How to knit the Crossed Loops Stitch
Today I’ll teach you how to knit the Crossed Loops Stitch, an intermediate level stitch, but it’s easier than it looks like! You will learn how to do the Front Cross and the Back Cross, which you need to work this stitch. You also need to know how to knit, purl, and slip stitches, but that’s pretty much it!
Abbreviations
BC: back cross.
FC: front cross.
k: knit st.
k2tog: knit 2 together.
kwise: knitwise, as if to k the st.
LN: left-hand needle
p: purl st.
pwise: purlwise.
RN: right-hand needle
sl: slip st.
st(s): stitch(es).
wyib: with yarn in back
wyif: with yarn in front
Techniques
Back cross: skip the first st. K the second st and leave in on the needle, then purl the skipped stitch. Slip both sts from the needle together.
Front cross: skip the first st. P the second st through the back loop and leave it on the needle, then k the skipped st. Slip both sts from the needle together
Slip st: slip st to the right-hand needle pwise, unless instructed otherwise.
Stitch Pattern
(Multiple of 12 sts + 6)
Rows 1 and 3(WS): *k2, sl 2 wyif, k2, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif; repeat from * to the last 6 stitches, k2, sl 2 wyif, k2.
Row 2: p2, FC, p2. *k1, p4, k1, p2, FC, p2; repeat from * to the end.
Row 4: p1, BC, FC, p1. *k1, p4, k1, p1, BC, FC, p1; repeat from * to the end.
Remaining WS rows, except row 11: k the k sts, sl the p sts wyif.
Row 6: BC, p2, FC. *FC, p2, BC, BC, p2, FC; repeat from * to the end.
Row 8: k1, p4, k1. *p1, FC, BC, p1, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * to the end.
Row 10: k1, p4, k1. *p2, FC, p2, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * to the end.
Row 11: *sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif, k2, sl 2 wyif, k2; repeat from * to the last 6 sts, sl 1 wyif, k4, sl 1 wyif.
Row 12: k1, p4, k1. *p1, BC, FC, p1, k1, p4, k1; repeat from * to the end.
Row 14: FC, p2, BC. *BC, p2, FC, FC, p2, BC; repeat from * to the end.
Row 16: p1, FC, BC, p1. *k1, p4, k1, p1, FC, BC, p1; repeat from * to the end.
Repeat rows 1 - 16 for the Crossed Loops st.
Stitch Chart
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What now?
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