How to Knit Grid Stitch

Grid stitch is a brilliantly versatile reversable stitch pattern. It works up in an easy 4 row repeat and has a beautifully textured fish. Grid stitch is also sometimes known as the Hurdle Stitch – they are identical in everything except name 🙂

For more visual learners, there is a link to the video tutorial at the bottom of this post.

Stitches Used

• k – knit
• p – purl

Written Pattern

Foundation Row: Cast on an ODD number of stitches.

Row 1: k1, *k1, p1* Repeat from *to* until two stitches remain, k2

Row 2: k1, *p1, k1* Repeat from *to* until two stitches remain, p1, k1

Row 3&4: knit all stitches

Rest of Project: Repeat rows 1-4 until project is desired size.

Final Row: Cast off  knitwise on a Row 4 repeat

Video Tutorial

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