The strongest of all warriors are these two—Time and Patience.
– Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy, War and Peace
THE LO-DOWN
wicker stitch (aka criss cross stitch) is kind of like a hybrid between a cross stitch and a 2 stitch cable. no cable needle is required to make this stitch; however, the tightness of the stitch does make the knitting process a bit more challenging. the wicker pattern produces a surprisingly dense, rigid and unyielding fabric — we kind of imagine it to be perfect for making things suitable for doing battle with old man winter, an arresting area rug, or anything that needs to stand up to a lot of wear and tear. as it is, our swatch is making for a fantastic coaster for all those pesky mugs of tea we have floating around.
the flexibility of the fabric will increase somewhat through use of a larger pair of needles. for our swatch, we selected US6 needles with our baby camel worsted weight wool; the resulting swatch stands up straight when leaned against a wall!
THE LO-LO-DOWN
YARN J&V Clever Camel (worsted weight)
COLOR Natural
NEEDLE US6 / 4mm
SIZE (WxH) 4¼ x 4¼” steam blocked
STS 26 sts x 20 rows
LEVEL Intermediate
TYPE CABLES
SPECIAL STITCH DEFINITIONS
X2L: (cross 2 left) knit into the back of the 2nd st, passing behind the 1st st, then knit into the back of the 1st st. slip both sts off the needle when both have been knit.
X2R: (cross 2 right) purl the 2nd st on the needle, passing in front of the 1st st, then purl the 1st st. slip both sts off the needle when both have been purled.
SWATCH CONSTRUCTION
CO 26 stitches
R1 (RS): K1, *x2L, repeat to last st, K1
R2 (WS): K1, *X2R, repeat to last st, K1
Repeat R1-R2 until desired length. The swatch above was knit over 20 rows.
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Great tutorial! i will make it, thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for sharing this pattern! I love the way it looks.
I stumbled on this page when I was looking for an image of point de vannerie, which is the French version of this stitch. The French translates as “basket-weave stitch”, which is not the same in English knitting terminology, which was why it was so difficult to find. I finally found it as “criss-cross” stitch. It’s lovely.
pattern please
Is there anyone who could assist me in converting the twisted stitches to work in the round?
Muchas gracias se los agradezco mucho…