Out of the wild, two free stitch patterns

When I designed Wild/erness, I was struck by various motifs I saw within it. Reading Creating Original Handknitted Lace by Margaret Stove has given me more confidence about isolating motifs from lace, and so I thought I’d pull them out as stitch patterns in their own right. Caveat: removed from context, these no long qualify as “secret code” but I think they coordinate visually with Wild/erness. (I think it’s funny to include that, but I design more “secret code” stitches than not, so.)

Out of the wild, a free stitch pattern

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I realized after knitting the swatch that while I wasn’t comfortable eliminating the stockinette portions between motifs in the allover design, I could have made them narrower by one stitch. I’ll leave that as an exercise for the reader.

Notes:

  • These are stitch patterns such as might be found in a stitch dictionary. They are not a pattern for a finished object. You will need to add selvedges or some other form of knitted stitches to either side.
  • Designers, please feel free to use this stitch in your patterns.
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Abbreviations:

  • 1/1 LC: Slip next stitch to cable needle and place at front of work, knit 1, then knit 1 from cable needle.
  • 1/1 RC: Slip next stitch to cable needle and place at back of work, knit 1, then knit 1 from cable needle.
  • CDD: slip the next 2 stitches as if to knit 2 together, knit the next stitch, then pass the 2 slipped stitches over the third.
  • k: knit.
  • k2tog: knit 2 stitches together as if they were 1. (Right-leaning decrease)
  • p: purl.
  • ssk: slip each of the next 2 stitches as if to knit, then knit them together through the back loop.
  • yo: yarn over.

Out of the wild, motif

  • This is a multiple of 12 stitches and 20 rows.
  • Major error in motif instructions corrected 24 Dec 2020 (there was a repeat marked that wasn’t supposed to be there.)

Row 1 (RS): K4, k2tog, yo × 2, ssk, k4.

Row 2 (WS): p5, (k1, p1) in double yo, p5.

Row 3: K3, k2tog, k1, yo × 2, k1, ssk, k3.

Row 4: p5, (k1, p1) in double yo, p5.

Row 5: K2, k2tog, k2, yo × 2, k2, ssk, k2.

Row 6: p5, (k1, p1) in double yo, p5.

Row 7: K1, CDD, yo, k2, yo × 2, k2, yo, CDD, k1.

Row 8: p5, (k1, p1) in double yo, p5.

Row 9: K3, yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo, k3.

Row 10: Purl.

Row 11: K1, 1/1 LC, k1, ssk, yo × 2, k2tog, k1, 1/1 RC, k1.

Row 12: p5, (k1, p1) in double yo, p5.

Row 13: K2, 1/1 LC, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, k2.

Row 14: Purl.

Row 15: K3, ssk, yo, 1/1 RC, yo, k2tog, k3.

Row 16: Purl.

Row 17: K3, 1/1 LC, k2, 1/1 RC, k3.

Row 18: Purl.

Row 19: K4, 1/1 LC, 1/1 RC, k4.

Row 20: Purl.

Out of the wild, allover

  • This is a multiple of 18 stitches and 20 rows.

Row 1 (RS): Yo, k2tog, k1, 1/1 RC, k2, k2tog, yo × 2, *ssk, k2, 1/1 LC, k1, ssk, yo × 2, k2tog, k1, 1/1 RC, k2, k2tog, yo × 2; work from *,ssk, k2, 1/1 LC, k1, ssk, yo.

Row 2 (WS): P8, (k1, p1) in double yo, *[p7, (k1, p1) in double yo] × 2; work from *, p8.

Row 3: K2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, k2, k2tog, k1, yo × 2, *k1, ssk, k2, 1/1 LC, yo, ssk, k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, k2, k2tog, k1, yo × 2; work from *,k1, ssk, k2, 1/1 LC, yo, ssk.

Row 4: P8, (k1, p1) in double yo, *p16, (k1, p1) in double yo; work from *, p8.

Row 5: K1, yo, (k2tog, k2) × 2, yo × 2, *(k2, ssk) × 2, yo, 1/1 RC, yo, (k2tog, k2) × 2, yo × 2; work from *,(k2, ssk) × 2, yo, k1.

Row 6: P8, (k1, p1) in double yo, *p16, (k1, p1) in double yo; work from *, p8.

Row 7: K1, 1/1 RC, k1, CDD, yo, k2, yo × 2, *k2, yo, CDD, k1, 1/1 LC, k2, 1/1 RC, k1, CDD, yo, k2, yo × 2; work from *,k2, yo, CDD, k1, 1/1 LC, k1.

Row 8: P8, (k1, p1) in double yo, *p16, (k1, p1) in double yo; work from *, p8.

Row 9: 1/1 RC, k4, yo, ssk, k1, *k1, k2tog, yo, k4, 1/1 LC, 1/1 RC, k4, yo, ssk, k1; work from *, k1, k2tog, yo, k4, 1/1 LC.

Row 10: Purl.

Row 11: Yo, ssk, k2, 1/1 LC, k1, ssk, yo × 2, *k2tog, k1, 1/1 RC, k2, k2tog, yo × 2, ssk, k2, 1/1 LC, k1, ssk, yo × 2; work from *,k2tog, k1, 1/1 RC, k2, k2tog, yo.

Row 12: P8, (k1, p1) in double yo, *[p7, (k1, p1) in double yo] × 2; work from *, p8.

Row 13: Yo, k1, ssk, k2, 1/1 LC, yo, ssk, *k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, k2, k2tog, k1, yo × 2, k1, ssk, k2, 1/1 LC, yo, ssk; work from *, k2tog, yo, 1/1 RC, k2, k2tog, k1, yo.

Row 14: P9, *p8, (k1, p1) in double yo, p8; work from *, p9.

Row 15: Yo, (k2, ssk) × 2, yo, 1/1 RC, *yo, (k2tog, k2) × 2, yo × 2, (k2, ssk) × 2, yo, 1/1 RC; work from *, yo, (k2tog, k2) × 2, yo.

Row 16: P9, *p8, (k1, p1) in double yo, p8; work from *, p9.

Row 17: Yo, k2, yo, CDD, k1, 1/1 LC, k1, *k1, 1/1 RC, k1, CDD, yo, k2, yo × 2, k2, yo, CDD, k1, 1/1 LC, k1; work from *, k1, 1/1 RC, k1, CDD, yo, k2, yo.

Row 18: P9, *p8, (k1, p1) in double yo, p8; work from *, p9.

Row 19: K1, k2tog, yo, k4, 1/1 LC, *1/1 RC, k4, yo, ssk, k2, k2tog, yo, k4, 1/1 LC; work from *, 1/1 RC, k4, yo, ssk, k1.

Row 20: Purl.