Slip Stitch Knitting
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Slip Stitch Knitting 1 Color Use Page ❖ Simple Slip Stitch .................................................................... 1 ❖ Honeycomb Slip Stitch ............................................................ 2 ❖ Elongated Slip Stitch ............................................................... 3 ❖ Quilted Lattice Stitch ............................................................... 4 ❖ Butterfly Slip Stitch ................................................................. 5 ❖ One Color Cross Slip Stitch ..................................................... 6 ❖ Wings Slip Stitch ..................................................................... 7 2 Color Use ❖ Pin Check Slip Stitch ............................................................... 8 ❖ Garden Wall Slip Stitch ........................................................... 9 ❖ Hexagon Slip Stitch ............................................................... 10 ❖ Diagonal Slip Stitch ............................................................... 11 ❖ Crossed Slip Stitch ................................................................. 12 3 Color Use ❖ Checked Slip Stitch .............................................................. 13 BONUS ON THE BACK: Super Easy Slipped Stitch Scarf Simple Slip Stitch (1 color use of slip stitch) Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Acrylic - Worsted weight (#4) Needles: US Size 7 Multiple of: 4 stitches + 3 – This DOES NOT include the border on the sample Pattern: 2 row pattern. Slip all stitches purlwise – keeping floats (working yarn) to back (WS) of work Row 1 (RS): K1, *S1, K3; repeat from * to end S1, K1 Row 2: Purl Rep rows 1 and 2 Uses: Sweaters, vests, decorative bands, scarves, hats Benefits: Easy repeat pattern Very easily adapted for use with various stitch multiples (e.g. multiple of 10 +3 would produce a row 1 of K1, *S1, K9; rep from * to end, S1, K1) Knits very quickly Best slip stitch to practice on for those learning the slip stitch technique *** Felt: No – does not show well if felted as pattern disappears when felted 1 Honeycomb Slip Stitch (1 color use of slip stitch) Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Acrylic - Worsted weight (#4) Needles: US Size 7 (for felting use US size 11 and 100% wool) Multiple of: Even number of stitches – NOT including any border (Border is needed for this pattern) Pattern: 4 row pattern – yarn held in front of work on rows 1 and 3. NOTE: This pattern results in a slightly heavier fabric than might be expected as floats are created every 2 rows. Row 1: P1, slip 1 purlwise with yarn in front of work across row Row 2: Purl Row 3: Slip 1 pw wyif, P1 across row Row 4: Purl Uses: Stocking heels, scarves (using a needle 1-2 larger than yarn suggests), decorative bands, heavier-weight blankets, place mats, coasters Benefits: Very easy repeat pattern Reverse side of fabric is also quite attractive Very fast knitting fabric as only 75% of stitches are worked Excellent pattern for last minute gifts owing to rapid work pace *** Felt: Yes and no. Pattern does not show well but felting creates an even ‘thicker’ fabric so, for certain items such as coasters, it might be worth a try. 2 Elongated Slip Stitch (1 color use of slip stitch) Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Acrylic - Worsted weight (#4) Needles: US Size 7 Multiple of: 4 stitches + 1 – NOT including any border Pattern: 8 row pattern. NOTE: This pattern contains ‘throws’ (winding yarn more than once over the needle before knitting it). Row 1: K2, *K1 (2 throws), K3; repeat from * to last 3 sts, K1 (2 throws), K2 Row 2: P2, *slip 1 purlwise (dropping throws), P3; rep from * to last 3 sts, slip 1, P2 Row 3: K2, *slip 1 knitwise, K3; rep from * to last to last 3 sts, slip 1, P2 (same stitches are slipped as on row 2) Row 4: P2, *slip 1pw, P3; rep from * to last 3 sts, slip 1, P2 Row 5: K4, *K1 (2 throws), K3; repeat from * ending K1 (2 throws), K4 Row 6: P4, *slip 1pw (dropping throws), P3; rep from * to last 4 sts, P4 Row 7: K4, *slip 1 knitwise, K3; rep from * to last 4 sts, K4 (same slip sts as row 6) Row 8: P4, *slip 1pw, P3; rep from * to last 4 sts, P4 Uses: Scarves, vests, sweaters, decorative bands including cuffs for socks Benefits: Easy repeat pattern Very good for use when a subtle design is wanted Very nice for use with a multicolored or variegated yarn *** Felt: No as slips get ‘lost’ in the felting process 3 Quilted Lattice Stitch (1 color use of slip stitch) Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Acrylic - Worsted weight (#4) Needles: US Size 7 (Felted sample knit on US size 11 using 100% wool) Multiple of: 6 stitches + 3 – This DOES NOT include the border on the sample Pattern: 8 row pattern. NOTE: Row 1 of this pattern is the reverse side of the fabric Slip all stitches purlwise with yarn in front. Carry yarn (float) loosely across front of work Row 1 and all WSRs – Purl Row 2: K2, *slip 5 (with yarn in front), K1; rep from * to last st, K1 Row 4: K4, *insert needle under float and knit it together with next st, K5; rep from * to last 5 sts; insert needle under float and knit together with next st, K4 Row 6: K1, slip 3wyif, *K1, slip 5wyif; rep from * to last 5 sts; K1, slip 3wyif, K1 Row 8: K1, *insert needle under float and knit it together with the next st, K5; repeat from * to last 2 sts; insert needle under float and knit it together with next st, K1 Uses: Sweaters, vests, decorative bands, cuffs Benefits: Easy repeat pattern which looks more difficult than it is Very attractive if a multicolor yarn is used, especially one with long colorways *** Felt: Not very well as stitch definition gets lost in the felting process. This fabric will shrink more on the horizontal than the vertical than is normally the case owing to the pull of the slipped stitches. 4 Butterfly Slip Stitch (1 color use of slip stitch) Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Acrylic - Worsted weight (#4) Needles: US Size 7 Multiple of: 10 stitches – NOT including any border. A border is recommended in order to avoid having slip stitches at the very beginning or end of a row. Pattern: 20 row pattern Rows 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9: Work border stitches then begin pattern by *yarn forward, slip 5 purlwise, yarn back K5: rep from * until border sts reached then work border sts Rows 2, 4, 6, and 8: Work border sts, Purl to border sts, work border sts Row 10: Work border sts , P7, *insert right hand needle upward through the 5 loose strands, place on left needle and purl together with the next stitch (which is the middle stitch of the slipped stitches), P9; rep from * to last 2 sts, P 2. Work border sts. Rows 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19: Work border stitches then begin pattern by *K5, yarn forward, slip 5 purlwise. yarn back; rep from * until border sts reached then work border sts Rows 12, 14, 16, and 18: Work border sts, Purl to border sts, work border sts Row 20: Work border sts , P2, *insert right hand needle upward through the 5 loose strands, place on left needle and purl together with the next stitch (which is the middle stitch of the slipped stitches), P9; rep from * to last 7 sts, P 7. Work border sts. Uses: Sweater bodies, decorative bands, vests Benefits: Multicolored yarn (especially long colorways) creates a lovely effect Makes a nice decorative effect when used as a center band in sweaters, vests, etc. *** Felt: Not well as slipped stitches get lost if the piece is in any way over felted 5 One Color Cross Slip Stitch (1 color use of slip stitch) Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Acrylic - Worsted weight (#4) Needles: US Size 7 Multiple of: 2 stitches– This DOES NOT include the border on the sample Pattern: 2 row pattern. Slip all stitches purlwise Row 1 (RS): K1, *S1 pwise, K1, yarn around needle from front to back (to make a st), psso both sts; repeat from * to last stitch, K1 Row 2: Purl Rep rows 1 and 2 Uses: Sweaters, vests, decorative bands, scarves, hats Benefits: Easy repeat pattern Knits very quickly Easy slip stitch to practice on for those learning the slip stitch technique *** Felt: No – does not show well if felted as pattern disappears when felted 6 Wings Slip Stitch (1 color use of slip stitch) Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Acrylic - Worsted weight (#4) Needles: US Size 7 Multiple of: 4 stitches + 2 – This DOES NOT include the border on the sample Stitches: C2L (Cross 2 Left), K into back of 2nd st on L needle passing behind the 1st st. Then K into the back of the 1st st and slip both sts off needle at the same time C2R (Cross 2 Right) P the 2nd st on the L needle passing in front of the 1st st. Then P the 1st st and slip them both off the needle at the same time Pattern: 4 row pattern. Slip all stitches purlwise keeping all floats to reverse side of fabric (yarn at back on r3, front on r4) Row 1: Knit Row 2: Purl Row 3: K1, *S2, C2L; repeat from * to last stitch, K1 Row 4: K1, bring yarn to purl position *S2, C2R; repeat from * to last stitch, K1 Rep rows 1 through 4 Uses: Sweaters, vests, scarves, hats, coasters, table mats Benefits: Easy repeat pattern once crossing stitches is mastered *** Felt: No – does not show well if felted as pattern disappears when felted 7 Pin Check Slip Stitch (2 color use of slip stitch) Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver Acrylic - Worsted weight (#4), 2 colors (I used a light and a dark to illustrate the pattern better) Needles: US Size 7 (Felted sample knit with 100% wool on US size 11) Multiple of: Odd number of stitches – NOT including any border Pattern: 4 row pattern. This pattern results in a slightly heavier fabric than might be expected as floats are created every 2 rows.