The Weekly Swatch: Garter Brick Knit Stitch

 

Sticking with the colourwork theme for the weekly swatch, here is another colour fix, the Garter Brick Knit Stitch. 

Alongside the colour, this stitch has a super squishy texture. The Garter Brick Stitch requires a multiple of 6 plus 2 stitches and is worked over a total of 12 rows, with rows 5, 6,11 and 12 being repeats of rows 3, 4, 9 and 10 respectively. In between it's just simple knit and purl. 

Garter Brick Knit Stitch

Multiple of 6 plus 2 stitches

Row 1 (right side): With Colour A - Knit all stitches. 

Row 2: With Colour A - K1, purl to last stitch, k1. 

Row 3: With Colour B -  K4, *wyib sl1 (slip 1 stitch with yarn held to back of work), k5; rep. from * to last 4sts, wyib sl 1, k3.  

Row 4: With Colour B -  K3, *wyif sl1 (slip 1 with yarn held to front of work), wyib k5; rep. from * to last 5 sts, wyif sl 1, wyib k4.  

Row 5: With Colour B -  Repeat row 3.  

Row 6: With Colour B -  Repeat row 4.    

Row 7: With Colour A  - Knit all stitches. 

Row 8: With Colour A  - K1, purl to last stitch, k1. 

Row 9: With Colour B -  K1, *wyib sl1, k5; rep. from * to last stitch, k1.  

Row 10 With Colour B - K1, *k5, wyif sl 1; repeat from * to last 2 stitches, wyif sl 1, wyib k1.

Row 11: With Colour B -  Repeat row 9.  

Row 12 With Colour B - Repeat row 10.

Repeat rows 1 to 12 for pattern. Complete pattern by repeating rows 1 and 2 at the end. 

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