How to Knit Bee Stitch [Free Video Tutorial & Written Pattern!]
Bee Stitch gets its name from the Honeycomb-esq texture the stitch pattern creates. Worked over just 4 rows, this stitch pattern belongs to the Brioche family of knitting styles.
Combining knit stitches, with a knit 1 below stitch gives this stitch a super squishy and lofty texture.
Don’t let the fact it’s a Brioche technique put you off – its definitely at the simple end of Brioche techniques and doesn’t take too long to grow.
Bee Stitch looks pretty much identical on both sides, and would make a fabulous scarf or, if worked in a cotton yarn, it would work really well as something like a dishcloth.
Written Pattern
Stitches Used
- K – knit
- P – Purl
- K1B – Knit 1 Stitch Below
- WS – Wrong Side
- RS – Right Side
Pattern Repeat
Cast On: Any Odd Number of Stitches. (I like to use the Long Tail method)
Row 1 (WS): K all stitches
Row 2 (RS): K1, * K1B, K1 *
Row 3: K all stitches
Row 4: K2, * K1B, K1 *, K1
Repeat rows 1-4 until your project is the desired size. Then cast off in pattern on any right side row.