Wildflower Knot Stitch: Winter Stitch Sampler Knit Along 8

Wildflower Knot Stitch is the featured stitch for Week 8 of the Winter Stitch Sampler Knit Along!

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Welcome to the Winter Stitch Sampler Knit Along!

The Winter Stitch Sampler celebrates nature with patterns inspired by leaves, flowers, fruits, and animals! Each week, we’ll work one of the twelve squares of this patchwork pattern.

Winter Stitch Sampler Knit Along Overview

Week 1 – Butterfly Stitch
Week 2 – Vine Stripe Stitch
Week 3 – Owl’s Eye Stitch
Week 4 – Traveling Vine Stitch
Week 5 – Little Blossoms Stitch
Week 6 – Bunches of Grapes Stitch
Week 7 – Sweet Shells Stitch
Week 8 – Wildflower Knot Stitch ⬅️
Week 9 – Gooseberries Stitch
Week 10 – Cockleshells Stitch
Week 11 – Apple Leaves Stitch
Week 12 – Bear Claw Stitch

About Wildflower Knot Stitch

Wildflower Knot Stitch is a bed of Stockinette stitch with dainty lotus-like flowers.

This stitch pattern is subtle and casual, but delicate. It’s a subtle and beautiful allover stitch that looks as good upside down as it does right-side up.

I used 185 yards (169 meters) of yarn to complete this panel.

This stitch pattern was adapted from A Second Treasury of Knitting Patterns by Barbara Walker.

Abbreviations

BO – bind off
CO – cast on
k – knit
k2tog – knit 2 stitches together; single right-leaning decrease
p – purl
p3tog – purl 3 together; double decrease
st(s) – stitch(es)
yo – yarn over

Notes

This stitch is worked on a background of Stockinette Stitch. I’ve added a single knit stitch at the ends of the purled rows to help with curling, though you’ll still need a fair amount of blocking on this one!

The video is especially helpful for this stitch!

Instructions

CO 66 sts.

Setup Row: K all.

Rows 1, 3, 5, and 7 – K1, p to last st remaining, k1

Rows 2 and 6 – K all

Row 4 – K7, *p3tog and leave sts on needle, yo, p3tog again (same sts) normally, k5; rep from * ending with k8

Row 8 – K3, *p3tog and leave sts on needle, yo, p3 tog again (same sts) normally, k5; rep from * ending with k4

Work these 8 rows 11 times, then work Rows 1 to 7 once more. [96 rows, including Setup Row]

K 1 row. [97 rows]

BO all sts. Weave in ends.

For General Use

The instructions above have been adjusted to fit the Winter Stitch Sampler. If you wish to use this stitch pattern in another project, use the instructions below, which have not been modified.

This stitch is worked in multiples of 8 + 5 stitches across 8 rows and the pattern begins on the wrong side.

Rows 1, 3, 5, and 7 (WS) – P all

Rows 2 and 6 – K all

Row 4 – K5, *p3tog and leave sts on needle, yo, p3tog again (same sts) normally, k5; rep from *

Row 8 – K1, *p3tog and leave sts on needle, yo, p3 tog again (same sts) normally, k5; rep from * ending with k1

Repeat Rows 1 to 8 to form the pattern.