Diagonal Couching

You will need;

1 strand of double knitting to be worked on 4mm knitting needles – about 12g

Or 2 strands of double knitting (equal to chunky weight yarn) to be worked on 6mm knitting needles – about 20g

• If you are using the double knitting weight of yarn, then use 2 strands together throughout.
• If you are using the chunky weight of yarn, then use 1 strand throughout.
• Remember to count all the rows as you work up the square.

Cast on 29 stitches.

Row 1: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.

Row 2: *(purl 1, knit 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.

Row 3: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.

Row 4: *(purl 1, knit 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.

Row 5: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 2, *insert right hand needle between the 1^st and 2^nd stitches on the left hand needle, draw through a loop, keeping this extra stitch on the needle, knit the next 2 stitches – repeat from * to last 5 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1.  (38 stitches).

Row 6: purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 2, *purl 1, purl 2 together – repeat from * to last 5 stitches, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.  (29 stitches).

Row 7: knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1,*insert right hand needle between the 1^st and 2^nd stitches on the left hand needle, draw through a loop, keeping this extra stitch on the needle, knit the next 2 stitches – repeat from * to last 4 stitches, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1.  (38  stitches).

Row 8: purl 1, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1,   *purl 1, purl 2 together – repeat from * to last 4 stitches, knit 1, purl 1, knit 1, purl 1.

Rows 5: to 8: form the pattern – work them a total of 6 times.

Row 29: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.

Row 30: *(purl 1, knit 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.

Row 31: *(knit 1, purl 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, knit 1.

Row 32: *(purl 1, knit 1) – repeat from * to last stitch, purl 1.

Cast off.