Welcome to what's that stitch series! Fancy slip stitch rib creates a pretty rib with with added texture. Learn what this stitch is, how to do fancy slip stitch rib and get few project ideas for using this stitch.
What is fancy slip stitch rib?
Fancy slip stitch rib creates a pretty rib with with added texture from the slipped stitches. The rib is quite a stretchy rib that has alot of give compared to other types of rib in knitting eg. knit 2, purl 2 rib.
What does Fancy slip stitch rib look like?
The photos below show a few photos of fancy slip stitch rib and the texture the slipped stitches give.
How do you do fancy slip stitch rib?
To do fancy slip stitch you only need to know how to:
- Knit
- Purl
- Slip stitches
Knitting abbreviations
K - knit
P - purl
Sl1 - slip 1 stitch
Knitting abbreviations - Free printable knitting abbreviations sheet
How to do fancy slip stitch rib
Cast on multiples of 5
Row 1: * P2, K1, Sl1, K1, repeat from *
Row 2: * P3, K2, repeat from *
Repeat rows 1-2 to continue knitting fancy slip stitch rib
Knitted fancy slip stitch rib square
I am making a patchwork blanket using all of the squares from the what's that stitch, below is the fancy slip stitch rib square for my blanket.
What can you make using fancy slip stitch rib?
Using this stitch you could knit a scarf, cuffs on socks and jumpers, a boot cuff, a beanie, a blanket, it would also make a lovely flannel.
Have fun learning how to do fancy slip stitch rib and making a project using this stitch, a new stitch in the stitch series what's that stitch will be posted next Monday.
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Knitting abbreviations - Free printable knitting abbreviations cheat sheet in downloadable pdf file
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