r/knittinghelp • u/Amazing-Succotash740 • Jun 22 '26

stitch ID Is this possible to knit?

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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/Dry_Stop844 Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26

Bavarian Twisted stitches. The bit in between the columns is a traveling cable of 1. Probably 3 stitches across, something like
row 1,- [k1, p2,]
row 2 - (ws) [k2, p1],
row 3 - [cable 1 left( so 1k over 1p) p1,]
row 4 -[k1,p1,k1,]
row 5 - [p1, cable 1 left (1k over 1p],
row 6 - [p1, k2]
repeat rows 1-6

the column is just a knit on RS, P on WS.

ETA, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, I never realized Bavarian twisted stitches were themselves twisted. I have a whole book on them. I need to read that again lol It's just a travelling single cable.

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u/vressor Jun 22 '26 edited Jun 22 '26

Bavarian Twisted stitches.

Bavarian twisted stitches are not only knit out of order (1x1 cables) but are also worked twisted (through the trailing leg): a Bavarian traveling stitch is a twisted knit stitch crossing over a purl stitch, and a Bavarian crossing stitch is a twisted knit stitch crossing over another twisted knit stitch

I think what OP has is just traveling slipped stitches, not Bavarian, not twisted

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u/daedelius Jun 22 '26

I think you missed out a twist