PATTERN 12: WAFFLE RIB

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BLOCK 12: WAFFLE RIB

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

I knitted 6 times the WAFFLE RIB pattern complete + rows 1) to 7) 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.

WAFFLE RIB Pattern

(Over a multiple of 5 sts.)

Repeat instructions between brackets as many times as needed. For this block, make them a total of 7 times, horizontally.

Row 1) (RS) [p1, k3, p1]

Row 2) [k1, p3, k1]

Row 3) [p1, k3, p1]

Row 4) [k1, p3, k1]

Row 5) [p1, k3, p1]

Row 6) [k1, p3, k1]

Row 7) [k1, p3, k1]

Row 8) [p1, k3, p1]

WAFFLE RIB Stitch Pattern – CHART

• Read all odd rows from right to left, and all even rows from left to right.
• Repeat the chart as many times as the pattern calls for (7 times horizontally in the case of this block).