Basketweave knitting stitch

Blocks of stockinette and reverse stockinette alternate like woven squares.

Knit and purl face key. Use the written repeat for the actual crossings, slips, decreases and colours.

Counted practice swatch

Cast on 24 stitches, a multiple of 8.

Rows 1 and 3: [k4, p4] 3 times. Rows 2 and 4: [k4, p4] 3 times. Rows 5 and 7: [p4, k4] 3 times. Rows 6 and 8: [p4, k4] 3 times. Repeat 8 rows.

This even-block version is reversible. Count four rows per band before switching; the visible block height depends on row gauge.