King Charles Brocade stitch - easy to make with just knit and purl stitches, even beginners can learn how to do it.
Worked flat
Worked in the round

Cast on a multiple of 12 stitches + 1.

  • Row 1 – Right side: *K1, p1, k9, p1; work from * to last stitch, k1.
  • Row 2 – Wrong side: K1, *p1, k1, p7, k1, p1, k1; work from * to end.
  • Row 3: *(K1, p1)×2, k5, p1, k1, p1; work from * to last stitch, k1.
  • Row 4: P1, *(p1, k1)×2, p3, k1, p1, k1, p2; work from * to end.
  • Row 5: *K3, (p1, k1)×3, p1, k2; work from * to last stitch, k1.
  • Row 6: P1, *p3, (k1, p1)×2, k1, p4; work from * to end.
  • Row 7: *K5, p1, k1, p1, k4; work from * to last stitch, k1.
  • Row 8: P1, *p3, (k1, p1)×2, k1, p4; work from * to end.
  • Row 9: *K3, (p1, k1)×3, p1, k2; work from * to last stitch, k1.
  • Row 10: P1, *(p1, k1)×2, p3, k1, p1, k1, p2; work from * to end.
  • Row 11: *(K1, p1)×2, k5, p1, k1, p1; work from * to last stitch, k1.
  • Row 12: K1, *p1, k1, p7, k1, p1, k1; work from * to end.

Repeat rows 1 – 12.

Chart

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Legend

Right side: Knit
Wrong side: Purl
Right side: Purl
Wrong side: Knit