PATTERN 44: MOCK DROP STITCH pattern

“Drop stitch” is a nice technique to learn once you are already an experienced beginner. That is: you know the basics (cast on and bind off, knits and purls) very well and you feel comfortable knitting. In my case, ages ago, that feeling of comfort took a while to come. I think my main problem was to knit my stitches very tight. Therefore, it was hard to slide them in my needles, and to insert my right needle to knit.After that, I had a period of knitting too loose… And as with any other thing in life, the secret is to find balance. 

Anyway, as I was saying: “drop stitch” technique! If you don’t know it, you can Google it (try “drop stitch scarf”) to see what I’m talking about. Shortly, it consists in knitting all sts for several rows and then work one row wrapping your yarn in the needle (usually once or twice) between each st. In the next row, you’ll knit the stitches normally and drop the previously wrapped yarn off the needle every time you encounter one. I have a “how to use ‘drop stitch’ technique” tutorial in my blog’s to-do list, but don’t have the time write it yet. 

And that’s the reason I decided to make some sort of beginner “drop stitch” looking pattern for block 44 (go to  to find the pattern).

I hope you like it 🙂 I wish all of you a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,

Ceci

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The entire pattern is below.

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BLOCK 44: MOCK DROP STITCH

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, MOCK DROP STITCH pattern over 35 sts, 4 garter sts​ until you have a total length of 8’’ (20.5 cm).

I knitted 2 times the MOCK DROP STITCH pattern complete + rows 1) to 15) 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.

MOCK DROP STITCH Pattern 

(Over a multiple of 2 sts. I added 1 more st to reach our needed 35.)

Row 1) (RS) k all sts

Row 2) p1, [k1, p1]

Row 3) [k1, p1], k1

Row 4) p1, [k1, p1]

Row 5) [k1, p1], k1

Row 6) p1, [k1, p1]

Row 7) k all sts

Row 8) k all sts

Row 9) k all sts

Row 10) k all sts

Row 11) k all sts

Row 12) k1, [p1, k1]

Row 13) [p1, k1], p1

Row 14) k1, [p1, k1]

Row 15) [p1, k1], p1

Row 16) k1, [p1, k1]

Row 17) k all sts

Row 18) k all sts

Row 19) k all sts

Row 20) k all sts

MOCK DROP STITCH Pattern – CHART

• Read all odd rows from right to left, and all even rows from left to right.
• Repeat the the chart as many times as you need (17 times horizontally, in case of this block).