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Waffle knitting stitch

Two rib rows alternating with smooth rows make a small raised waffle grid.

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

Counted practice swatch

Cast on 22: a multiple of 3 plus 1.

Work the repeat

Row 1: [k1, p2] 7 times, k1. Row 2: p1, [k2, p1] 7 times. Row 3: knit 22. Row 4: purl 22. Repeat four rows.

Read the fabric

The smooth rows separate the waffle cells. Keep a four-row tally; replacing row 3 with ribbing changes the pattern into an ordinary rib.