The Weekly Swatch: Knotted Box Knit Stitch

Knotted Boxes Textured Knit Stitch

Just in time before the onset of the new week, I knitted up a swatch for the 'weekly swatch' post. 

This time it's a textured lace knit stitch, which creates the impression of 'knotted boxes'. It's a simple stitch motif, which is worked over eight rows. 

After experimenting with a number of different yarn weights, I think the knotted boxes look best when the stitch is worked with sturdier cotton or cotton-like yarns and those that provide a good stitch definition. 

For my sample in the images I used Rowan Bamboo Soft, which is 100% bamboo, luxuriously soft and sadly discontinued. 

Knotted Box Knit Stitch

(The below sample shows the stitch worked over a multiple of 6 plus 5 stitches.)

Row 1 (right side): K1, p3, *k3, p3, rep from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 2: P1, k3, *p3, k3, rep from * to last stitch, p1. 

Row 3: K1, yo, k3tog, yo, *k3, yo, k3tog, yo, rep from * to last stitch, k1. 

Row 4: P all stitches.

Row 5:, K4, p3, *k3, p3, rep from * to last 4 stitches, k4.

Row 6: P4, k3, *p3, k3, rep from * to last 4 stitches, p4.

Row 7: K4, yo, k3tog, yo, *k3, yo, k3tog, yo, rep from * to last 4 stitches, k4.

Row 8: P all sts. 

Repeat Rows 1 to 8 for pattern.

Knotted Boxes Textured Knit Stitch - Yarn: Rowan Bamboo Soft

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Knotted Boxes Textured Knit Stitch - Yarn: Rowan Bamboo Soft