The Sand Stitch
Hi I'm Kristen and welcome back to my channel STUDIO KNIT
this sand stitch knitting pattern creates these punctuated rows
there's little bumps or a nice easy texture it's a two row repeat and is a
beginner level project it's a great choice for knitting up blankets pillows
scarves now you'll see that this is not a reversible pattern because the right
side looks different then when we flip it over to the back to the wrong side
however the wrong side displays the broken rib stitch texture so this is
sort of a two and one for your materials feel free to use any yarn gauge and
appropriate leaf sized needles you'll also want some scissors and a tapestry
needle on hand and if you're excited to get your free pattern and learn how to
knit up the sand stitch do me a favor like up this video subscribe to my
channel studio knit it really helps me out
okay let's knit it up to begin we are casting on in multiples of two plus one
now I get a lot of questions about casting on in multiples so I want to
explain that you first cast on in multiples of two so however many
stitches you would like to have on your knitting needle feel free to get really
creative and you'll be casting on a multiples of two any even number and
then when you're done at the very end you'll just be casting on one additional
little stitch on the end right there for this mid stitch pattern on row one we
are purling every single stitch so we begin with the yarn in front of our
needle and we insert the needle from the front wrap our yarn around
counterclockwise and purl that stitch we will be purling every
single stitch on Row 1 and if knitting is totally new to you I have an entire
playlist of knitting techniques for absolute beginners make sure to check
that out so you understand exactly how these techniques are so easy to learn
and you'll be purling every single stitch to the very end of Row 1 on Row 2
you'll begin with that one little stitch remember we cast on that one additional
stitch so that's K 1 that means knit 1 you just knit that one stitch and then
you repeat the pattern between the asterisks that's those little stars up
there so you begin with purling 1 stitch p1 and then you bring your yarn to the
back to knit that one stitch and you repeat this pattern p1 and k1 all the
way down the row if you have done the regular easy seed stitch then you are
very familiar with the purling and the knitting all the way down the row and
you will be finishing up of course with p1 and k1 so let's take a look at our
two rows you can see the little purl stitches and the knit stitches there on
Row 2 and to continue this pattern you begin again with Row 1 to get your free
pattern it is available over on my website studio knit there's a printable
pattern down at the bottom of the page for you I also have this stitch in my
knit stitch pattern book it's available both in print I add it ships worldwide
you also can immediately get a digital download of all 50 stitches as well I'll
have the link for everything I've talked about today in the description below
you'll see in my book there's an a large photo it shows you that means
it's not reversible it includes the cast on instructions it even has a little
knitting chart and helps you knit both flat and also in the round if you'd like
to do your work on circular needles I hope you are inspired to give the
sand stitch knitting pattern a try thank you so much for watching and I will see you
here next time
BYE!