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How to Loom Knit the Fisherman Rib Stitch (Brioche Style Stitch)
This stitch is easy to create and makes a 1x1 rib stitch really pop in appearance. Follow the video and step by step instructions below to see just how simple it is.
K: Knit: Process of tossing the bottom loop over the top working yarn. Pulling in the center slightly before releasing stitch to keep stitch loose.
P: Purl: Process of pulling working yarn through the bottom of the stitch, then pulling off the original stitch and placing the loop you just made onto the peg.
SL: Slip: To skip the peg by taking the working yarn behind the peg to skip.
This cast on is a genius cast on. I was wondering how to solve the cast on problem for the after thought heel when I was doing my sock study and I found her method of this doing a thumb hole to a fingerless glove. I knew that was the answer. Now I have used it one several sock techniques and also to add limbs on to stuffed animals with a seamless look. If you are designing or wanting to learn a new technique give this one a try it is well worth it.
Set Up: Slip knot and anchor the working yarn with it on a previous peg than what you are working. The Place the paracord in front of the first peg to be worked. Wrap the working yarn over the front peg and then follow steps one and two.
Step One: Send working yarn under your paracord then over.
Step Two: Send working yarn in front of next working peg.
Repeat steps one and two to desired amount of pegs.
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You might be asking how is this new.... well it is new because this isn't my first time playing with crocodile stitch on the looms. I came up with a method several years ago that worked beautifully, but to be quite honest used up a lot of yarn and was quite bulky.
This new method is delicate, uses less yarn, and lacks the bulk that my original way had. The wonderful news is that Christie Davis inspired the new method with her "Drifting Pedals Trim"
(Please check it out, beautiful trim!!!) She also shows how to do a pedal from a right handed method.
There are some unique things to keep in mind with this new crocodile stitch. My original the scale showed up on the positive side of the fabric when being worked. This version does not, it shows on the opposite side and is inside the loom when working. That means if you are adding as an accent you will need to do the opposite of what you normally do when doing knits and purls to achieve a stitch pattern you are after.
With that said lets gets to writing this out in detail.
Terms:
E-Wrap Cast On: EWCO
K: Knit
P: Purl
Knit 2 Stitches Together: K2tog
E-Wrap: EW
Slip: SL
Purl Pull Loop: PPL: meaning you are going to create a loop and then pull through the bottom of each loop for the pedal to prep to gather the stitches.
Pedal Break Down
EWCO 6
Row 1-6: K1, P1, K1, P1, K1, P1
Row 7: EW6, K1
Row 8: PPL place loop made onto peg 1 of the 6 peg cast on pegs. K previous peg, then K2tog
Worked Flat
EWCO (looms in counts of 5's)
In the video I used a 24 peg loom which worked well too.
Row 1: P
Row 2: K
Row 3: P
Row 4: SL1 *(pedal: EWCO6, K1 P1 3x for 6 rows, EW6, K1, PPL place loop made onto peg 1 of the 6 peg cast on pegs. K previous peg, then K2tog), K3 ** Keep in mind when doing the pedal do not touch the stitches that already exist on the peg. The pedal is being worked above those stitches. Also repeat from *-** until desired length.
Row 5: SL1, P
Row 6: SL1, K
Row 7: SL1, P
Row 8: SL1, K
Row 9: SL1, P
Row 10: SL1, K2,*(pedal: EWCO6, K1 P1 3x for 6 rows, EW6, K1, PPL place loop made onto
peg 1 of the 6 peg cast on pegs. K previous peg, then K2tog), K3 ** Keep
in mind when doing the pedal do not touch the stitches that already
exist on the peg. The pedal is being worked above those stitches. Also
repeat from *-** until desired length.
Row 11: SL1, P
Row 12: SL1, K
Row 13: SL1, P
Row 14: SL1, K
Row 15: SL1, P
Repeat rows 1 through 12 over and over to desired length.
Worked In the Round
EWCO (looms in counts of 5's)
In the video I used a 24 peg loom which worked well too.
Row 1: P
Row 2: K
Row 3: P
Row
4: K1 *(pedal: EWCO6, K1 P1 3x for 6 rows, EW6, K1, PPL place loop
made onto peg 1 of the 6 peg cast on pegs. K previous peg, then K2tog),
K3 ** Keep in mind when doing the pedal do not touch the stitches that
already exist on the peg. The pedal is being worked above those
stitches. Also repeat from *-** until desired length.
Row 5: P
Row 6: K
Row 7: P
Row 8: K
Row 9: P
Row 10: K3,*(pedal: EWCO6, K1 P1 3x for 6 rows, EW6, K1, PPL place loop made onto
peg 1 of the 6 peg cast on pegs. K previous peg, then K2tog), K3 ** Keep
in mind when doing the pedal do not touch the stitches that already
exist on the peg. The pedal is being worked above those stitches. Also
repeat from *-** until desired length.
Row 11: P
Row 12: K
Row 13: P
Row 14: K
Row 15: P
Repeat rows 1 through 12 over and over to desired length.
Check out the new fan cast on based off of this technique!!!
