Arched Rib Knitting Stitch | Knit with Aabhar

Pattern Description

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Arched Rib knitting stitch is a highly textured and much more complex variation of the classic rib pattern. Each rib resembles a column of repeating arches. These vaulted shapes are made with the loop stitch.

You can feature this knitting pattern in various projects such as pullovers, cushions, and cardigans.

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Pattern Details

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Abbreviations

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This free knitting pattern is written in US terms. You can also check out other common knitting abbreviations. 

CO	Cast on
k	Knit
k4tog	Knit 4 stitches together
p	Purl
rep	Repeat
RS	Right side
st (s)	Stitch (es)
WS	Wrong side

Special stitches:

loop-st: Insert right needle under 3rd horizontal bar between the last stitch and the next stitch on left needle from front to back and draw a long loop by wrapping working yarn around right needle.

k4tog-bf:

1. k4tog through back loops, without slipping stitches from left needle.
2. Knit the same 4 stitches together through front loops.
3. Slip those 4 stitches off left needle.

Pattern Instructions

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CO (Multiple of 4 stitches) + 2 stitches + 2 edge stitches. For example, you can cast on (4 x 4) + 2 + 2 = 20 stitches to knit a sample swatch.

Foundation Row 1 (RS):	edge st, * p2, k2; rep from * to last 3 sts, p2, edge st.
Foundation Row 2:	edge st, * k2, p2; rep from * to last 3 sts, k2, edge st.
Row 1 (RS):	edge st, * p2, loop-st, k2, loop-st; rep from * to last 3 sts, p2, edge st.
Row 2:	edge st, * k2, sl 1 wyif, p2, sl 1 wyif; rep from * to last 3 sts, k2, edge st.
Row 3:	edge st, * p2, k4tog-bf; rep from * to last 3 sts, p2, edge st.
Row 4:	edge st, * k2, p2; rep from * to last 3 sts, k2, edge st.
Row 5:	edge st, * p2, k2; rep from * to last 3 sts, p2, edge st.
Row 6:	Rep Row 4.

Repeat these free knitting pattern instructions (6 rows) until you have reached the desired length for your work.

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Check out other easy-to-learn ‘Rib‘ knitting patterns:

• Wide Spiral Rib Knitting Stitch
• Heart Ribbing Stitch Pattern
• 3-Stitch Twisted Rib Pattern
• English Rib Stitch Pattern

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