The Diagonal Basketweave Stitch is a knitting cable stitch combination that makes a richly textured fabric suitable for a wide array of projects. I’ve included both a video tutorial and the written pattern description so you can knit the way that you prefer to learn!
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Back in September, I had the opportunity to visit the home of FaveCrafts in Illinois to make some videos for Darn Good Yarn. I’m excited to share the first of these, a tutorial for the Diagonal Basketweave Stitch. If you’re new to cables, don’t worry because I will walk you through them in the video.
This stitch has a dense texture, so you’ll want to go up a needle size larger than what’s recommended for the yarn you choose. For this project, I used Darn Good Yarn Silk Roving Worsted Weight yarn, a beautiful hand dyed yarn made from recycled silk.
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Diagonal Basketweave Stitch
Knitting Pattern with video by Underground Crafter
This stitch pattern uses alternating mini cables to create a richly textured fabric.
Finished Size
- Varies based on yarn weight, needle size, tension, and number of stitches cast on.
Materials
- Smooth yarn in any weight. I used Darn Good Yarn Silk Roving Worsted Weight yarn for the samples.
- Straight or circular knitting needles approximately 1 size larger in circumference than what is recommended for yarn weight. I use knitting needles as both my knitting needles and as a cable needle in the video.
- Cable needle.
Abbreviations Used in This Pattern
- BO – bind off
- C4B – 4-stitch right-leaning cable – Sl 2 sts to cable needle, hold cable needle at back, k2, k2 from cable needle.
- C4F – 4-stitch left-leaning cable – Sl 2 sts to cable needle, hold cable needle at front, k2, k2 from cable needle.
- CO – cast on
- k – knit
- p – purl
- rep – repeat
- sl – slip stitch knitwise
- st(s) – stitch(es)
Pattern Instructions
- Watch the video tutorial below, or scroll down for the written pattern.
- If you can’t see the diagonal basketweave stitch video above, watch it on YouTube.
- CO any multiple of 4 sts, + 2 sts.
- Row 1: Sl 1, k2, C4B across to last 3 sts, k2, p1.
- Row 2: Sl 1, p across.
- Row 3: Sl 1, C4F across to last st, p1.
- Row 4: Rep Row 2.
- Rep Rows 1-4 until desired length is reached, ending after a repeat of Row 1 or Row 3.
- BO in pattern for Row 2.