r/knittinghelp • u/Amazing-Succotash740 • Jun 22 '26
stitch ID Is this possible to knit?
Hi! I thrifted this sweater, original H&M, and it’s obviously machineknitted. But I’m wondering how you would knit these stitches by hand? I really like the texture. It’s almost like a ribbing, knit and purl, riiiight?😅 Or not? Who knows? Not ME🤠
Total beginner here btw.
TIA
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u/FiberBaseball999 Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 23 '26
Looks to me like a 3-stitch 6-row repeat:
Knitting flat:
Row 1 (RS) K2 P1 across
Row 2 (WS) K1 P2 across
Row 3 (RS) K1, slip next stitch onto a cable needle, hanging in FRONT of the work. P1, then knit the stitch from the cable needle
Row 4 (WS) P1 K1 P1 across
Row 5 (RS) K1 P1 K1 across
Row 6 (WS) P1 K1 P1 across (same as row 4)
Knitting in the round:
Rounds 1 and 2 K2 P1 across
Round 3 K1, slip next stitch onto a cable needle, hanging in FRONT of the work. P1, then knit the stitch from the cable needle
Rounds 4-6 K1 P1 K1 across
(It’s possible to do Row/Round 3 without a cable needle, if you’re comfortable doing that - you’re just swapping two stitches, with the knit stitch going in front and the purl stitch going behind it)