Knitted Ribbed Heart Stitch
The Knitted Ribbed Heart Stitch is a charming and versatile pattern that adds a touch of love to any project! With its repeating textured hearts, this stitch creates a cozy and visually pleasing design. Whether you're crafting a scarf, hat, or blanket, incorporating this stitch adds a delightful detail that is sure to warm hearts. So grab your needles and yarn, and get ready to spread some handmade love with the Knitted Ribbed Heart Stitch!
Yarn: Paintbox Yarns Simply DK, a good value, good quality 100% acrylic yarn, here in the color Vintage Pink.
Needles: This is a pair of straights that I picked up at the second-hand store when I started knitting, brand unknown.
Stitches used
- k – knit
- k2tog – knit 2 stitches together
- p – purl
- pulling up a loop – in this stitch pattern this means that you insert your knitting needle into the knit stitch in the middle of the 3 knit stitches, 4 rows down. Next, wrap the yarn around the needle, and pull it through. Take a look at the photograph below to see how this looks like.
- skp – slip 1, knit 1, pass the slipped stitch over the knitted stitch. Replace this decrease with a ssk, if preferred.
- sl – slip 1 stitch purl-wise
- st(s) – stitch(es)
Pulling up a loop
Ribbed heart stitch instructions
Set-up row 1 (RS): P2, *k3, p2*; rep *-* to end.
Set-up row 2 (WS): K2, *p3, k2*; rep *-* to end.
Set-up rows 3-4: Rep set-up rows 1 and 2 once.
Row 1 (RS): P2, *pull up a loop through the knit st in the middle of the 3 knit sts, 4 rows down, k3, pull up another loop through the same st, p2*; rep *-* to end.
Row 2 (WS): K2, *move the working yarn to the front of the work and sl1, p3, sl1*; rep *-* to end.
Row 3: P2, *skp, k1, k2tog, p2*; rep *-* to end.
Row 4: K2, *p3, k2*; rep *-* to end.
Repeat rows 1-4 for pattern until desired length.
Below you can see how this stitch pattern looks, first as seen from the right side, and then from the wrong side of the fabric.
