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Friday, February 15, 2019

What's that stitch - oblique rib

Picture of what's that stitch oblique rib


Welcome to what's that stitch series! Oblique rib creates a diagonal rib with a ripple through it, making it more interesting than plain rib.  Learn what this stitch is, how to do pique rib and get few project ideas for using this stitch.


Picture of how to do oblique rib

What is oblique rib?


For oblique rib the stitches create a diagonal rib without knitting on a diagonal.  While it looks hard it's an easy rib stitch to do and uses our favourite sitches, knit and purl.  This stitch also gives an interesting textured rib that isn't as stretchy as most rib.


What does oblique rib look like?


Below is a close up of what oblique rib looks like and the texture of this rib stitch.



Picture of close up of oblique rib in knitting



How do you do oblique rib?


To do oblique rib you only need to know how to:

  • Knit
  • Purl

Knitting abbreviations


K - knit
P - purl
Knitting abbreviations - Free printable knitting abbreviations sheet

To do oblique rib 

Cast on multiples of four
Row 1: *K2, P2*
Row 2: *K1, P2, K1*
Row 3: *P2, K2*
Row 4: *P1, K2, P1
Repeat these four rows


Picture of knitted oblique rib square



What can you make using oblique rib?


Using oblique rib you could knit a facecloth, blanket, scarves, snoods, cowls, beanies or a cushion cover.


Related Posts

What's that stitch? - Page of photos and links to all posts in the what's that stitch series.
Knitting abbreviations - Free printable knitting abbreviations cheat sheet in downloadable pdf file

Free printable knitting sheets - Free printable handy knitting sheets all in downloadable pdf files

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