What's that stitch- Caterpillar stitch oblique

Welcome to what's that stitch series! This is a stitch that creates broken diagonal rows of raised stitches. Learn what the knitting stitch caterpillar stitch oblique is, how to do caterpillar stitch oblique and a few project ideas for using this stitch.

What is caterpillar stitch oblique?

Caterpillar stitch oblique creates diagonal lines of raised stitches creating a 3D look. Despite how it looks it isn't a hard stitch and also only uses knit and purl stitches.

What does caterpillar stitch oblique look like?

Here is close up of what caterpillar stitch oblique looks like:

How do you do caterpillar stitch oblique?

To do caterpillar stitch oblique you need to know how to knit and purl.


Cast on multiples of eight

Row 1: *K6, P2, repeat from*

Row 2: *P1, K2, P5, repeat from*

Row 3: *K4, P2, K2

Row 4: *P3, K2, P3

Row 5: *K2, P2, K4

Row 6: Purl


Repeat these six rows

What can you make using caterpillar stitch oblique?

There is so much you could make using caterpillar stitch oblique, you could pretty much make anything. But here are a few ideas , wheat pack, bag, cushion cover, twiddle muff or a cowl.

Have fun learning how to do caterpillar stitch oblique and making a project using this stitch.

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