Knit with Aabhar – Tulip Bud Stitch Pattern
Pattern Description
Tulip Bud Stitch Pattern, as the name suggests, creates a lovely tulip bud on a background of garter stitch. The tulip bud motif with leaves on the sides creates a little bit of texture in the knitted fabric, and it looks like an embossed design.
Although it looks simple, you need to be careful while following the pattern instructions. For example, to make the main tulip bud, the number of stitches increase from row 12 and then starts reducing in row 20 again. It is a repeat of 27 rows in a panel of 33 stitches.
The Tulip Bud Stitch Pattern is perfect as a lace panel accent for making dishcloths primarily. You can also knit repeats of the pattern in a column to make projects like throws or front of a cushion cover.
Pattern Details
Skill Level
Intermediate
Row Count
27
Pattern Repeat
Panel of 33 stitches
Abbreviations
This free knit pattern is written in US terms. You can also check out other common knit abbreviations.
| CO | Cast on |
| k | Knit |
| k2tog | Knit 2 stitches together |
| k3tog | Knit 3 stitches together |
| p | Purl |
| psso | Pass slipped stitch over |
| rep | Repeat |
| RS | Right side |
| sl | Slip |
| st (s) | Stitch (es) |
| yf | Yarn forward |
| WS | Wrong side |
Pattern Instructions
CO panel of 33 sts and a few extra on both sides to make up the garter st background.
| Row 1: | (WS) – k16, p1, k16. |
| Row 2: | k14, k2tog, yf, k1, yf, sl 1, k1, psso, k14. |
| Row 3: | k14, p5, k14. |
| Row 4: | k13, k2tog, yf, k3, yf, sl 1, k1, psso, k13. |
| Row 5: | k13, p7, k13. |
| Row 6: | k12, [k2tog, yf] twice, k1, [yf, sl 1, k1, psso] twice, k12. |
| Row 7: | k12, p9, k12. |
| Row 8: | k11, [k2tog, yf] twice, k3, [yf, sl 1, k1, psso] twice, k11. |
| Row 9: | k11, p4, k1, p1, k1, p4, k11. |
| Row 10: | k10, [k2tog, yf] twice, k5, [yf, sl 1, k1, psso] twice, k10. |
| Row 11: | k10, p4, k2, p1, k2, p4, k10. |
| Row 12: | k9, [k2tog, yf] twice, k3, yf, k1, yf, k3, [yf, sl 1, k1, psso] twice, k9. (35 sts) |
| Row 13: | k9, p4, k3, p3, k3, p4, k9. |
| Row 14: | k1, yf, sl 1, k1, psso, k5, [k2tog, yf] twice, k5, yf, k1, yf, k5, [yf, sl 1, k1, psso] twice, k5, k2tog, yf, k1. (37 sts) |
| Row 15: | k1, p2, k5, p4, k4, p5, k4, p4, k5, p2, k1. |
| Row 16: | k2, yf, sl 1, k1, psso, k3, [k2tog, yf] twice, k7, yf, k1, yf, k7, [yf, sl 1, k1, psso] twice, k3, k2tog, yf, k2. (39 sts) |
| Row 17: | k2, p2, k3, p4, k5, p7, k5, p4, k3, p2, k2. |
| Row 18: | k3, yf, sl 1, k1, psso, k1, [k2tog, yf] twice, k9, yf, k1, yf, k9, [yf, sl 1, k1, psso] twice, k1, k2tog, yf, k3. (41 sts) |
| Row 19: | k3, p2, k1, p4, k6, p9, k6, p4, k1, p2, k3. |
| Row 20: | k4, yf, sl 1, k2tog, psso, yf, k2tog, yf, k7, sl 1, k1, psso, k5, k2tog, k7, yf, sl 1, k1, psso, yf, k3tog, yf, k4. (39 sts) |
| Row 21: | k4, p5, k7, p7, k7, p5, k4. |
| Row 22: | k16, sl 1, k1, psso, k3, k2tog, k16. (37 sts) |
| Row 23: | k16, p5, k16. |
| Row 24: | k16, sl 1, k1, psso, k1, k2tog, k16. (35 sts) |
| Row 25: | k16, p3, k16. |
| Row 26: | k16, sl 1, k2tog, psso, k16. (33 sts) |
| Row 27: | Rep Row 1. |
Repeat this free knit pattern (27 rows) until you have reached the desired length for your work.
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