.

Repeat Rows 1-8 to form the pattern.