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LITTLE HERRINGBONE: Block 26 of 52 Square Pickup
PATTERN 26: LITTLE HERRINGBONE
Hello!
Remember that when I published block 14 I told you I named it “BIG” Herringbone because I intended to make another one? Well, here it is!
Next week’s block will be called HONEYCOMB and is a special request of one of my patrons. I never tried to design a honeycomb stitch pattern for beginners and I thought it was a brilliant idea!
Remember that, in case you need more patterns to add to this project, I adapted all patterns from my “12 Blocks for Xmas” blanket to the same number of stitches and rows than the “52 Square Pickup” ones. You can find them HERE.
You just find this MKAL?
Don’t worry, you can start now! Look for more info in the following page: “52-SQUARE PICKUP: An all year round KAL”.
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BLOCK 26: LITTLE HERRINGBONE
ABBREVIATIONS
- CO: cast on
- RS: right side
- WS: wrong side
- st: stitch
- k: knit
- p: purl
INSTRUCTIONS
– CO 43 sts with US 7 (4.5 mm) needles.
| I always cast on and bind off stitches with larger needles than I use for the main work. This prevent my cast on and bind off rows from being too tight. |
– With US 6 (4 mm) needles, knit 4 rows.
| Slip first stitch on every row as if you were to knit it, but without knitting it (except on the first row). It will form a neat and sturdy border. |
– Continue working as follows:
4 garter sts, LITTLE HERRINGBONE pattern over 35 sts, 4 garter sts until you have a total length of 8’’ (20.5 cm).
I knitted 9 times the LITTLE HERRINGBONE pattern complete + row 1) again.
– Knit 4 rows.
– Bind off with US 7 (4.5 mm) needle. Cut yarn and weave in ends.
STITCH GLOSSARY
Garter Stitch
k all sts, all rows.
LITTLE HERRINGBONE Pattern
(Over a multiple of 6 sts. I added 5 more sts to reach our needed 35.)
Row 1) (RS) [k1, p2, k2, p1], k1, p2, k2
Row 2) k1, p1, k1, p2, [k2, p1, k1, p2]
Row 3) [k3, p3], k3, p2
Row 4) k2, p2, k1, [p1, k2, p2, k1]
Row 5) [p2, k1, p1, k2], p2, k1, p1, k1
Row 6) p2, k3, [p3, k3]
LITTLE HERRINGBONE Stitch Pattern – CHART
- Read all odd rows from right to left, and all even rows from left to right.
- Work the grey part as many times as the pattern calls for (5 times horizontally, in the case of this block).
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BLOCK 26 – LITTLE HERRINGBONE – ROW BY ROW and CHART
If you want to support my work, you can buy the PDF file containing patterns 1 to 20 of my 52 Square Pickup KAL HERE. It includes all 20 patterns, photos, charts and control tables for each. As a “Beginner Stitch Patterns” mini book it could be a great resource for your future projects. And all for the cost of 2 Venti!! 😆
Did I miss the honeycomb pattern for week 27?
Hello Barbara. No, you didn’t! It was my fault, I was delayed. I just published all 4 versions here: https://ohlalana.com/honeycomb-patterns-block-27-of-52sp/