We are back together with a new knitting stitch for you to learn! we are talking about the double cross stitch. We are fond of it because it reminds us of a track for toy cars, such fun with those 8 velocious vehicles that gave you thrill of speed without risking your own life!
This knitting stitch creates 8 soft and beautiful plump stitches. Perfect for making a blanket or pillow. The yarn selected for this stitch is Piuma in the colour September.
Onto the pattern!
MATERIALS
Piuma yarn col. September 100 g / 3.5 oz
Knitting needles n° 8 EU / 11 US
LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY
Intermediate
METHOD
We work of a number of base stitches in multiples of 12+2.
Row 1 and 5: * knit 2, purl 10 *, always repeat from * to * and finish with knit 2
row 2 and all other even rows: work the stitches as they appear, right sides together and wrong sides together
row 3: knit all
row 7, 9, 11 and 13: * knit 2 and purl 2 *, always repeat from * to * and finish with knit 2
row 15: * knit 2, purl 2, 3 cross stitches onthe left, 3 cross stitches on the right, purl 2 *, always repeat from * to * and finish with 2 knit stitches.
To execute 3 cross stitches on the left: keep 2 open stitches in front, purl 1, knit the 2 open stitches.
To execute 3 cross stitches on the right: keep 1 open stitch at the back, knit 2, purl the open stitch.
Row 17: * knit 2, purl 3, cross stitch 4 on the right, purl 3 *, always repeat from * to * and finish with knit 2.
To execute 4 cross stitches on the right: keep 2 open stitches behind, knit 2, knit the 2 open stitches.
Row 19: * knit 2, purl 2, 3 cross stitches on the right, 3 cross stitches on the left, purl 2 *, repeat from * to * and finish with 2 knit stitches
row 21, 23 and 25: work as stated for row 7
row 27: Repeat from row 1.
Repeat from * to * for the entire row and finish with the stitches that follow the second *. In the even rows, not represented in the diagram, work all stitches as they appear, right sides together and wrong sides together
If you enjoyed reading and knitting the double cross stitch with us, we suggest you also take a look at how to knit the kite stitch with hazelnuts.
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