Decorative Ribbings

Ribbing patterns in knitting don’t have to consist solely of knits and purls. You can easily incorporate other elements to enhance the visual appeal of your fabric and introduce stunning decorative touches. In this video, Jen Lucas shows how to create two fascinating and simple decorative ribbing patterns. She begins by demonstrating a large eyelet ribbing pattern and then moves on to explain a basic cable rib pattern.

LARGE EYELET RIB

Jen works this stitch pattern over a multiple of 4 plus 2 stitches as follows:

Row 1 (RS): *P2, k4; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2.
Row 2 (WS): *K2, p4; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.
Row 3: *P2, k2tog, yo twice, ssk; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2.
Row 4: *K2, p1, (p1, k1) into double yo, p1; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.

Rep Rows 1–4 for pattern.

CABLE RIB

Jen works this stitch pattern over a multiple of 4 plus 2 stitches as follows:

Row 1 (RS): *P2, k4; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2.
Row 2 (WS): *K2, p4; rep from * to last 2 sts, k2.
Row 3: *P2, 2/2 RC; rep from * to last 2 sts, p2.
Row 4: Rep Row 2.

Rep Rows 1–4 for pattern.