I was reading a magazine called Le Tricot on the Antique Pattern Library website when I saw a beautiful stitch that I have never seen it before. Then, I asked permission to translate the directions from french to english, and the permission was granted. All I had to do was to release this stitch with the same Creative Commons licence, the 4.0 NC SA BY and, of course, credit the Antique Patterns Library.
Something that caught my attention at this knitting stitch is that it reminds me of mussels.
Well, the magazine only brings the written instructions, so I thought it would be a good idea to create a chart as well. I made the chart using TeXShop, a software that is a front end to TeX and LaTeX. Many people don't know, but they can easily create knitting charts using latex with the help of the knitting package. Maybe I write an article about it one day. Untill then, you can learn more about this package reading the documentation.
Latex makes beautiful knitting charts, don't you think?
Written directions
Cast on a number of stitches divisible by 6.
Row 1 (Right Side)
∗ Purl 1, yarn over, knit 1, purl 4 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Rows 2 and 10 (Wrong Side)
∗ Knit 4, purl 2, knit 1 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Row 3
∗ Purl 1, yarn over, knit 2, purl 4 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Rows 4 and 8
∗ Knit 4, purl 3, knit 1 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Row 5
∗ Purl 1, yarn over, knit 3, purl 4 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Row 6
∗ Knit 4, purl 4, knit 1 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Row 7
∗ Purl 1, knit 2, knit 2 stitches together (1 decrease), purl 4 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Row 9
∗ Purl 1, knit 1, knit 2 stitches together, purl 4 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Row 11
∗ Purl 1, knit 2 stitches together, purl 4 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Rows 12 and 24
Knit all stitches.
Row 13
∗ Purl 4, yarn over, knit 1, purl 1 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Rows 14 and 22
∗ Knit 1, purl 2, knit 4 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Row 15
∗ Purl 4, yarn over, knit 2, purl 1 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Rows 16 and 20
∗ Knit 1, purl 3, knit 4 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Row 17
∗ Purl 4, yarn over, knit 3, purl 1 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Row 18
∗ Knit 1, purl 4, knit 4 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Row 19
∗ Purl 4, knit 2, knit 2 stitches together, purl 1 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Row 21
∗ Purl 4, knit 1, knit 2 stitches together, purl 1 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
Row 23
∗ Purl 4, knit 2 stitches together, purl 1 ; repeat from ∗ to end.
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