This beautiful Bamboo Stitch Knitting Pattern is a personal favorite!
With a simple 2-Row Repeat, we create these really pretty rows that look like stalks of bamboo. This stitch is easy to memorize and requires basic knitting stitches, along with a few yarn overs.
Keep scrolling to get all the materials, techniques, and free written pattern instructions to knit this pattern both flat on straight needles and in the round on circular needles below.

CLOSER LOOK at the Bamboo Stitch Pattern
This is not a reversible pattern because the right side of the work displays the bamboo design, but the wrong (back) side does not.
RIGHT SIDE

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WRONG SIDE
KNITTING MATERIALS for the Bamboo Stitch
My sample was created with size 11 US knitting needles and bulky weighted yarns. Feel free to use any size yarn and needles for your creative project.
- Yarn – Bulky Weight
- Knitting Needles
- Tapestry Needle
- Scissors

KNITTING TECHNIQUES for the Bamboo Stitch
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• Slip Knot
• CO = Cast On Long Tail Method
• K = Knit Stitch
• P = Purl Stitch
• YO = Yarn Over
• Bind Off
• Weave in Ends
BAMBOO KNIT STITCH PATTERN
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Bamboo Stitch Printable Knitting Pattern
This beautiful Bamboo Stitch Knitting Pattern creates rows of knitting that look like stalks of bamboo. This stitch is easy to memorize and requires basic knitting stitches, along with a few yarn overs.
Materials
- Yarn - Any Gauge
Tools
- Knitting Needles - Appropriate Size for Yarn
- Tapestry Needle
- Scissors
Instructions
KNITTED FLAT ON STRAIGHT NEEDLES:
Cast On: Multiples of 2 Stitches
- Row 1 (Right Side): * YO, K2, Pass 1st St Over *
- Row 2 (Wrong Side): Purl All
or
IN THE ROUND ON CIRCULAR NEEDLES:
Cast On: Multiples of 2
- Row 1 (Right Side): * YO, K2, Pass 1st St Over *
- Row 2: Knit All
Notes
Repeat Rows 1 – 2 until your piece is the length you desire
Repeat pattern between the * * asterisks
Not a Reversible Knit Stitch Pattern
2-Row Repeat
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KNITTING TECHNIQUES
- Slip Knot
- CO = Cast On Long Tail Method
- K = Knit Stitch
- P = Purl Stitch
- YO = Yarn Over
- BO = Bind Off
- Weave In Ends
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