How to Knit Speckled Rib Stitch [Free Video Tutorial & Written Pattern!]
Speckled Rib Stitch is a fun take on a traditional 3×2 ribbing. It has bags of texture, yet retains a lot of the stretchiness of a traditional rib stitch.
This makes it perfect if you’re wanting to work something other than a standard ribbing on something like a Beanie or a Sock or the hem of a garment.
Speckled Rib Stitch is a nice, simple, two row repeat. It uses just knit and purl stitches so it’s really easy to learn making it perfect for any skill level of knitter.
IS THIS STITCH PATTERN REVERSIBLE?
Whenever I produce a knitting tutorial, or a baby blanket pattern, I’m always being asked if its reversible or not. Hopefully having a little section to cover this question within my blog posts will help to answer that question nice and quickly.
Speckled Rib 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
- RS – Right Side
- WS – Wrong Side
Pattern Repeat
Foundation Row: Cast on a multiple of 5+2. (I like to use the Long Tail method)
Row 1 (RS): p2, *k3, p2* repeat from *to* until end of row.
Row 2 (WS): k2, *p1, k1, p1, k2* repeat from *to* until end of row.
Repeat Rows 1 & 2 until your work is the size you want, and then cast off in pattern on a Row 2 repeat.
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!
