I really love seed stitch, but depending on the yarn, sometimes it can be a bit much. I wanted a dotted look, but less compressed... Now, I have been playing around with patterns quite a bit, and after doing the striped cup cozy I thought I would apply the same method with dots.
What I came up with were two Swiss dot inspired patterns:
"Swiss Dot" No. 1 is a bit of a closer dot and works well for smaller items, like cozies.
"Swiss Dot" No.2 is a bit more spread out and subtle, and good for scarves or blankets.
Below are both "diagram" patters, as well as written patters, for each.
Swiss Dot No. 1
4 o o o o
3 o o x o
2 o o o o
1 x o o o
When working this, start with the bottom going right to left, and then up to the next left to right.
- Cast on in multiples of four.
Row 1. knit 3, purl 1. repeat.
Row 2. purl all.
Row 3. knit 1, purl 1. *knit 3, purl 1. repeat from * and end with knit 2.
Row 4. purl all.
Row 5+. repeat Row 1-4 until desired length. Bind off.
Swiss Dot No. 2
6 o o o o o o
5 o o o o o o
4 o o o o o x o o
3 o o o o o o
2 o o o o o o
1 o o x o o o o o
NOTE: When knitting my scarf, I didn't want to have a dot right at the end, curling under, so I added two to the end, represented in pink.
For a scarf (like the one I am working on), cast on desired number of stitches in multiples of six, plus two extra stitches at the end.
Row 1. knit 5, purl 1. repeat to the end, ending with two knit stitches after your last purl stitch.
Row 2. purl every stitch
Row 3. knit every stitch
Row 4. purl 5, knit 1. Repeat to the end, ending with two purl stitches after your last knit stitch.
Row 5+. Repeat rows 1-6 until desired length. Bind off.
The ends and sides will curl - if you want to prevent curling you can add a boarder to all sides. I think a seed stitch boarder would look nice, but garter would work well too.
Enjoy!
Stephanie
MWLP
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