How to Knit Rosehip Stitch [Free Written pattern & video tutorial!]
The Rosehip Stitch, like the Open Star Stitch, is another vintage knitting stitch pattern that I came across when having a browse of different stitches to try.
Rosehip Stitch has nice short repeat – just four rows, and it cleverly uses just knit stitches and slipped stitches to create a fun, dense textured piece of knitting.
You could easily incorporate Rosehip stitch into any number of projects – from small knits like dishcloths and facecloths, to much bigger projects like throws, baby blankets or scarves.
You don’t have to knit a whole project in Rosehip stitch for it to work, you could incorporate small slices of it into a bigger project, or add a nice simple garter stitch border and turn it into a dishcloth (the texture makes it perfect for knitting up in cotton).
Rosehip stitch isn’t a reversible pattern, it has a definite right and wrong side. This means it isn’t a stitch to use if you’re wanting a reversible knitting project. That being said, the reverse isn’t ugly, or messy. The photo below shows how the reverse of this stitch looks:
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written pattern
Stitches Used
- K – knit
- P – Purl
- Sl1pwyf – slip one purl wise with yarn in front
- Sl1pwyb – slip one purl wise with yarn behind
- WS – Wrong Side
- RS – Right Side
Pattern Repeat
Foundation Row: Cast on a multiple of 4+3. (I like to use the Long Tail method)
Row 1 (RS): k3, *sl1pwyb, k3* repeat from*to* until the end of the row.
Row 2 (WS): k3, *sl1pwyf, k3* repeat from*to* until the end of the row.
Row 3: k1, *sl1pwyb, k3* repeat from *to* until 2 stitches remain, sl1pwyb, k1.
Row 4: k1, *sl1pwyf, k3* repeat from *to* until 2 stitches remain, sl1pwyb, k1.
Repeat Rows 1-4 until your project is the desired size. When casting off, you’ll get the neatest result if you cast off knit-wise after a Row 1 (i.e. – cast off knit wise instead of working Row 2)
video tutorial
If you’re a beginner, or new to reading written patterns, then you’ll love this step by step video tutorial that accompanies this free knitting pattern!
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