Faux Braid
Worked flat
Worked in the round
Worked Flat
Cast on a multiple of 11 stitches + 1.
- Row 1 – Right side: *P1, k6, k2tog, k2, yo; work from * to last stitch, p1.
- Row 2 – Wrong side: K1, *p10, k1; work from * to end.
- Row 3: *P1, k5, k2tog, k2, yo, k1; work from * to last stitch, p1.
- Row 4: K1, *p10, k1; work from * to end.
- Row 5: *P1, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2; work from * to last stitch, p1.
- Row 6: K1, *p10, k1; work from * to end.
- Row 7: *P1, yo, k2, sk2p, k2, yo, k3; work from * to last stitch, p1.
- Row 8: K1, *p10, k1; work from * to end.
- Row 9: *P1, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k5; work from * to last stitch, p1.
- Row 10: K1, *p10, k1; work from * to end.
- Row 11: *P1, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k4; work from * to last stitch, p1.
- Row 12: K1, *p10, k1; work from * to end.
- Row 13: *P1, k3, yo, k2, r2k3tog, k2, yo; work from * to last stitch, p1.
- Row 14: K1, *p10, k1; work from * to end.
Repeat rows 3–14.
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Worked in the round
Cast on a multiple of 11 stitches.
- Round 1: *P1, k6, k2tog, k2, yo; work from * to end.
- Round 2: *P1, k10; work from * to end.
- Round 3: *P1, k5, k2tog, k2, yo, k1; work from * to end.
- Round 4: *P1, k10; work from * to end.
- Round 5: *P1, k4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2; work from * to end.
- Round 6: *P1, k10; work from * to end.
- Round 7: *P1, yo, k2, sk2p, k2, yo, k3; work from * to end.
- Round 8: *P1, k10; work from * to end.
- Round 9: *P1, k1, yo, k2, ssk, k5; work from * to end.
- Round 10: *P1, k10; work from * to end.
- Round 11: *P1, k2, yo, k2, ssk, k4; work from * to end.
- Round 12: *P1, k10; work from * to end.
- Round 13: *P1, k3, yo, k2, r2k3tog, k2, yo; work from * to end.
- Round 14: *P1, k10; work from * to end.
Repeat rounds 3–14.
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Stitch Pattern Chart created by Nalhcib
Legend
RS: Knit
WS: Purl
RS: Purl
WS: Knit
Yarn over
RS: Slip slip knit
RS: Knit 2 together
RS: Slip 1, knit 2, pass slipped st over
RS: Reorder 2 sts, knit 3 together
