How To Knit A Basket Weave Stitch
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How To Knit A Basket Weave Stitch
Expert knitter Rachel Ong shows you how to knit the basket weave stitch, which is an ornate stitch made from a combination of knit and purl stitches.
Step 1: You will need
Step 2: Cast On
Cast on 13 stitches.
To learn more about casting on see our video 'How To Cast On'
Step 3: Row One
On your first row, knit one stitch, purl three stitches, knit one stitch, purl three stitches and knit one, purl three stitches and knit one last stitch.
Step 4: Row Two
On the second row, purl the first stitch then knit three stitches, purl one stitch, knit three stitches, purl one stitch, knit three stitches and purl the last stitch.
Step 5: Rows Three and Four
Repeat the first two rows again.
On the right side of the fabric you will see the basket weave pattern appearing clearly.
Step 6: Row Five
Continuing on from the previous four rows, on the fifth row, purl the first stitch then knit three stitches, purl one stitch, then knit three stitches, purl one stitch then knit three stitches and finally purl one last stitch.
For the following three rows, purl all the purl stitches and knit all the knit stitches.
For the next four rows repeat Step Three by knitting one stitch, purling three, knitting one, purling three, knitting one, purling three and knitting the last stitch.
Again, knit all the knit stitches and purl all the purl stitches for the remaining three rows.
Continue by repeating these steps to create a beautiful fabric made up of the basket weave stitch.
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I was taught that whichever way to knit works for you, works. My mother tried to teach me, left-handed, "American" style. I'm a righty, and so, until I taught myself "Continental" style from a book, I actually couldn't make anything work! The moral being, "if it doesn't work for you, keep trying another way until you feel comfortable."
Very helpful! I had forgotten that you had to switch the yarn from side to side, to alternate between purl and knit. Seeing this video, really helped.
Pleeeease hold your needles and yarn correctly - this is so painful to watch you doing it incorrectly. You may feel it doesn't matter but it does!! Your hands will get sore, your knitting will be painfully slow and your tension is likely to be all over the place. Holding your needles and yarn in this manner is just asking for all your stitches to 'drop' or slide off the needles.
I agree, I generally think that if you purl into the front of the stitches, it will be more asthetically pleasing. I would also recommened having more 'blocks' rather then 'strips' of opposing stitch; it feels more like a basket weave that way.
The cable stitch information is very helpful
the finished look is not so pretty...
She's doing purl the American way. I think, being quite new to knitting myself, that the English way is much less confusing to learn.
Very helpful, though your purl stitches will be twisted if you purl the way shown. It wont look bad, necessarily, but this is not the "proper" way to purl.