How to Knit the Sand Stitch

Sand stitch is a super easy two row repeat that creates a lovely texture of very defined purl bumps. Use it on its own in a larger piece (it would work brilliantly with a small garter stitch edge as something like a washcloth or facecloth), or use small sections of it to add texture to a plainer piece!

One fun aspect of Sand Stitch is although it is not a reversible stitch, the reverse of the work forms Broken Rib Stitch - so you still get a defined stitch pattern on the wrong side of your work.

Sand stitch is a beginner friendly stitch, and if you need more than a written pattern to help you visualise the stitches then I've popped a link to the video tutorial below.

Stitches Used

• k - knit
• p - purl

Written Pattern

• Foundation Row: Cast on an ODD number of stitches.
• Row 1 (rs): k1, *p1,k1* repeat from *to* until end of row.
• Row 2: k all stitches
• Rest of Project: Repeat rows 1&2 until project is desired size.
• Final Row: Cast off  in pattern on a Row 2 repeat

Video Tutorial