The Herringbone Edging Stitch

The Herringbone Edging Stitch Description This knitting tutorial will help you learn how to knit the Herringbone Edging stitch. This edging stitch creates a herringbone motif that adds a little bit of interest to sweater hems, sleeve cuffs, or scarf edges.

Stitch Details Skill Level Easy

Row Count Number of Rows: 14

Pattern Repeat Multiples of 2

Abbreviations K - Knit

RT - Right Twist

P - Purl

LT - Left Twist

Pattern Instructions

Row 13: Knit.

Cast On: Multiples of 2

Row 7: k2, *RT; rep from *to last st, k2.

Row 1: (right side) Knit.

Row 8: Purl.

Row 2: Knit.

Row 9: k1, *LT; rep from *to last st, k1.

Row 14: Knit. Continue in stockinette until you reach your desired length.

Row 3: Knit. Row 10: Purl. Row 4: Purl. Row 5: k1, *RT; rep from *to last st, k1.

Row 11: k2, *LT; rep from *to last st, k2. Row 12: Knit.

Row 6: Purl.

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The Herringbone Edging Stitch

Right Side

Wrong Side

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